By Ruth Keber Mischa Davis competes in the Open Women Final in the National Surfing Championships held in Piha in 2013. Photo/File

By Ruth Keber Captions: Viarni Bright. Photo/Supplied 140317RK01BOPZac Franich is this year's New Zealand Bachelor 140317RK02BOP Former

A Bay fishing event at the weekend raised funds for Tauranga charity Wish 4 Fish, which allows disabled people to enjoy time on the water.

By Ruth Keber The pirate ship on Tay St Beach. Photo/Supplied 150217RK01BOP.JPG 150217RK02BOP.JPG "Who doesn't like pirates?" That's

BIG DRAWCARD: Iconic visitor information centre proposed for the Maunganui Rd frontage of Coronation Park in downtown Mount Maunganui

By Ruth KeberCaption: INSPIRED: Mount Maunganui College student Scott Lockhart, competing in a 1500m race, with Drew Callingham. Photo/John

SUPER ACTION: NZ national drifting championship round one winner Cole Armstrong, left, battles with fellow Tauranga driver Drew Donovan

House sales and the median value of homes sold in Tauranga dropped in January.

Scott Lockhart's story is one of passion and a determination to overcome the odds. The Mount Maunganui College student, who has autism

TONGUE-PIERCER: Art + Body owner Julie Paama-Pengelly watches Siobhan Mikaere demonstrate the piercing of Sunny Yu Sun's tongue. PHOTO

A Mount woman has set up a petition calling for an ocean pool to be placed at the base of Mauao or on Leisure Island. Stephanie Bevington

Mark Sandoval's visual love letter to the Mount has been completed as a 5-minute snap shot of the place he calls home. The video

PITCH IN: Volunteers are being called for to take part in a Mauao and Mount Maunganui beach clean-up. PHOTO/FILE 050217sp50bop_rubbish Deck

Tauranga will host the 254th Nitro Circus event this weekend with over 11,500 tickets sold for the event. The global phenomenon

Caption: CUTE FLUFF BALLS: The oystercatcher family on Mount Main Beach is doing well despite the summer crowds and ever-changing

Tauranga City Council wants to remind people about using water efficiently and effectively. Bay of Plenty councils have joined forces

Tauranga is on track to become a major events destination, according to local leaders. Priority One projects manager Annie Hill said

City officials are hoping to stop people from setting fires that create hazards for walkers after burnt pallets left a prime stretch

A Tauranga barber will travel the length of the country to promote Lifeline and stop the stigma surrounding mental health. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A gas leak at a Mount Maunganui coolstore on Wednesday is still be investigated. Photo/John Borren/180117jb14bop.JPG By Sandra Conchienews@bayofplentytimes.co.nz The

A number of residents are being evacuated following a chemical spill in Mt Maunganui.

A treasure trove of bird's eye-view photographs taken since the 1930s are now available to the public online. The new website shows

The first of the two oystercatcher eggs has hatched on Mount Maunganui Beach sparking fears the chick and its sibling will become

Tauranga emergency services are teaming up with the hospital staff and the council to form a combined unit in preparation for what

A person is seriously injured after an early morning crash in Mt Maunganui.

Tauranga City Council's My Summer Beach Base is back and open from today to January 8 offering a varied family-friendly entertainment

CHRISTMAS RUSH: Emma Cole from The Hawker's Wall said the business had grown beyond expectation in the last two years since it opened

A spot of sub-par rapping at an end-of-year party led to a drunken Mount Maunganui College teacher pummelling a colleague on the ground.

CAN OF CORN: Arataki resident Jamee Smith with Tauranga Community Foodbank chairperson Sharon Hitchcock at the last can drive in Mount

Emergency services have been called to a fire in Mount Maunganui. Fire services were called to 1 Maunganui Rd at 3.30pm and police