'It's cute, the two of them have been cooing back and forth to each other.'

'That is prime land for building houses'.

Maungatapu, Matapihi and Matua among areas of the city most prone to erosion.

Lessons from Rena cleanup used after flood spreads landfill rubbish on West Coast beaches.

Adam Milnes snares two great catches on day one of the Stoney Creek One Base tournament.

Three men lost their lives in a crash on Monday while working to clear a culvert on SH2.

'The fires seemed to be starting up behind it as it went by'

As extreme weather events become more common, resilience will be the word.

There is no estimated start date for construction of the new track

Rescuer saw 'look of fear' on faces of young people nearly run over by cruise ship.

Looking back at one of the most popular stories on The Country in the past 12 months.

Iwi group interested in working with council on tourism venture for paying customers.

This year's Christmas at the Races was attended by 3500 people

Plans welcomed but frustration at lack of timelines for construction.

A 7000sq m section of Marine Park may have its reserve status revoked.

Developer assures couple the 'challenging' development is going ahead.

Retired Pāpāmoa couple have made thousands from an asset they already owned.

New rules for vehicles, longlines, fires, drones and structures on the beaches.

Protest options discussed during an at-times heated public meeting today.

This district has topped the list since it began in 2014 and easily outstrips Auckland.

Port of Tauranga is appealing an abatement notice issued over discharge incident.

Professional dog walkers say proposed new rule is barking mad.

The council also moved forward with plans for the Wharf St upgrade and a new carpark.

The first caller reported large black beasts on the highway

This season's labour shortage hit harder and earlier than expected

The homeowner suffered burns while trying to put out the blaze.

The orca were feeding on a buffet of eagle rays leaping out of the water.

A large slip blocked the road late last night

The largest power poles proposed for Maungatapu will be 35 and 45 metres tall.

Ninety-year-old Eileen Pearson is 'always looking for an adventure'.

The expected waiting time for a berth in the marina is 20 years.

Protesters say the dust is making them sick

Kontiki users and quad bike joyriders would also face new limitations.

The Bay of Plenty urgently needs 1200 pickers to harvest this season's kiwifruit crop.

"It's a job with a lot of responsibility but it's very rewarding."

Who knew what and when about Tauranga's glass recycling issues?

Gales, rain: Forecasters' best estimates for what Hola could bring to Tauranga.

The whale's valuable lower jaw was hacked off with chainsaws.

What do heavy metal singer-turned banker, scientist and chef have in common?

The tree doesn't appear to harm or inconvenience anyone - so why has someone poisoned it?

Blue marlin catch comes just shy of beating 46-year-old club record.

Papamoa 8-year-old chases fishing world records.

There were hundreds of people on the beach watching.

Sulphur Point location approved but the neighbours have concerns.

Committee votes to move forward with rates-funded rubbish collection proposal.

A rockfall has made the treacherous Omanawa Falls track even more dangerous.

"This is nature, it is meant to be protected and treasured."

Vege prices are up, butter prices are "criminal" - can doing it yourself save you cash?

The bottlenose dolphins might be back - but how do we keep them safe?

MetService says the conditions could have produced a localised mini-tornado.

The $500k per canopy hectare price is the highest seen by an NZ rural property expert.

Firefighters were called to the Pongakawa home about 11.45am.

The best sliced ham in New Zealand is closer than you might imagine.

Shane Beech, the unofficial mayor of Maketu.

A worker's face was caught on a meat spreader hook and dragged into a metal block.

More than half of the Bay's kiwifruit labour hire contractors failed an employment audit.

Six cows were killed outright and another 20 to 30 had to be euthanised.

Port of Tauranga the first in New Zealand to handle a million containers in a year.

Sea lettuce and swan poo spoiled a family's beach trip this weekend.

Rural burglary is an unnerving experience, says one farmer.

An anti-mining protester and mine company staff have clashed.

Four pet sheep were killed in the latest in a series of suspected dog attacks in Bellevue.

Deadly fungal disease myrtle rust has been found in Waikato, creeping closer to Bay.

How about $7 for a lettuce? Stats confirm veges are more expensive this year.