Latest from Bay of Plenty

'Deeply concerned': Calls for review and halt to $60.5m Cameron Rd project

Not everyone is convinced the major redevelopment is in the best interests for all.

Kiwifruit picker convicted in foreign worker visa breach

A Bay of Plenty fruit picker has been convicted for her role in a visitors' visa scam.

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Man jailed for border crossing breach

A Waikato man who crossed the Hamilton border and was found in Tauranga has been jailed.

'Like the flu on steroids': Why Covid-19 can't be treated like the flu

Doctors says the fatality rate of Covid is much higher than the flu.

First stop Rotorua! Six60 announces NZ's first stadium tour

The six-stop tour will begin at Rotorua International Stadium in March next year.

Local Focus: Pest checks on boats are ramping up as weather warms

Biosecurity officers to patrol Bay of Plenty boat ramps to stop the spread of pests.

Locations of interest named in Tokoroa before Rotorua flight

The case is currently isolating in Blenheim.

Jo Raphael: The irony of red tape giving us more freedom

OPINION: Those wanting more freedom must be willing to prove their vaccination status.

Tributes like kids' emotion haka for Wainui a way to show we care in Covid times

OPINION: Restrictions on funerals have been one of the hardest parts of the Covid era.

Social agency buys CBD property for homeless hub

It is hoped the one-stop shop of support services will be open by Christmas.

'Direct attack': Māori Party demands apology from Mallard over vax comments

"We expect a retraction ... and a public apology to both Mr Pem Bird and Te Pāti Māori."

Tauranga NPC match off as rugby community pays tribute to Sean Wainui

Sean Wainui will be farewelled at a tangi at Te Wainui Marae in Gisborne on Sunday.

White Island defendants' trial date starts in July 2023

The trial is for those charged in the wake of the Whakaari / White Island eruption.

Houses for courses? Future of golf, racecourse land up for debate

Strong feedback is expected - and even people prepared to 'chain themselves to the gates'

Cartel-linked drugs plot alleged: Nine men defend cocaine and P charges

Operation Tarpon alleged drug importation and drug dealing defendants heading to trial.

How you voted on New Zealand's pandemic response

We asked you several Covid-19 questions about the pandemic. Here's how you voted.