A skimming gang appears to have been operating in Tauranga during the weekend.

Residents evacuated from dry homes in the Eastern Bay have voiced their anger.

Mayor Tony Bonne speaks to Local Focus about the unfolding drama. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some had to flee without shoes. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A section of the Mauao base track has fallen away in a large slip.

They say a culvert can't handle storm water. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

They say a culvert can't handle storm water. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Brazen theft of two rare paintings from an Auckland art gallery sparks second mystery.

Police investigate alleged illegal transfer of kiwifruit cultivars to China, says Zespri.

Art enthusiasts attended an art auction in Tauranga, where the collection of Koula and Theo Vellinga was sold for prices as high as $16,000. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Home loan interest rates likely to continue to increase this year.

It is expected to pour with rain today.

The number of lifestyle properties in the Western Bay of Plenty has "exploded".

Offers of free rooms for Lions fans are flooding in amid anger over accommodation prices.

The Government is being urged to do right by those affected by a controversial drug.

230 Bay of Plenty students explore the possibility of working in horticulture after leaving secondary education. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A woman whose son was born with birth defects speaks out about the pill that caused it.

A goat who's "like a cross between Bob Marley and Tom Jones" is looking for a new home.

Inner-city apartment living is picking up momentum again in Tauranga.

A boy with cancer can't get to school because of a severe shortage of disability taxis.

A small pod of dolphins were caught in a fishing net near Tauranga.

Tauranga puts in $256.1 million bid to infrastructure fund, despite concerns about debt.

A teenage trio from Tauranga prepares to go up against the world's best in robot sport.

Family and friends of a missing boatie continue their search for him in Tauranga waters.

The author of a book on the 28th Maori Battalion is looking for photographs.

Grieving families outraged at drugged driver's three-and-half years' jail sentence.

The official search for missing boatie Karl Earwaker has now been suspended.

The Tauranga Paradox Street Art Festival opens. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Tauranga Paradox Street Art Festival opens this week, bringing street art to a mainstream audience. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

"They don't know if he's going to be able to breathe for himself."