Latest from Bay of Plenty

Letters to the editor: Sharks trying to find food

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Nowhere is immune: Tracer app expert slams lacklustre effort

It appears some Tauranga locals have fallen into bad habits, forgetting to scan in places.

Connection to Covid case in Whakatāne

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi confirmed a staff member is a close contact.

AOS incident in Te Puna resolved

A section of road in Te Puna was closed overnight.

Wet and windy: Wild weather to ease

Heavy rain may cause surface flooding in some areas.

'There are hard decisions to make': Q+A with commission chairwoman Anne Tolley

Anne Tolley on how only the fourth council commission in New Zealand history will work.

Whatever it takes: Sports adjust to level 2

Tauranga's sports clubs and organisations are adjusting to level 2, again.

Whakatāne attempted murder accused acquitted

The man on trial accused of attempting to murder another man claims mistaken identity.

Local Focus: Car club goes to the dogs

Animal shelter benefits from VW enthusiast car show. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Gender-neutral bathrooms increasing in Bay schools

Te Puke Intermediate is the latest school to have the toilets, but what other schools do?

'Meth easier to buy than milk' - Emails to NZ's top cop led to downfall of Mob boss

Tired of the gang running the town, a constable wrote directly to the Police Commissioner.

One dead after Pilot Bay 'water incident'

Attempts to resuscitate the person failed.

'It just came at me': Great white shark bites fisherman's kayak

"It looked at me, I looked at it and I thought 'oh s***'."

'Pretty knackered': Records fall at Tarawera Ultramarathon

'It was beautiful out there.'

The Mount or Tauranga, guilty pleasures and a favourite song

The Coast Breakfast team answers quickfire questions after the show's Tauranga launch.

Samantha Motion: The superhuman strength of sick kids and their families

OPINION: No amount of sympathy can put us in their shoes.