Latest from Bay of Plenty

'I went off like a rocket': Tauranga couple win $10.3 million

A Tauranga couple has ten million reasons to celebrate after winning Lotto.

Vaccine verifier app goes live, Govt warns there'll be glitches

Businesses will be able to download an app that will verify their customers' vax status.

Rest home resident visited by Covid case tests negative

The village resident had had one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Luke Kirkness: Why do we bite the hand that feeds us?

OPINION: More respect needs to be shown to farmers, especially in times like these.

'Desperate act of self-defence' or 'murderous intent'? Murder trial begins

Defendant accused of murdering one man and disfiguring another.

Foodbank catering to all choices

Vegan or gluten free? The foodbank has something for everyone.

Links Ave backlash: Hundreds illegally use bus lane to bypass new cul-de-sac

Council and community groups clash over Links Ave cul-de-sac trial.

Positive Covid-19 case visited Tauranga retirement village

The Ministry of Health says the situation will be closely managed.

Revealed: Seven motels paid more than $1m each for emergency housing

But one of the moteliers says she would rather have her motel empty.

New BOP cases, two in Rotorua, staff at Tauranga Hospital stood down after exposure

More cases are being detected in Bay of Plenty

Pampurred cats check in and out in luxury

Many cats stay in luxe accommodation any time their fur parents head away.

Jo Raphael: Covid is here, the urgency is real

OPINION: Vigilance is more important than ever now that Covid has arrived in our patch.

Dawn Picken: Thanks to the silent majority

We need to recognise people who are trying to do the right thing each day.

'Increased workloads' and 'stress': 123 unvaccinated DHB staff stood down

The deadline for DHB staff to have received their first dose was Monday.

Zizi Sparks: How early is too early for Christmas decorations?

Opinion: There is no hard and fast rule but I'll be holding off decorating for now

'Everything went haywire': Top detective reveals career-ending diagnosis

Why Detective Inspector Mark Loper has been forced to bow out early from his career.