Tauranga growth predicted over three decades ago has continued.

Residential and commercial growth is continuing in Mount Maunganui and Papamoa.

Worksafe have laid completed an investigation into the crash.

Prevention initiatives a key to helping homeless.

Campaigner pleased but some Forrester Dr residents want more information.

Backflow preventers to be installed at every residential property.

It's during the downtime when thoughts of December 9 come to the fore.

The eruption left the community reeling and for many the grief remains.

CPR was carried out for at least 45 minutes.

The $5m contingency fund is good news for Whakatāne tourism providers and businesses.

But it is my life.

"People don't know where to go to get help" says a volunteer co-ordinator.

Methamphetamine is being blamed for the skyrocketing numbers.

New Zealand fire service preparing for a dry season on the back of hot November.

Figures revealed in health report.

The deaths have Ōpōtiki locals calling for action.

Councils ask community to help find rubbish dumpers.

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on the outskirts of Whakatāne.

The Change Makers highlights the lives of seven people now aged between 70 and 90.

A dog in a kennel was found surrounded by a burning building, fences and grass.

Parents steer kids away from tidal pool.

Whakatāne's Apanui School is without a senior playground after a fire this week.

If you can't say where the money came from, don't expect a Government benefit.

More charges laid after Edgecumbe murder earlier this month.

'They just want money to fund their next high.'

Bay of Plenty Regional councillors were sworn in at a Whakatāne ceremony.

A Whakatāne funeral director is ready to answer questions about death

Her daughter's rare disorder means she has spent much of her life in and out of hospital.

Political leaders and senior police speak out.

Hauraki mayor believes the Government's decision is the right one for Waihī.

Government approve application to buy land for tailings dam.

'I haven't seen this level of interest for a long time,' receiver says.

Hori Richmond found to be a bone marrow match for brother Victor.

Dairy manager Charanpreet Singh had a knife held to his throat during one burglary.

Te Puke's Te Ranga School have been told to take a measles case at church seriously.

Whakatāne's Dick Littlejohn thinks it's too soon to know how the All Blacks will fare.

A Rotorua mum believes rear-facing child car seats helped in crash.

The hunt for a new home for the iconic statue, in storage since mid-2018, has begun.

Tauranga City Council has proposed two projects similar to ones undertaken in Rotorua.

Whakatane's Jamie Searle has signed with professional club Aston Villa.

Ōpōtiki 6-year-old rescues toddler from pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre.

We have walked alongside residents in this saga from the very beginning.

Majority of Awatarariki fan head residents unhappy with acquisition package.

Labour MP Tāmati Coffey and husband Tim Smith welcome son.

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board regions has seen a rise in STIs.