Pumping surf proved too daunting for snorkellers at Mount Main Beach.

International Surf Rescue Challenge will be at Main Beach from 8.30am today.

Brazen thieves came in the dead of night to steal a charity's gates right off the hinges.

.Amanda Lowry, "toughest lady in the Bay", nails swimming fundraiser.

Arataki School's 86-student bilingual Kopukairoa unit to focus on diabetes.

The hole is about 2.5m deep and is located behind a block of shops.

Passchendaele service at Mount Maunganui on Saturday honours the fallen.

It is not exactly clear who removed the popular driftwood sofa.

New rules have been proposed for how the public uses Mauao.

One person had to be freed from a vehicle after a crash.

Cyclone Cook has been one gnarly Easter egg for surfers, offering nine-foot waves today.

It is the highest sustainability award Qualmark offers.

Slimmed down open space at Mount Maunganui wins council support

Two vehicles have collided in Mount Maunganui.

Life can be frantic in New Zealand's biggest city - so Aucklanders are pouncing on a new $50m housing development in Bay of Plenty.

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 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

A Tauranga mother feared her 3-year-old child had been snatched when he went missing at Bayfair for almost half an hour. Mum-of-two

Corey Fluerty's bike was stolen but he got it back yesterday.130217gn12bop.JPG By Scott K MacLeod and Kiri Gillespie Bikes are vanishing

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