Carmen Hall: Government needs to address housing affordability
COMMENT: We were lucky to buy our home but others haven't been.
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World champion and now a Halberg finalist
Lisa Adams' rise in the world of shot put has been impressive and it just got better.
Bryan Gould: Explanation for bush fires not hard to find
Insatiable demand for consumption is upsetting the natural balance on which life depends.
Kiwi cricket fan's two-year ban for racially abusing English star
The fan who racially abused an English cricket has been hit with a ban.
Tauranga bowlers are the Bay's champs - twice over
And they've qualified for the national sevens final in Auckland.
Samantha Motion: Reparation delays add insult to injury
Comment: Ensuring reparation system doesn't re-victimise people is the least we can do.
Cricket: Two sides unbeaten in Baywide T20
Rounds three and four were played in Rotorua on Saturday.
Tauranga Half: Course record obliterated
Braden Currie's Tauranga Half course record has been beaten by a large margin.
Local Focus: Life between the flags
A day in the life of a lifeguard. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bay pharmacies to roll out free measles vaccines
The last confirmed case of measles in the region was on December 31.
Cricket: Baywide Twenty20 heats up
The Baywide Twenty20 competition is approaching its climax.
Esteemed judge remembered for fairness, wit and humanity
"Rob was gregarious, warm, fun, brilliant."
Carmen Hall: Cigarette addiction has cost me tens of thousands of dollars
COMMENT: But giving up smoking is not as easy.
'A lovely guy who will be deeply missed': Auckland judge mourned
'Ronayne will be remembered as a very kind, balanced and fair judge'.
Local vet nurse heading over to help with bush fire relief
The 23-year-old was heartbroken to see the destruction the blazes had caused.
Halved Bay drowning toll 'no reason to celebrate'
Drowning numbers in the Bay of Plenty region have decreased markedly in the past year.
48 Lake City kids set for Colgate Games
Every year, children all over New Zealand circle the Colgate Games on the calendar.
Tauranga Half: Who will win?
Some of New Zealand's classiest triathletes will be aiming for glory this weekend.
Man sentenced for punching teacher in head outside school
The teacher was unable to work for several months after the assault.
Late-night mayday from missing yacht sparks search and rescue in Bay of Plenty
Search and rescue crews are looking for a vessel after two mayday calls last night.
Kiri Gillespie: We're getting fat and lazy and we're to blame
And now we're paying the price at our funerals.
Kawerau residents boiling water for next three days at least
The first retest results have come back clear today.
Water polo Olympian makes waves
Olympian and professional water polo player Joe Kayes brought his talents to Tauranga.
Bay Dreams carnage: Footage of brawl emerges
Video of a violent brawl emerges on social media.
'Better every year': Inside New Zealand's biggest music festival
Under smoke-hazy skies and an orange sun, they came in their masses.
'Nasty little drug' not seen by New Year drug testers
"We've had not seen anywhere near as much n-ethylpentylone as we were expecting to see."
Chase Tiatia to return to Bay after Hurricanes season
And his goals for 2020 are simple.
TECT Rescue Helicopter kept busy New Year's Day
TECT Rescue Helicopter winched elderly man from Mauao Summit after he collapsed.
Smoke haze blankets Bay of Plenty: When will it lift?
A orange-tinted haze is hovering over Rotorua and Tauranga this morning.
Bay of Plenty road toll climbs to 75
Region's fatalities featured a number of multiple-victim crashes.
2020: The year the Bay gets a real transport plan
Other projects may need to take a back seat.
A look at how Mother Nature will usher in the Bay's New Year
High temperatures and low rainfall swept the region in 2019. What will 2020 bring?