Struggling to survive, sleeping in cars and children going to school hungry.

The booming creative sector can benefit the Bay but targeted NZ-wide support is needed.

Sea freight prices have jumped and businesses say imports are being delayed by months.

Flights to Aussie are expected to reach more than 300 a week in July.

Experts are urging people to check their KiwiSaver fees to get the best value for money.

Documents reveal raft of allegations.

Award winning: Mahi Rakau's Forest Management crew footing it with the big boys.

Demand is outstripping supply for timber at the moment.

The industry crying out for New Zealanders to fill jobs.

'It was hard for people with disabilities to get work.'

Discrimination was a 'huge problem': Workbridge head Jonathan Mosen.

Royal Caribbean has announced its new Australasian 2022/23 season.

The Bay hospitality industry needs us to open our wallets

"Hardest bit of Covid is seeing my very successful travel business dissolve into nothing."

Switching your KiwiSaver provider is easy and could earn you thousands.

Toi Ohomai international student revenue drops by $10 million.

The Government is looking at incentive schemes to encourage people towards electric cars.

Out of the regional council's 166 buses across the Bay, five Tauranga buses are electric.

''Flexibility and agility'' would determine future success of businesses.

The upcoming kiwifruit season is expected to set another record.

The Bay of Plenty will need about 20,000 seasonal kiwifruit workers.

OPINION: Standards need to be met before the cash is doled out.

Schools feel all students need to feel valued, included, safe and respected.

Tradies are continuing to be snapped up in the Bay of Plenty and more are training.

Building association chief: "I hope they are actually training them up'

27-year-old who once suffered from low self-esteem and confidence now owns a business.

As some gym operators shut their doors, others opened new ones.

Opinion: Supply and demand mean the rental market is running hot in the Bay.

The median rent in Tauranga was $550 a week last month.

Historically low interest rates means buying is cheaper than renting.

One company expected this year could be its biggest ever.

The Bay of Plenty is a hotspot for cannabis cultivation.

Employers are having to offer packages to attract and keep tradies.

Demand continues to outstrip supply in the rental market.

Customers are starting to notice gaps on shelves which could drive up prices.

The Bay accommodation sector says coming months are likely to be tough.

Demand is outstripping supply in the Tauranga and Rotorua property market.

Opinion: Bus drivers should not have to ward off assaults and attempted robberies.

Dairy farmers in the Bay of Plenty are feeling optimistic.

NZ Bus says drivers have been the targets of assaults, robberies and abusive language.

COMMENT: The kiwifruit sector is booming, but it still faces various challenges to face.

The kiwifruit industry is hoping for a bumper 2021 season.

About 200,000 people across the country get food poisoning struck every year.

Rents in the Bay of Plenty continue to soar.

Working from home is now an option for more people.

November and December have been busy months for the Port of Tauranga.

The Tenancy Tribunal has dealt with hundreds of Bay of Plenty complaints this year.

Retailers are also expecting a flurry of activity in the final lead-up to Christmas.

Business owners and retail staff are often on the receiving ends of threats.

Housing is the biggest issue facing some elderly people at the moment.

Redundancies have opened new doors for two men in the Bay.

Job listings in the Bay of Plenty have jumped.

A lack of properties is driving rent ever higher - if you can find one

''I have received mixed feedback with respect to returning expats.''

Teachers, professionals, labourers, midwives, nurses and managers have returned home.

But could the new technology takeover completely?

The city has working poor who were living in cars, under hedges and couch surfing.

The kiwifruit industry is keen to recruit more New Zealanders.

"You fight and argue and when it's all over you make love and that's it."

Experts are predicting some goods will be in short supply.

Further interest rate drops and LVR restrictions could 'add petrol to the fire'.

There are still jobs up for grabs in the Bay of Plenty's booming dairy industry.

Some face closures but others believe Bay could cash in as a 'safe haven'.

Residents say a proposed highway interchange can't come soon enough.

Pāpāmoa is expected to accommodate 47 per cent of new Tauranga residents by 2028.

Domestic visitors are the Coastal Bay of Plenty's most significant market.

A $5.56m upgrade to Wharf St will re-energise the city centre, say some business owners.

First home buyers and hardship main reasons for Kiwisaver withdraws.

Opinion: My actions could have caused a tragedy for another family.

The iwi is helping its whānau get on the property ladder and into new homes.

Korean Times has done a virtual marketing plan to promote Tauranga.

Opinion: Watching someone you love die a slow death is not easy.