It was a busy week in the Bay with a world-first trials of mangrove munching machine, a reformed rock star and wild weather topping the list of most viewed stories.
1. Phil Rudd: 'I've stopped all the crazy stuff'
It's been nearly seven days since we published our catch up feature with AC/DC's Phil Rudd but the fans have spoken, keeping this story at the top of the most viewed list all week. Rudd tells of how his hellraising days are over. Inspired by Sir John Kirwan, he sees a psychiatrist once a week and says he is closer than ever to his children. He's still got all his flash cars and now the 61-year-old rocker wants to grow chillies.
2.Mini tornado sweeps through Mount Maunganui
Wild weather lashed the Bay, creating a call out for firefighters to reports of 'boats flying through the air' at Pilot Bay. Meanwhile a mini tornado was also believed to have ripped through the home of a Karangahake Gorge woman who said she felt like she was going to be sucked out of her home.