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Councillor Steve Morris on the tsunami sirens issue

Tauranga City councillor Steve Morris has filed a notice of motion for tsunami sirens under urgency as pressure mounts following Monday's tsunami scare.

84-year-old rescued by kind stranger after tsunami evacuation

Angela Neville, who evacuated after the tsunami alert, discovered 84-year-old Sheila McLean self-evacuating on her mobility scooter.

Williamson back to full fitness

Kane Williamson is back to full fitness and looking forward to spending hours at the crease in the next few months.

Tauranga: Paradise or paradise lost?

Kirsten Murfitt and her family moved to Tauranga from Auckland almost three years ago and absolutely love it here.

Most councillors back warning sirens

Councilor Leanne Brown would like to see warning sirens installed along the coast - but believes this should be one of a range of measures used in an emergency.

One on one with Black Caps captain Kane Williamson

When Bay of Plenty Times sports writer Peter White spotted Black Caps captain Kane Williamson at a Mount Maunganui cafe over the weekend, he thought he'd ask him a few questions, like who really is the best guitarist on the team?

Watch NZH Local Focus: Whakatane tourism booming

Tourism is booming in Whakatane. Latest statistics show travellers to the region injected 115 million dollars into the local economy last year. That's an increase of 20 percent over the last three years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bay twins set blistering pace ahead of Trans-Tasman clash

Katikati twins Sean and Daniel Nicholson, 11, are hard to tell apart but there's no denying their talent as the best middle distance runners for their age in NZ. We catch up with them ahead of their next big race - the Trans-Tasman Challenge. Video/Andrew Warner

New Foodbank boss set goals

We catch up with new Tauranga Community Foodbank chief executive Sharon Hitchcock about her plans with the new role, following the resignation of Alan Plunkett.

Vegetable prices up: How you can cut costs

The cost of vegetables increased 16 per cent in the September quarter, however, the Gullick family has not bought a vegetable since 2015.

Armistice Day in Tauranga

A service to commemorate Armistice Day is being held this morning. Armistice Day is commemorated every year on November 11 to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War 1 and Germany, in France.

Joyce confident NZ exporters will do well despite Trump

Minister of Science and Technology Steven Joyce told the opening of leading edge hi-tech 3D metals printing facility Rapid Advance Manufacturing (RAM) today that he had "massive confidence" New Zealand would to continue to do well in the world economy, regardless of the election of Donald Trump as US president.

Mixed reactions from Bay of Plenty business to Trump win

Nick McDonald, owner of Tauranga-based Trade With Precision said although US and world stocks had plummeted, the next day US stocks had registered their biggest reversal since 2008. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER

Western Bay District Councillors sworn in

In Te Puke this afternoon a crowd gathered to see the formal swearing in of the new mayor, deputy mayor and councillors for Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Following a powhiri and hongi between new councillors and hapu, council chief executive Miriam Taris declared Garry Webber mayor.

What Tauranga thinks about Trumps election

Donald Trump was elected into presidency in America this week. Ruth Keber hit the streets of Tauranga to see locals opinion on his rise to power.

Girl Guides' fundraised items stolen

A trio of Arataki Girl Guides worked hard to fundraise to help homeless families, only to have some of the items stolen from Te Tuinga Whanau Support Services Trust mentoring manager John Gibson's car.

Rocky Horror stars talks about his next venture

This Saturday, Katikati resident O'Brien will be using his knowledge of the era to judge at the Chaos to Culture event at the Incubator in Tauranga's Historic Village, an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the punk evolution.

Children battle it out for cricketing title

Bay Oval was taken over by hordes of Year 5 and 6 cricketers all trying to win the WBOP Mini World Cup title. We were there to caption the action.