Latest from Bay of Plenty

'Too scared to move': Rental shortage and price hikes hit Tauranga and Rotorua

Majority of landlords cared about their tenants but were regarded as 'evil' and 'greedy'.

Dairy labour shortage: 'I'm doing 16 hours a day minimum'

''If you are in a shop you can lose a customer so be it, but you can't lose a cow.''

Jo Raphael: Balance between personal responsibility and public safety

OPINION: Councils must ensure public safety when projects are designed to draw people.

Tauranga-born nurse relishing her Navy Reservist role

Tauranga-born Krystal Sims juggles her nursing studies and navy reservist roles.

Under new management: Bay Dreams 2022 introduces 'fresh new look'

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'We have a lot of work to do': Covid vaccination rate low in Bay of Plenty

In most DHBs, the rate for Māori is about half the general population.

How a Pāpāmoa teen is using her chronic illness to help others

Charlotte McLean doesn't get to live the life teenagers do. This is her story.

'100% cured': Kiwi woman's life-saving US surgery

Melody Klein Ovink is now focused on learning to walk and use her right hand again.

Bayfair walk-in clinic closed weekly for six weeks

The closure is the latest symptom of a national crisis.

Why a Black Cap thinks cricket should not be in the Olympics

"The Olympics is special, you don't always get to see all those athletes compete."

Letters to the editor: Bay recording worse road toll in NZ a 'sad statistic'

OPINION: Our readers have their say

Black Caps fans meet their heroes, world champs

The trophy and three players were at Tauranga Intermediate School.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Marae can do exactly what motels are doing, only better

OPINION: In early times marae were surrounded with families living around and close by.

'Traumatic': Man critical after caught between truck and wheelie bin

The man was in critical condition when he was airlifted to Waikato Hospital.

Zizi Sparks: It's the perfect time to re-examine debt

OPINION: Interest rates are at a low and you could save thousands by revisiting debt.

BOP incidents: Person caught between bin and truck, pedestrian hit in Rotorua

Emergency services are attending incidents in Bay of Plenty this morning.