Season 2 Bachelor contestant Kate Cameron talks about the new show due to hit TV screens in March.

Margaret Almond is 104 and doing pilates to help get her back on her feet again.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Doug Tamaki's family and friends have gathered to say their final goodbyes to the man who had loomed so large in their lives.

Papamoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park has had another 25ha added to it, bought for slightly more than $1m by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

The driver of a white car is treated by ambulance staff at the scene on State Highway 2 at Papamoa were a pedestrian was seriously hurt when he was hit while trying to crossing the road.

Former New Yorker and basketball star Tony Webster has taken on the coaching role for Tauranga City Basketball. We captured him in action with some of the city's up and coming players at ASB Arena at the weekend.

A surfer paddle out at Mount Main Beach was a fitting tribute to a well-respected man who loved the sea. Family and friends took to the water last night to pay their respects to 56-year-old Doug Tamaki, who died on Saturday after suffering a major heart attack at his Mount Maunganui home on Thursday. The paddle out was held near Moturiki Island at Mount main beach.

Tamsin Trainor, the Tauranga woman who fought for almost seven years for justice, has another reason to celebrate after she gave birth to her fourth daughter last week. We caught up with her and baby, yet to be named.

Bay of Plenty Times got to have a sneak peek at construction of Tauranga's new tidal stairs this morning, which are expected to be completed in April. The stairs will offer better access to Tauranga's waterfront as part of a $2.8m project.

Tauranga psychologist Janet Peters is teaming up with the son of a Hollywood movie star to start a national conversation on the impact traumatic childhood events has on mental health. We caught up with her to find out more.

Hugs, kisses, a smattering of applause and some beers welcomed home standup paddlerboarder Brent Bourgeois and kayaker Nathan Pettigrew who arrived home to Tauranga after leaving Auckland's Takapuna beach for an epic four-day marine journey.

A young Tauranga couple are building their dream home for no more than $40,000 with help from builders and volunteers.

The last-surviving member of the trio of women who created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag speaks out about that important time in New Zealand's history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The last-surviving member of the trio of women who created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag speaks about that important time in New Zealand's history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Welcome to the Pukehinahina Track, wound through lovely trees and native bush previously used for cross country by Gate Pa School. It is now also used for helping children get to and from class each day on bikes.

The family of oystercatcher birds which set up home in the middle of Mount Maunganui main beach over summer are still enjoying their idyllic surroundings. The two chicks born in December are expected to leave the nest any day now but for now they look content enough hanging with mum and dad at the beach.

New Zealand's first on-road, solar-powered electric vehicle charger - the Electric Station - is now open to the public. Located on The Strand in Tauranga, the charger has two allocated car parks and draws energy from 18 solar panels.

Paul Hilliam shares how the past six years have affected him and his family after moving up to Tauranga following the devastating Christchurch earthquakes.

In January Tauranga businesswoman Tina Jennen broke all four limbs in a horrific crash north of Tauranga. Today, she shares her story of gratitude, pain and the long road to recovery ahead of her.

Senior Sergeant Phil Gillbanks with some of the two dozen recovered bikes.

Amanda Lowry is back in the kitchen, doing what she loves - cooking for her whanau and friends, almost four years after a freak surfing accident.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has more than $8.3 million in outstanding rates and Maori landowners owe most of it - with one bill worth $308,000. But the money is unlikely to be recovered. We caught up with Ngati Ranginui Iwi Society chief executive Steph O'Sullivan explains how things got so bad, and what can be done.

A cruise ship dubbed the "sexiest ship" which collided with a concrete carrier on Sunday has arrived in Tauranga. Luxury liner Seabourne Encore arrived in the Port of Tauranga just after 8am and is expected to leave for Auckland at 6pm. The ship, nicknamed the "sexiest ship" will return on Tauranga on Sunday, arriving and sailing at the same times.

The oystercatcher chicks, hatched smack dab in the middle of busy Mount Maunganui Main Beach in mid-January, are already fledglings. It's almost time to say goodbye to the family of four, who have become a familiar sight for beach-goers over the summer period.

Te Ara o Mauao opened it doors today, ready for students to kick off learning in the new building next week.

Associate Professor Mere Berryman is on a mission to change New Zealand society for the better, starting in our classrooms. Mere, a finalist for Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year, is one of the country’s leading advocates for making our education system more responsive to Māori students.

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A local property owner in Waihi Beach is at odds with the Western Bay of Plenty District Council over the management of an erosion control project that affects his land. Made with funding from NZ On Air.