Hollie Snell has a long road ahead but is expected to make a full recovery.

A miraculous recovery is being made by young crash victim Hollie Snell.

A person has died following a workplace incident involving a tree in Paengaroa today.

Teen gives gift of life by donating organs as family prepare to say final goodbyes.

Te Puke 5-year-old Reid Mortensen is going to be a toy tester for Farmers.

See the pictures of the extremely close call on the Te Puke Highway.

Up to 1750 extra migrant workers will be made available for the Bay's horticulture sector.

The main highway into Te Puke will be closed for a month next year.

Unexploded naval high-explosive shell found at Te Puke residence.

Susan and Terry met for the first time after a chance test told them they were related.

Three vehicles were involved, including a campervan, and left two people injured.

Police confirmed the crash is a "double fatal" but could not provide more information.

Plucking thief takes the shine off the salad days for community garden.

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

Owner of Te Puke rental property destroyed by fire grateful her tenants got out unscathed.

Jump in second-half domestic enrolments relieves financially strapped polytechnics.

An aged care worker has been awarded $20,000 and the promise of her old job by the ERA.

Young restricted drivers more at risk of a serious crash in the first 6 to 12 months..

Police have been called to a crash in Te Puke

A net 45 per cent of Bay households expect the region's economy to improve in 12 months.

The court said a duty of care was owed to kiwifruit growers.

Decision to close Kiwibank branch will hit older folk, community board chairman says.

'I went to work and it was there. I came home and it was gone. It's outrageous.'

A set of rare twin foals have stunned animal experts by their arrival and survival.

The woman at the centre of racist comments says she is overwhelmed by the response.

A thunderstorm crossed Tauranga about 6am, moving towards Whakatāne around 7am

One person has died in Te Puke after being hit by a train.

Two people have escaped from their vehicle after a collision with a train.

A lightning strike traumatises family and killed a family dog in Te Puke.

Flooding is being reported around the Western Bay of Plenty.