Zyleika Pratt-Smith, 12, from the Papamoa Swimming Club and Mount Maunganui Intermediate has broken five Bay of Plenty records in a week. We caught up with her to see the magic in action.

Te Puke Four Square owner Vinne Gillgren shares the terrifying moment a man held on of his team at knife-point demanding cash and cigarettes.

A shared love for the beach and wildlife brought about 80 people to Mount Main Beach for a community clean up. Nathan Pettigrew, who has gained a large following for his photos and videos of his encounters with marine life, organised a beach clean on Sunday after being disgusted at a large mess apparently left behind by fishermen and partiers.

The Breakers were available to sign autographs and chat to fans at Red Square before leaving for a training session.

An 11-month-old boy and two-year-old girl are fighting for their lives after they and their mother were hit by a car on a rural Bay of Plenty road today.

Western Bay of Plenty 2016 youth MP Grahame Woods

Firefighters respond to a shed fire at a property in Paengaroa where there are concerns of chemicals stored inside.

Two orca can be seen cruising through Whangamata waters just metres from the shoreline.

Penguin Aversion Dog Training has arrived to Tauranga as part of Conservation Week, which kicked off on Saturday, with activities for people to learn more about taking care of the beautiful Bay of Plenty.

Journalist Juliet Rowan, in India courtesy of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, says it is hard seeing kids the same age as her 5-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son begging in the hot sun, their brutal life on the streets a far cry from her own kids' cosy existence. Some of the young beggars hold babies, others do performances to try and get cash.

Kay and Gary Siegel take pleasure in the stunning 180-degree views of the sea from their Matua home.

From 2014 to 2015, more than 30 people in the Bay of Plenty took their own lives. Grief Support Services are hosting a memorial for people who have lost loved ones to suicide today, World Suicide Prevention Day. The memorial service will be held at Olive Tree Cottage in Pyes Pa on Saturday from 2pm.

A small army of young Tauranga children from Greenpark School will head to Mount Maunganui this weekend to help local marine and environment lover Nathan Pettigrew clean up Moturiki (Leisure) Island, after he found rubbish strewn all over the place earlier this week. We visited the school to ask them why.

Gate Pa Superette has been abuzz with excitement after selling a $1 million first division ticket in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw - the first big win for owners Ravinder Singh-Cheema and wife Pawandeep Kaur-Cheema.

Jo West, Otumoetai-Pyes Pa Ward candidate, has had three signs vandalised, one damaged and one stolen.

A woman living in a caravan on a friend's lawn has been forced to move out because she breached city rules by staying there for more than three months in a year.

Catch some of the action as Belmont Intermediate (red) play Rosmini College in AIMS Games hockey match at Tauranga Hockey Centre.

The Dickson Rd home of Kent Robinson, his partner, Savanna Wichman, and their five children was badly damaged by fire on August 21 - they lost everything in the blaze a part from a suitcase of photographs and some washing on the clothesline.

Mount Maunganui Intermediate's boys soccer team was proud of representing its school at yesterday's AIMS Games.

Nathan Pettigrew was told about a sighting of a leopard seal at Moturiki Island, but instead found rubbish, beer bottles and fishing line ''strewn all over the place''.

Twin grins lit up the opening day of the NZCT AIMS Games in Tauranga yesterday, as local intermediate-aged runners led a record-breaking clean sweep of cross country races, with a massive field of nearly 800 athletes.

NZ Certified Builders Association has received building consent for a $2.5 million site redevelopment for its new national head office at 10 Marsh Street

Jena Young has no regrets about buying a house in Merivale.

Screaming tweens packed the ASB Arena for the AIMS Games opening, with special appearances from Olympians Luuka Jones, Molly Meech and Sam Meech, and musicians Benny Tipene and Kings. We were there.

Tauranga Boys' College hosts almost 40 boys every Monday at 6am, where they combine fitness, games, breakfast and guest speakers for their students.

It was an action-packed game between Bay of Plenty Steamers and Otago at Tauranga Domain on Sunday, with plenty of tries scored but not enough for the home team. We caught up with some of the action.

A family of four living under a bridge inspired a Tauranga family to organise a dinner to raise funds for the Bay's growing homeless crisis. We caught up with organiser Luana Noble.

Senior Constable Lindsay 'Red' Smith mentors 20 families who have come to him for help when their child has become addicted to P.

Did you miss the parade welcoming the Bay's Olympians back home? Catch all the action in this video.

In May, the Shenyce Marsden-Roberts, 11, found out cancer cells had been forming in her muscle tissue and had created a ribcage tumour.