Latest from Bay of Plenty

Eclipse and high tides: 'Good possibility' of further large swells

Similar conditions to Sunday expected this week due to high tides and total lunar eclipse.

Three people await fate over tyre-stockpiling case

Two people have been sentenced in relation to a tyre dumping prosecution case.

Police alerts on over 2 million: Are you being watched?

Police could be keeping an eagle eye over you, new Official Information Act figures show.

Letters: Police college needs to be reopened

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Magic start strong but fall to loss against Mystics

A poor 20-9 final quarter saw the Magic lose.

Moturiki and Mauao base track reopened

Both were closed again due to the high incoming tide yesterday.

'Relief' for families after jury finds man guilty of murders

Ōmanawa double murder accused was found guilty in the Tauranga High Court on May 24.

Lifeguards cop abuse from beachgoers at Mount Maunganui

Sea swells had made the Mauao base track dangerous.

Biggest swells of 2021: North Island's east coast smashed

The swells are the biggest seen this year, lifeguard service says.

Who will look after your dog when you die?

"Sometimes animals were euthanased when their owners died..."

Letters to the editor: What about the pensioners?

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Weather warning: Rain, wind set to strike North Island areas

A heavy rain warning is already in place for one area, and strong wind watches for others.

For the love of books: Secondhand bookstores thrive

Xanadu Book Exchange in Pāpāmoa is the largest used bookstore in the Southern Hemisphere.

'Heart of Pāpāmoa': $5.4m surf lifesaving building opened

Pāpāmoa's new surf club, plagued by delays due to Covid-19, has officially been opened.

Home-crowd advantage: Fifth time the charm for Magic?

Magic will face second-place holders, the Northern Mystics, in round 6 on Monday evening.

Katikati College principal resigns

Katikati College principal Carolyn Pentecost has resigned.