Meet the Tauranga dragonboat team with a special bond. All the women have had partial or full mastectomies. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Doctors' strike at 18 DHBs to disrupt care for thousands of patients

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

Waipuna Hospice has been attacked by thieves who ransacked the charity's Tauranga depot, making off with the hospice's signwritten van.

A precious carved club gifted to Rotorua Lakes Council in honour of late kaumatua Mauriora Kingi has been stolen.

Most of those injured in yesterday's Tongariro National Park bus crash have been discharged from hospital, tour boss says.

With the wedding of the year expected to commence soon, there is one facet that has almost everyone rapt: Gemma Flynn's dress.

A brawl between two rival gangs involving weapons broke out during a funeral procession in Whakatane yesterday.

A Bay of Plenty doctor says skin cancer diagnosis is on the rise, especially in Baby Boomers. The Bay of Plenty has the third highest rate of skin cancer in New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police have named the 13-year-old who died at a popular Bay of Plenty swimming hole on Christmas Eve.

RUBBISH: The container which fell off an Enviro Waste truck and blocked State Highway 29 for three hours yesterday. PHOTO/GEORGE NOVAK/110117gn03bop.JPG By

The partner of a woman seriously injured in a head-on crash on a notorious stretch of State Highway 2 is calling for safety upgrades on the road to be fast-tracked.

The medical condition was described as being something that "just happens sometimes".

ELECTRIC: Councillor Tania Tapsell beside power company Unison's electric vehicle charging station in the Haupapa St carpark. PHOTO/STEPHEN

A treasure trove of bird's eye-view photographs taken since the 1930s are now available to the public online. The new website shows

Mike Middleton hasn't touched his motorbike since February 7, 2016 - the day his son, Rhys, was killed.

Former All White Adrian Elrick has been reunited with the man who saved his life after collapsing on a bowling green on Saturday.

A member of the public discovered a woman's body on a Bay of Plenty beach last night.

Hundreds of people have reported being shaken awake this morning in Bay of Plenty.

New Year's celebrations turned to disaster for a man who had to crawl for help after he fell onto rocks and was knocked unconscious.

Yesterday the Police Search and Rescue Dive Squad spent more than eight hours unsuccessfully searching the depths of Lake Rotoiti for the man.

The search for the 48-year-old man was officially changed to a recovery operation last night.

Man died after a truck rolled on Thornton Rd in Whakatane on January 1.

ADVENTURE: The Stokes family, from Papamoa, are backpacking around the world for a year. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 211216RK02BOP_stokes By Ruth

Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.

Big swells predicted to surge up the eastern side of New Zealand from Kaikoura to north of Mahia Peninsula

by Kiri Gillespie FUN DAY OUT: Groom-to-be Grant Edwards spent much of his stag party at the Tauranga Races in a ''pretty comfortable''

By Matthew Martinmatthew.martin@dailypost.co.nz*mattmartinsmile.eps*HAPPY ON HOLIDAY: Enjoying their holiday at All Seasons Holiday

What do you like about camping in Rotorua? 281216sp12.JPG We're here until the 6th. We really love this place, it's great for the