'It gets me out of the house, it gives me something to do all day ... '

"Before, you had no limitations ... and all of a sudden there’s a handbrake on."

'We all want to buy at an affordable price and to live in a suburb that’s on the rise.'

'There was a time when I didn’t think I’d see my kids become teenagers.'

'If it was financially viable, we would have it up and built by big corporates... '

'Once the sawdust gets in your veins, it stays in your veins,' the wood chopper said.

Plus, top things to do in the Bay this school holidays.

‘You didn’t fit into my plans’: Mum's reason for giving him up.

She wants to make it 'easier' for people living in rural communities to get healthcare.

'I just want to do everything I can to obviously prolong time and quality of life.'

The challenge is about raising awareness for mental health and removing the stigma.

'This service is truly one in a million ... I have never known or seen anything like it.'

'I just carried on as life was normal.'

Some people 'compromising' on cancer fight due to costs, logistics of getting to Tauranga.

After graduating, he would like to work overseas and 'gain some industry experience'.

Local iwi will be sending delegations to the tangi of the Māori monarch.

'The US is just a beast and has the potential to really catapult our brand.'

Sometimes locums cannot be found so practices are running with 'insufficient GPs'.

The market is 'no longer viable' in its current form, but there are hopes for a new one.

Iwi says its 'money is urgently needed elsewhere' but it will fight for te reo Māori.

Bay cancer patients will be able to get scans locally.

The teen was walking home sober on a rural road at night when he was hit.

The winning photos will feature in an outdoor exhibition in Tauranga.

The collection where her portrait is displayed is seen by 'millions' of visitors a year.

'He was so hungry that he was eating the plastic wrappers of his dog roll.'

'It just was natural to actually give my arm and my blood to help fill the bank.'

Tribunal finds case was at the 'more serious end of physical assaults'.

'Now that I’m older, I look back and realise that there was a big gap there.'

'Taking on one large breath of water is enough to prove fatal.'

Residents 'terrorised' by people throwing rocks at their homes.

Plus, when to watch some of the Bay of Plenty athletes in Paris.

He had three passions apart from his family – dairy farming, rugby, and music.

Now accident victim is helping others through their pain.

He will perform his newest show in Rotorua on August 14 and Tauranga on August 15.

Frustrated resident stakes out the alley at night trying to catch the vandals.

'He couldn’t talk, he couldn’t eat, had to be tube-fed, he couldn’t move.'

'It is a serious business – there are people dying from it.'

'Sometimes I can’t go to work or I don’t want to go outside.'

Scoular said she was 'sad to be the only woman' on a council of 10 in a 'modern city'.

His public meeting was interrupted by a protest and a fire alarm being triggered.

'I just knew it was serious. I didn’t move - I’d never felt like that before.'

'They have no understanding of what it means. And often our people are drawn to buy that.'

The speedway legend says his leg is 'munted' and he's 'lucky' to still have his foot.

Pam Coburn is preparing for surgery and a 'brutal' recovery.

Marena Gregory was diagnosed with cancer after getting a 'stabbing pain' in her breast.

Graeme Simpson's symptoms included a 'bulge' on his neck and a 'persistent' cough.

A mum shares her family's battle with some rare conditions.

Health NZ says regional forums will approve recruitment 'where appropriate'.

The train derailed near Te Puke during the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods.

'My whole life’s changed. I was a pretty active person .. now I’m pretty much chair-bound'

'There were so many times I just wanted to give up - and I didn’t because of my kids.'

'Everyday tasks like dressing, showering, and walking have become challenging.'

Dr Chris Holdaway hopes to see the surgery offered in NZ before he retires.

'If we didn’t go ... within the next five years I’ll die.'

Plus, how much the Tauranga and Rotorua populations have grown in five years.

The man suffered injuries to his face and needed surgery on his ear after being bitten.

It's the first election since 2019 when councillors were replaced by commissioners.

'I watched people run around in my shop at bloody 4.30 in the morning.'

The former student requested information relating to a teacher who propositioned him.

Data shows 1 in 4 Te Whatu Ora hospital shifts, on average, were understaffed in 2023.

The jury convenor said Māori-influenced architecture was 'thriving' in the region.

She charged workers up to $600 each to facilitate these applications.

The platform will soon launch a feature that automatically buys road-user charges.

The worker suffered bruising and required stitches in a finger.

The 77-year-old said it was 'appalling' her rates were increasing on a 'devalued' property

The Act leader says the Labour Party didn't set aside funds for school lunches after 2024.

Thirty-six roles have been disestablished in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes since July 2022.

'Madeline’s an absolute angel. She actually saved my life in more ways than one.'