Latest from Bay of Plenty

Container ship forced to alter course to avoid hitting yacht

An investigation was launched following the incident.

Hopes high for Matariki after buzzing Queen's Birthday Weekend

But not everyone got to reap the rewards of the long weekend.

New era for Black Ferns starts on winning note against Australia

A new era for the Black Ferns started on a sodden and ultimately successful note.

Get the umbrella ready, winter outlook reveals plenty of rain to come

The outlook comes as autumn was listed as the second-equal warmest on record.

Four people injured in crash between car and ute

Emergency services were called just after 11am.

Rob Rattenbury: Broadcasting has changed but it's still the same

OPINION: Radio was the only home entertainment in most New Zealand homes until TV.

Cinema sector prepares for more action

New titles and customer confidence in going out is helping put bums on seats.

'Slammed': St John ambulance staff feel pressure

One paramedic says the workload and callouts are the highest she's seen in 30 years.

Comment: Access to vaping needs to be balanced

OPINION: Kiwi teenagers are preferring e-cigarettes over smoked tobacco

The big issue worrying a retiring police district commander

After more than 40 years on the force, Andy McGregor says it's time to wind down.

Do local politicians really need to live locally?

Giving up on local candidates being local would be another nail in the coffin.

'Simultaneously savage and tender': Tom Sainsbury on his tour, the sensitivities of fame

"I sometimes put videos up and think 'why did you do that?', Tom Sainsbury says.

Voting opens in Tauranga byelection

A number of advance voting places will open ahead of election day on June 18.

Cockroaches and cold showers: Tenants hit out over 'unacceptable' living conditions

The tenancy compliance and investigations team has launched an investigation.

Bus bashing: Driver concussed after violent racial attack at stop

'He took a number of punches to the face.'

Mount residents urged to shut windows as smoke from house blaze spreads

Residents are being advised to close windows due to the smoke.