Latest Bay of Plenty news
Unity and history: Community marks Waitangi Day in Tauranga
Crowd celebrates Waitangi Day at Hopukiore despite light rain.
Māori ward race gets under way
Nominations have opened for Tauranga's Te Awanui ward byelection.
Truck driver charged after 'shocking' overtaking on Kaimāī Range captured on dashcam
The man has been charged by police with dangerous driving.
Coromandel man accused of fatally shooting pig hunter granted bail until 2027
Stu Edmondson is accused of murdering a pig hunter and attempting to murder another.
'Extremely' valuable service medals stolen from family
Police are seeking information to reunite the medals with their owners.
Tauranga students travel 365km to engage with Waitangi, politics
They engaged with influencers and politicians, asking tough questions.
BoP highway under stop/go after flooding
NZTA says the road was closed at 12.30am.
'I was in shock': Grandad finds four preschoolers on road after escaping from daycare
'I would be asking a lot of questions ... cars don’t go slow around there.'
Find out what's on in the Bay of Plenty
From Tauranga to Rotorua, discover upcoming events in the Bay of Plenty region.
'Forever 8': Women deny killing young boy in alleged assault
The pair accused of killing Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa plan to take the charges to trial.
Coromandel shooting: Stu Edmondson denies charges, trial in two years
The shooting occurred near Coromandel town in December, killing Kevin Mabbott.
Co-operative grocery store pitched to battle food insecurity
Target recipients include those experiencing food insecurity.
'A means of expression': Obstacles of chronic fatigue no barrier for student selected in art exhibition
A Rotorua young achiever's hard work has been exhibited across New Zealand
144m to 1 odds: Golfer hits second hole-in-one on same hole
'I have been playing for about 16 years, and they are the only hole-in-ones I have had.'
'I heard all my bones break': Runner loses leg in farming accident
The 'shattered' bones in his leg were 'like Weet-Bix', he said.
Hollywood stuntman's film 'Pākehā' inspired by 1980s childhood
Writer-director Mana Hira Davis is making a short film called Pākehā.
Greerton's lifeline for Tauranga's vulnerable people
'When you have nothing, how are you supposed to get ahead?'
Waitangi Day in the Bay of Plenty: Your guide to events
Annual events will be returning this Waitangi Day to bring local communities together.
School community rallies after theft
Community supports Ōropi School after break-in, tools stolen.
Driver dies after car crashes, rolls into creek, in Pukehina
Police confirmed there were no other passengers in the vehicle.
Life’s a beach: Best Beach 2025 winners react to victories
The Herald Travel’s Best Beach competition has hung up its jandals for another year.
Mum’s ‘hellish’ fight to recover after motorcycle crash
'I was high-sided into the air and landed on the cheese-cutters.'
Opinion: History shows average market forecasts often miss the mark
OPINION: The market has risen in 93 out of 125 years, with 47 years over 20%.
15yo Kiwi runner becomes youngest ever national athletics champ
Rising star Sam Ruthe has produced another extraordinary run over 3000m.
Best Beach: NZ’s favourite beaches of 2025 revealed – and Ōhope isn’t one of them
The winners of Best Beach 2025 have been revealed – did your favourite triumph?
'It's a joke': Victim owed nearly $350k reparation
Victims owed millions - one man wants more done to pursue offenders.
‘Serious addiction to disgusting things’: Preschool teacher tells police
The 22-year-old woman was arrested after an FBI sting in the US.
Homicide: Violent gang fight in Ōpōtiki leaves one dead after stabbing
Police said despite medical attention, the man died at the scene.
Tauranga’s first Māori ward councillor resigns
He was elected in July but has not been able to take up the role due to illness.
Police name woman who died at Pilot Bay
Laushaun Ying Soon died at Pilot Bay in early January.
100yo's wise words: 'Don't spend your time trying to make other people happy'
... and don't forget the daily toddy.
Tauranga police seek information on 2023 killing
Police renew plea for information in relation to man's violent 2023 death.
Dumbbells, deadlifts and dairy cows: The rural gym with four-legged observers
No gym rats staring here, just livestock.