Latest from Bay of Plenty

'It's normal to feel irked or sad': Advice on beating back to work blues

A Bay life coach shares top tips on how people can manage stress as they return to work.

Revealed: What books were issued most in the Bay of Plenty in 2021

What people in the Bay of Plenty read last year revealed - plus a few suggestions.

Hot temperatures and pests keeping services on their toes

Hot temperatures are boosting the activity of pests.

Will Bay of Plenty hit 100% fully-vaccinated?

One politician says people in harder-to-reach areas were still getting their first dose.

'Māori servicing Māori' touted as key in soaring Bay iwi vaccination rates

Iwi leader says: "We know how to reach our people."

Revealed: Full line-up of all players for T20 Black Clash

The latest member has been revealed completing the full line-up for both teams.

'It's running wild': Mount woman in Aussie tells of life inside Omicron outbreak

'One person there was positive which turned into 62 cases from that night.'

US lawsuits claim White Island tourists unaware of danger; graphic new details

The 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.

No jab, no job: Nurses, midwives among 36 Bay of Plenty DHB staff sacked

All DHB staff were required to have had their first Covid-19 vaccine by November 15.

Bay of Plenty 'heat swell' triggers MetService alert, thunderstorm watch today

And today is looking to become another scorcher.

'Only a matter of time': Waihī Beach resident fears another shark fatality

Concerned locals and holidaymakers have formed an action group over set netting.

Forty residents in isolation as retirement village worker tests positive for Covid

The Bob Owens Village team member is now self-isolating.

Comment: Booster shots and Māori the next targets

The Bay of Plenty was one of the last to reach 90 per cent

Luke Kirkness: How holiday traffic woes could be hold the answers to Bay's biggest issues

OPINION: The biggest issues crippling our region could be solved this summer.

The new festival coming to Mount Maunganui in March

Waterbourne is a sustainable beach festival which will be held in Mt Maunganui in March.

Search for pair suspended, strong undercurrents still at Waihi Beach

There are reports a child and an adult have come into difficulty while swimming.