340 competitors took part in the prestigious Race One Surf Craft Mount Monster held at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Video / Geoff Cox

Rotorua Māori ward councillor Rawiri Waru at the final meeting for the year. Video / Laura Smith

Mount Maunganui Primary School's winning Jump Jam team, Mount Mystics.

Tauranga school leavers Olly Dow, Thomas Winter and William Dunn are embarking on an epic expedition, raising money for the Child Cancer Foundation. Video supplied.

Ten weeks post-surgery, she can eat and walk again. Video / Megan Wilson

The Kiwi art trail is back this year with support from the Tauranga City Council from Monday, October 14 to Sunday, October 17. Video / Aleyna Martinez

Azaria Tai is 8 years old and showing a lot of potential in her gymnastics. She hopes to one day go to the Olympics and represent New Zealand. Video / Ayla Yeoman

A man was airlifted to hospital after his vehicle dropped 15m off a road on to its roof in the Coromandel. Video / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

The relationship between Harry, and his assistance dog Kowhai, provides a much-needed bond between the two and allows his parents to relax. Video / Tom Eley

Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana students are making their way from Matakana Island to the Tauranga mainland by boat for Aims Games.

Woolworths First Union members protesting near the Cameron Rd, Tauranga store today for fairer pay and better working conditions.

A Pāpāmoa home damaged by fire has been opened to public for fire safety awareness.

The diagnosis has not stopped the 87-year-old Mount Maunganui man from living life to the fullest. Video / Megan Wilson

Coreen Gray playing piano at her 100th birthday celebration at Bayswater.

Skydive Tauranga owner Gui Calmelet says most of his cruise ship customers are crew members. Video / Harriet Laughton

The Wiggles are bringing their techno dance party to Tauranga in the new year. Video / Supplied

The Volcanic Alert Level has been raised to Level 3 at White Island following minor eruptions on Friday and Sunday. Video / Geoff Mackley, youtube.com/@geoffmackley

What are the rules of engagement with colleagues - and especially bosses - online? Video / Alex Cairns

Water Safety NZ chief executive Daniel Gerrard says 'the power is in prevention'. Video / Water Safety New Zealand

Flames engulf a house in Pāpāmoa. Video / Supplied

Mate Glamuzina was seriously injured in an e-scooter accident in Mount Maunganui in October 2020. Video / NZ Herald

Brendon Burchell wants the council to install a security camera and lighting at a nearby council walkway. Video / BOP Times

Support workers make it possible for him to still live at home. Video / BOP Times

A person intentionally damaged the plants outside the chapel at Elliotts Funeral Services in Tauranga. Video / Supplied

Should you follow if they ask? If so - how should you interact? Video / Alex Cairns

The St Anne’s Primary School netball team from Suva will head to Tauranga in early September. Video / Zespri Aims Games

Ivan Mudrovcich's full-sized reproduction of New Zealand inventor Richard Pearse’s 1903 aircraft has arrived in Tauranga. Video / You Tube

Bay of Plenty woman Casey Brady's story of resilience and determination to walk again after a motocross accident left her paralysed.

The Tauranga man participates in weekly Prost-FIT classes - organised and funded by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of NZ. Video / Megan Wilson

The day-long competition at Mount Maunganui College and Mercury Baypark saw eight contestants complete nine practical and theoretical tasks. Video / Supplied

A timelapse of Whakaari/White Island taken from Ōhope on July 3. Video / Damian Rahmann

Joelle King has broken a 32-year-old record at the New Zealand champs in Tauranga.

Te Arawa Lakes Trust environment officer Keeley Grantham at the Tūkohu Ngāwhā Mātauranga Māori Science and Design Fair. Video / Laura Smith

Constable Marshall was 45 when he decided to join the police. Video / Alex Cairns

Ashley Hillis says his past makes him a strong contender for the seat.

How one mans life changed and how he keeps going. Video / Alex Cairns

Celia Farnworth shares her ovarian cancer journey.

Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter opens up on how he copes with horrific scenes.

Dr Chris Holdaway says the surgery will treat patients with a rare and debilitating abdominal condition.