Deputy Mayor Dave Donaldson sets up a mountain biking track at his home.
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Paul Foote
Paul Foote, who owns a waste management business in Kawerau talking about critical it was for his survival that the TECT Rescue Helicopter service was there after he sustained major crushing injuries during an accident at his workplace on June 16, 2021.
Whai prepare for first game
Tauranga-based team Whai will play their first game for the women's league on Saturday.
Fred Takimoana has gone from gang enforcer to homeless guardian.
Fred Takimoana has gone from gang enforcer to homeless guardian.
'Destination' skate park to be built in Mount Maunganui
Tauranga City Council is co-designing a skate park for the city alongside a community design group. Video / Tauranga City Council
Ōtūmoetai College student on what he wants for his suburb's future
Year 12 Ōtūmoetai College georgraphy student George Farrar gives his feeback on the council's Ōtūmoetai 2050 plan.
Musician Jack Claridge playing the vibraphone in 2020
Jack Claridge performing on the vibraphone at Club Vista in Paraparaumu in July 2020.
Rob Leslie on the Wednesday Challenge
Tauranga teacher Rob Leslie explains why he's taking part in the Wednesday Challenge
Michelle's journey out of addiction
Michelle Ramea, 34, talks about her journey from drug addiction into recovery with the help of Ngai Te Rangi peer support kaimahi Richshea Webster.
Pāpāmoa College to get new wharenui, classrooms
$15m consent approved for new admin block, gym, wharenui, classrooms and library
Richshea Webster's story
Ngai Te Rangi have supported her throughout the process and now she is on their pay role as a peer support worker.
Aidan Ross training with the All Blacks Blake Park
Aidan Ross, a Bay of Plenty native recently added to the squad, trains with the All Blacks at Blake Park.
Nadine Shine, Founder of Big Fella Foundation - a community mental health organisation
Nadine founded the Big Fella Foundation - a community mental health organisation - in memory of her Husband Justin.
Ngai Te Rangi chief executive Paora Stanley is passionate about his tribe.
Ngai Te Rangi chief executive Paora Stanley is passionate about his tribe.
Event held in solidarity for Tauranga rainbow community
A "suspicious" fire destroyed a support hub for rainbow and gender-diverse youth at the Historic Village.
'Suspicious' fire at The Historic Village
A building gutted by fire at The Historic Village this morning. Video / Emma Houpt
Local Focus: By-election candidates talk traffic
Transportation affects everybody but what solutions are the candidates proposing?
Waka Kotahi's Jo Wilton on the B2B Project
Waka Kotahi's regional manager of infrastructure delivery Jo Wilton discusses the highlights and challenges of the Te Maunga interchange.
Macken Graham rugby player
Macken Graham practicing rugby at Tauranga Intermediate with his coach Atirau Ohia.
Homicide investigation underway in Western BOP
A rural property on Old Highway Rd is cordoned off.
Tauranga's Bethlehem College criticised for 'discriminatory' marriage belief
A Christian college is under fire for asking parents to acknowledge a belief that marriage is between a man and a woman - something LGBTQIA+ advocate Gordy Lockhart has labelled "discriminatory". But Tauranga's Bethlehem College says the statement is not intended to tell anyone what they are required to believe but to "transparently explain what we believe".
House with a slide in Mount Maunganui
Pip Kay owns a house with an internal slide and plenty of artistic flair in Mount Maunganui.
Bowel cancer screening programme comes to BOP
Health Minister Andrew Little on why it took five years for the national bowel screening programme to arrive in the Bay of Plenty - the last DHB region to have it.
House fire in Mount Maunganui
Scene of the house fire on Maranui St this morning. Video / Megan Wilson
Tane Larsen, Head Prefect for Tauranga Boys College in front of the new site of classrooms being built
Tane Larsen, Head Prefect for Tauranga Boys College in front of the new site of classrooms being built
Cameron Rd road works joint venture project manager Dave Burns
Cameron Rd road works joint venture project manager Dave Burns talking about motorist speeding and abusing the road workers.
Retail in Tauranga's CBD
There were fewer retail sales nationwide in the March 2022 quarter compared to the December 2021 quarter, Stats NZ data showed.
Black Ferns start new era with win
Black Ferns v Australia highlights. Video / Sky Sport
House fire in Mount Maunganui
Residents were advised to close windows due to the smoke. Video / Supplied
Local Focus: Peter Wakeman on Candidate Camera
Christchurch-based independent candidate on why’s he running in the Tauranga by-election.
Cameron Rd crash
A person has been seriously injured after being hit by a bus on Cameron Rd this morning.
Local Focus: Allan Cawood on Candidate Camera
One Party’s byelection candidate discusses the challenges facing Tauranga residents.
Local Focus: Andrew Hollis on Candidate Camera
New Nation Party candidate and ex-city councillor Andrew Hollis discusses what he regards as Tauranga's big issues.
Local Focus: Sue Grey on Candidate Camera
NZ Outdoors and Freedom party candidate Sue Grey discusses the big local issues on camera.
Flooding in Rotorua
Surface flooding on Totara St in Glenholme. Video by Ben Fraser