Latest from Bay of Plenty

'Absolutely' a worry: Why Tauranga is vulnerable to Covid-19

An investigator said the vaccination was a great way to reduce vulnerability to Covid-19.

Covid-19: 'Undercurrent of frustration' over mask wearing

Compliance with people wearing face masks is high, say Tauranga business leaders.

Close contact of positive case visited Tauranga Court

The close contact visited the court building on Monday last week during and after hours.

Students ordered to isolate after leaving Auckland for Tauranga classes

The students were immediately stood down from class and told to self-isolate at home.

Volcanoes, tsunamis, underwater landslides: Mapping NZ's 'near-shore' threats

Scientists are exploring NZ's risk from offshore volcanoes and tsunami-making landslides.

Coastguard rescues three people after boat overturns

A distress relay was sent out and Coastguard Maketu was urgently paged.

Baywide rugby final: a word from the coaches

Whakarewarewa hosted Tauranga Sports in the Premier 1 final on Saturday.

Seriously injured person flown to hospital after crash

The crash was reported just before midnight last night.

'Important for everyone': Why I got vaccinated

Her story comes as The 90% Project is launched to encourage people to get vaccinated.

'Only solution': Urgency escalates as vaccination campaign launched

Bay of Plenty leaders back campaign - and urge people to get their jabs.

Claire Trevett: Coming soon - Simon Bridges 2: back in the hot seat

When your party falls to its worst result in 20 years, a coup is not "panic" - it is CPR.

'Test immediately': Businesses outside Auckland linked to Covid case

A bakery in Mt Maunganui and a petrol station in Tauranga were visited by a Covid case.

200,000th dose of Covid-19 vaccine administered in the Bay

The 200,000th dose was administered on September 15.

Jo Raphael: Don't give jabs a bad name

OPINION: That's a 'no' to Bussy McBusface.

'Historic' rugby final to be played at Whakarewarewa

Whakarewarewa host Tauranga Sports in the Bay of Plenty Premier 1 final on Saturday.

Bilingual science kits 'spark curiosity'

A Tauranga woman has improved the way science is taught in New Zealand primary schools.