Beach-loving teenager Josh Laforteza touched the sea for the first time in five years today after the community raised the money to buy him a $6500 beach wheelchair.
Ōtūmoetai Social Supermarket provides affordable groceries for local families. Video / Tom Eley
Helen Clark with her father George Clark at home in Waihī Beach ahead of his 103rd birthday. Video / Rosalie Liddle Crawford
Vaishali McNeill, 15, died in a 2023 head-on crash with a truck. Parents Sarb Mann and David McNeill want harsher penalties for impaired drivers. Video / Andrew Warner, Supplied
Aerial view of traffic build up after SH29 crash on the Kaimai Range.
A heavy downpour of rain this morning has caused flooding in Pāpāmoa .
Chipseal works cause heavy traffic and delays between Te Puna and Aongatete.
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
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
The paraglider was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after crashing on Mauao.
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.