Te Wharekura o Mauao performed a haka for the Olympians.

Crowds lined The Strand and Devonport Rd to watch the Bay's Olympic stars parading through the city.

Papamoa man Les Attwell has renamed his street in honour of one of the Bay of Plenty's golden stars of the Olympics

Erin O'Neill is taking on the Bay's methamphetamine epidemic with a support group for the growing number of parents who face "the daily hell" of living with a P addict in the family

Friends and family passed through a truck guard of honour for transport icon Jim Barker's funeral.

Almost 100 children under the age of 12 have reported being sexually assaulted in the Bay of Plenty every year - and experts say this is only a fraction of what is really happening.

A 14-year-old Bethlehem College student has created a device that allow families to track whether elderly relatives are okay - no matter how far away they live. Year 9 student James Zingel cleaned-up at the Bay of Plenty Science Fair, held in Rotorua last week, with his invention the 'Gran Check' monitor.

Katikati resident and fisherman Shaun Hardy feared for his life when he was chased for half and hour by a boat full of angry men on Tauranga Harbour.

The NZSS Football Boys’ Lotto Premier Tournament has attracted the top 32 schools from throughout New Zealand at the week-long event underway at Gordon Spratt Reserve in Papamoa. The major tournament is part of the winter tournament week involving multiple sporting tournaments through New Zealand.

Lyndy Wickham has just arrived home after the race of a lifetime. The 47-year-old completed the third hardest triathlon in the world - The Norseman Extreme.

Kayaking athlete Mike Dawson hosted a 'have a go' day with 23 young paddlers on the Wairoa River at the weekend. We caught up with the Olympian to see how it went.

Former drug squad detective Dale Kirk talks about the Bay’s methamphetamine epidemic.

St Therese's Chapel at Bethlehem has risen from the ashes of a fire which destroyed the old Catholic church two years ago.

Papamoa mates Mark Parrish and Eric Aroa took their first walk together 25 years ago -- a weekly ritual they've kept up for all the years since.

Aquinas College teens surprise Merivale kids with gift baskets.

We catch up with collectors for the New Zealand Cancer Society's annual fundraiser in Tauranga.

Silver-medallist Luuka Jones said she had loved being able to spend time with family and friends again, while also enjoying good Kiwi coffee.

The Ministry for Primary Industries held two meetings in Tauranga this week to solicit views on how to keep New Zealand pest free as part of a nationwide consultation to develop a new biosecurity strategy.

We catch up with Nic Millichip from Katikati FC, who tells us what it's like to be crowned Coach of the Year.

Watch NZH Focus: About 170 members of the Kiwi team have landed back in New Zealand, flight NZ31 from Buenos Aires touched down this morning.

Members of the Harbour City Lions Club helped bunch the 48, 030 daffodils needed to fill orders for the Cancer Society's annual Daffodil Day appeal.

We catch up with Tauranga beach volleyballers Daniel Kilpatrick and Emily Johnston are back home after posting top 10 finishes at the Under-19 World Championships.

Cherrywood resident Murray Grimmer is leading a petition to keep the Cherrywood branch of Westpac Bank open.

Fire engulfs a house on Dickson Rd in Papamoa.

There was plenty of action off the field before the Steamers took on the Taranaki Bulls on Saturday. Throughout the day five hundred people soaked up the atmosphere at Masonic Park with live music, entertainment and face painting.

Grief Support Services Tauranga team leader and senior counsellor Janet Baird

Two men in masks robbed a Greerton store armed with a fake gun and a McDonald's bag.

Margaret Murray-Benge talks about her new relationship with former Reserve Bank Governor and National Party leader Don Brash.

A new four-bedroom, suburban, brick and tile family home in Papamoa has sold for $1 million - a price that ''beat all expectations'' of the company that built it.