Latest from Bay of Plenty

Winter is coming! Frosty start in Rotorua

Rotorua had its first "convincing" frost of the year this morning. Will the cold continue?

Rob Rattenbury: A reckoning is coming over the history of New Zealand

COMMENT: Many will feel ashamed about what they learn, writes Rob Rattenbury.

Luke Kirkness: why Greerton is the place to be in Tauranga

Opinion: Luke Kirkness's take on the suburb that's full of character

Mum of three's daily run on SH2 worse than ever

"It used to be fairly free-flowing... but now the traffic never seems to let up."

Should this New Zealand suburb change its name?

Suburb Spotlight: Well-known Tauranga figures call for the suburb name to be changed.

Bowel cancer killed my friend Ness. This is what I learned

Opinion: We have room in our hearts for everyone, why not let them in, just like Ness did?

Letters: Are shovel-ready projects at risk?

Readers have their say.

New ship cuts refuel times at Tauranga Port

It is the only operating refuelling vessel in New Zealand.

Samantha Motion: We need a living wage to ease impact of rising rents

Opinion: Shocking accommodation supplement stats show full-time workers are struggling.

Opinion: The local government system is broken

Opinion: What government does now could make or break the future of our growing region.

More counterfeit money found in Bay of Plenty

Police are finding more counterfeit notes.

Luke Kirkness: We love it but is it time for a coffee break?

Opinion: We love our coffee in the Bay of Plenty but why not try something new?

Man jailed for posing as teen to lure schoolgirls into the bush for sexual acts

A Mount Maunganui man has been jailed for sexual offences against four teenage girls.

Emergency accommodation support services lack a 'moral failure' by Govt - social housing provider

The Government is now spending nearly a million dollars a day to put people up.

'New look': Mt Maunganui property sells for record $9.5m

The $9.5m sale was a record for the region, says REINZ

Seven appear in court after drug raids

Seven people have been charged with a raft of drug-related charges.