Latest from Bay of Plenty

Managed isolation hunger strike: Man stops eating for eight days

Tony Everitt drank only water and black coffee in a silent protest.

Weddings or divorce? Love after lockdown trend revealed

A spike across the board has lawyers coping with a backlog in the Bay of Plenty.

Stroke survivor sharing hard lessons

"Many of our own Māori families, whānau are not accessing what is already available."

Search and rescue team looking for missing Katikati man

Shaun Donovan from Katikati was reported missing on August 13.

Simon Bridges says get the peace pipe: Leaders urge council to make up

"It's simply not an answer to say all fault lies on the other side."

'Dirty money': Man jailed for importing 500kg of meth worth up to $150m

Name suppression lifted as man jailed for 12 years.

BOP baby murder retrial: Jury begins deliberations over fate of accused

The jury was sent out to begin its deliberations at 11.30am.

'Walking on eggshells': Calls for Tauranga mayor to resign or council sacked

Tauranga councillors claim it is a toxic environment and they are 'walking on eggshells'.

Bay high school bans students from bringing phones to school

Te Puke High School banned its students from bringing phones to school on August 10

Covid cluster family 'shell-shocked', being bullied online

Cluster family bullied online: 'The comments on social media have turned nasty'.

Inspired by Greta: Bay's Generation Z working to change world

Generation Z - the future leaders to save the world.

Fancy your chances of winning $50 million? Lotto's Powerball must be won tonight

Want to be in it to win a share? Buy your ticket early, Lotto advises.

'Smiling assassins': Angry mayor lashes out at councillors

'They smile during the day and then they plot my assassination at night.'

Your weather: South Island drops to freezing -10C, but sun set to shine

Even in lockdown the sun is set to shine and you can still go out to fish, walk or ride.

Man injured after 1.5 tonne of steel pipes falls on him

He was flown to hospital for specialist treatment.

Fifteen visiting schoolboys isolating after Covid clash in Rotorua

A class trip to Rotorua happened at the same time as family members with Covid-19 visited.