Latest from Bay of Plenty

Local Focus: Battle of the BBQs judges looking for 'good clean bite'

Low and slow barbecue comp brings 20 teams to Tauranga. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Letters: Call for referendum on rubbish collection

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: What's next for tourism and hospitality?

OPINION: We're basking in a summer glow but it'll soon be back to reality.

Fur-real? Kitten survives 10m fall from tree

Jet the kitten went missing on Sunday night.

$20,000 up for grabs at Baypark Speedway

The Baypark 50-lap Midget Car feature will be raced on Saturday night.

How Tauranga can celebrate Waitangi Day together

There is plenty to enjoy and be involved in on Waitangi Day this weekend in Tauranga.

Fatal boat crash: Mum 'robbed' of chance to say goodbye

Mum calls for change in maritime laws to crack down on drunk skippers.

1970s bach sells for record $4.075m - more than $1m above the reserve

Two Bay of Plenty baches have fetched top dollar at auction.

Murdered toddler: 'She is nobody's little princess any longer'

The impact of Maketū toddler Nevaeh Ager's murder was revealed at attacker's sentencing.

Big waka to feature at Kawerau Waitangi Day event

"We're hoping for another great day of music, sunshine and whanaungatanga."

'He's fine, he's asleep': Crash skipper failed to seek help for fatally injured mate

Drunken decision to go fishing ends with one man dead, other charged with manslaughter.

Free app-based public art walk shares stories

CITY ART WALK is a free new app-based public art walk.

Family swear at judge as man who killed his best friend jailed

Carden Soole killed Joshua Michael Louis Copestake on January 4 last year.

'Brutal in the extreme': Dad who murdered 2-year-old daughter sentenced to life in prison

The Maketū father who murdered his 2-daughter has been sentenced.

'Look after Shane': The man behind the sign urging motorists to slow down

Shane is one of several people whose names have been used along State Highway 2.

New Tauranga school opens, will 'ease the pressure'

About 82 students are set to walk through the gates of the new school this morning.