The seemingly endless coastline of the Western Bay is never more apparent than when you're standing on Omanu Beach. Click here for photo sales

Motorsport just doesn't get any more grassroots than this. Photos by Sally Gibbs and Colin Smith. Click here for photo sales

The Bay of Plenty Times has teamed up with Harrisons Gallery to run the Summer Snaps photo competition. It will run until the end of January when our team of photographers will pick their winning photo.

Monster sandcastle competition at Waihi Beach. Click here for photo sales

The Port of Tauranga half triathlon was raced on Saturday 08/01/2011 for the 22nd time. Bay of Plenty Times photographers Jamie Troughton, Sam Ackland and Joel Ford where there. Click here for photo sales

Former World War II pilot Bob Metcalf prepares for take-off from Tauranga Airport yesterday in the cockpit of a wartime-era Harvard training aircraft - a plane he hadn't flown in since 1944. Click here for photo sales

Regarded as one of the safest beaches around New Zealand, Waihi Beach has a great, relaxed atmosphere. Click here for photo sales

About 4000 people flocked to the Mount Main Beach to see David Hasselhoff. Bay of Plenty Times photographer Sam Ackland was there. Click here for photo sales

Thousands of holidaymakers flocked to Mount Maunganui Main Beach to watch the Thundercats racing in the 2011 National Surfcross Series. Bay of Plenty Times Photographer Joel Ford was there. Click here for photo sales

Tay Street Beach: Not the most original name for a world class beach, but maybe "Surfer's Paradise" was already taken.

A bag with six dead pit bull staffordshire-cross puppies and their distraught mother dog were found on Saturday morning by the Tauranga SPCA.

Laura McLeay is on a mission to check out the Bay's best beaches. This week it's the golden sands of Papamoa. Click here for photo sales

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Lana Rose, and her baby boy Dustin, left the unit this week after a 6 weeks stay. Photo essay by Bay of Plenty Times chief photographer John Borren. Click here for photo sales

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Out and About at Before Night Falls, BOP FM event raising money for Homes of Hope featuring Hollie Smith. a href="http://bit.ly/gr2x9y" target="_blank">To order images in high resolution: Click here

The 'quieter side' of the Mount: Pilot Bay

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In a recent poll on bayofplentytimes.co.nz we asked: 'What would you like to see more of on this site?' 43% said: Photo Galleries. Enjoy this photo essay with images of Tauranga by night. These photos can be ordered in high resolution. To get to Quickpix, copy the following link into your browser: http://bit.ly/gr2x9y

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With summer only days away, Kate Newton picks her top 10 fashion must haves for the sunny season. Click here for photo sales

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Farmers' Markets are growing in popularity as many people now rely on using regional produce. They want to know what is in their food and how it's grown. Click here for photo sales