For years, thousands of young people have flocked to Mount Maunganui for the New Year’s Eve celebration. But not this year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The two tracks leading to the summit of Mauao at Mount Maunganui will be closed for at least a week from Monday. Tauranga City Council

A Tauranga man who had his late wife's jewellery stolen by burglars has made the most of the situation by setting up a public memorial

A man has died in a popular ocean swimming event at Mt Maunganui.

Children involved in a car crash at Mount Maunganui are now sucking on iceblocks given to them by paramedics called to the scene. Police

A maintenance worker for a wealthy businessman said a pistol was pointed at him and fired as he was forced to drive his employer's truck from Mt Maunganui to Rotorua.

COMMENT: As a child of the Central North Island I can't think of a better place to be than the Bay of Plenty.

The surf at Mount Maunganui will be used as a location to explore surf rage - with locals saying it is real.

An education resource has been created to remember the Rena, and for students to learn about the impacts the disaster had on the area

Retiring All Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has called for a central base for the sport to be established. Tietjens yesterday

The Civil Defence response to this morning's 7.1 magnitude earthquake will be reviewed to see if anything could have been done differently.

New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

Police are appealing for help piecing together the last moments of the life of a Tauranga man whose body was found in surf at Mount Maunganui Main Beach.

A woman suffered serious injuries after a collision between a bike and car on Matapihi Rd yesterday - just two days after a 5-year-old girl was killed on the same road.

Hamish Rieger spent his last lifeguard shift helping a 5-year-old with a blue-bottle jellyfish sting, and helping one of his mates out of the surf.

An investigation is due to get underway on the slopes of Mt Maunganui today to determine what sparked this week's destructive blaze.

An elderly couple have been attacked - and their pet Bichon dog killed - by a loose pit bull in Mt Maunganui this morning.

A 19-year-old has been charged after allegedly presenting a knife at a female store-worker and demanding money from her.

Charges have not been laid against a man who stabbed a 40-year-old Mount Manganui man in the chest during a confrontation.

Gale force winds blowing across Auckland have forced the cancellation of some ferry services and have made driving conditions hazardous.

Wild weather has continued to batter the Bay of Plenty region with high winds flipping a plane on the runway at Tauranga Airport. Plus: Aerial photos of the devastation.

800 kids all aged from 10 - 14 compete in the Oceans '15 competition in Mt Maunganui.

The parents of a baby girl born on a petrol station forecourt have nicknamed her "Z" until they decide on her name.

The baby girl born at Z Energy petrol station this morning has already been nicknamed 'Z', with her father describing the morning's events as "pretty manic".

The summer hot spot is known for its beaches, but in case of rain, there are great shops, cafes and markets to explore too. Here's our go-to guide.

A bystander risked his life to save a woman caught in a rip at Mount Maunganui yesterday.

Here are TimeOut's picks of the big gigs bringing in 2015.

Hundreds of people have lined Mt Maunganui beach in a show of support for the ongoing search for missing 5-year-old Jack Dixon.