City officials are hoping to stop people from setting fires that create hazards for walkers after burnt pallets left a prime stretch

Nails, staples and glass are being left on the beach from fires lit from pellets. Photo/George Novak 220117gn05bop.JPG After finding

A Tauranga barber will travel the length of the country to promote Lifeline and stop the stigma surrounding mental health. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Tauranga barber will travel the length of the country to promote Lifeline and stop the stigma surrounding mental health. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A gas leak at a Mount Maunganui coolstore on Wednesday is still be investigated. Photo/John Borren/180117jb14bop.JPG By Sandra Conchienews@bayofplentytimes.co.nz The

A number of residents are being evacuated following a chemical spill in Mt Maunganui.

A treasure trove of bird's eye-view photographs taken since the 1930s are now available to the public online. The new website shows

The first of the two oystercatcher eggs has hatched on Mount Maunganui Beach sparking fears the chick and its sibling will become

Tauranga emergency services are teaming up with the hospital staff and the council to form a combined unit in preparation for what

CHRISTMAS RUSH: Emma Cole from The Hawker's Wall said the business had grown beyond expectation in the last two years since it opened

A spot of sub-par rapping at an end-of-year party led to a drunken Mount Maunganui College teacher pummelling a colleague on the ground.

CAN OF CORN: Arataki resident Jamee Smith with Tauranga Community Foodbank chairperson Sharon Hitchcock at the last can drive in Mount

Emergency services have been called to a fire in Mount Maunganui. Fire services were called to 1 Maunganui Rd at 3.30pm and police

For years, thousands of young people have flocked to Mount Maunganui for the New Year's Eve celebration. But not this year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The two tracks leading to the summit of Mauao at Mount Maunganui will be closed for at least a week from Monday. Tauranga City Council

A beach gutter has popped up along Mount Main Beach between Banks Ave and Tay St sparking safety messages from local surf clubs. Beach

A Tauranga man who had his late wife's jewellery stolen by burglars has made the most of the situation by setting up a public memorial

A man has died in a popular ocean swimming event at Mt Maunganui.

Tauranga's new mayor and councillors held a private meeting with emergency services about the canned Mount New Year's Eve event, yesterday. Speaking

COMMENT: As a child of the Central North Island I can't think of a better place to be than the Bay of Plenty.

The surf at Mount Maunganui will be used as a location to explore surf rage - with locals saying it is real.

An education resource has been created to remember the Rena, and for students to learn about the impacts the disaster had on the area

Tauranga City Council workers have located the break in a key water main which has caused supply issues to Mount Maunganui and Tauranga. All

A vehicle pile up is causing traffic delays through Tauranga. Police Communications were called just before 9am for a three or four

Retiring All Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has called for a central base for the sport to be established. Tietjens yesterday

A young leopard seal has been holidaying at Main Beach near Leisure Island. The seal has been there since Sunday and has likely come

The Mauao base track is closed today and tomorrow from 8am to 5pm. The Oruahine track is also closed both days from 8am to 5pm. The

Two Tauranga dairies were targeted by armed robbers in a 23-hour period during the weekend. Brookfield Superette was held up by two

The intensification of Tauranga into a compact city has emerged as a common theme from studies meant to provide a blueprint for how

Sonny Bill Williams puts his foot down at Blake Park as part of the All Black Sevens' Olympic preparation. The team had a tough