Latest from Bay of Plenty

Driver taken to hospital after car crashes into house

Police were called around 7.40am.

Rent, food, trips: What locals will do with their $350 cost of living payment

"It's no good having $350 if you actually can't find a home to rent."

Budget 2022: First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up

Big jump in some price caps for aspiring first home owners - but prices vary nationwide.

Icy blast hits NZ: 849 lightning strikes, flooding - and big swell, snow on the way

Strong winds, heavy rain across NZ, and brace for a temperature drop down south on Friday.

The Premium Debate: should there be greater presence at bus stops?

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Luke Kirkness: The pre-Budget promises are off the mark

Luke Kirkness isn't a budget expert but reckons the Government hasn't got it right.

Opinion: Riding on a bus is a privilege, not a right

Opinion: The bus stop boycott is showing users what they are missing out on

'Feeling the pinch': More support for food, petrol prices, healthcare wanted

One father says GST should be removed on fruit and vegetables.

Broken jaw, 'all-in brawl' among 17 new complaints of rugby foul play, misconduct

There were 17 incidents over two weekends on Bay of Plenty rugby fields.

Homicide investigation: Police charge two with aggravated burglary

Police are investigating the death of Mitchell Te Kani as a homicide.

Impounded car, arrest and fines at gang funeral procession

The procession followed a tangi for a senior member.

Locals' say wanted on renewed plans for marine research facility

Reserve land at Marine Park could be reclassified to allow the research centre.

Happy and safe: Starving dogs left to die now on the road to recovery

The animals were found in the Kaingaroa Forest last week.

Tauranga homicide: Victim's body returned to family

He died on Saturday night after a large group of gang members allegedly came to the house.

Opinion: Supermarket profits a slap in the face to hardworking Kiwis

OPINION: A slap in the face is a good way to describe how these profits make me feel.

The Premium Debate: Get a job - the benefit is not a lifestyle

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the benefit v employment