Local Focus: Rates and roads critical for Mounties

Mount Maunganui police operation

A man with a sword allegedly made threats, leading to a 13-hour standoff. Video / Supplied

Watch: Scooter crash in Tauranga

Emergency services at the scene of a scooter crash at Chapel Street, Tauranga. Video / Supplied

Whakatāne house fire

House fire on Farnsworth Cres in Whakatāne. Video / Supplied

Students drive rail safety message in new video

The video features students from seven schools in the Bay of Plenty. Video / Tauranga City Council

Tauranga girl's rhythm for life

Maia Roddick is an 8-year-old with a passion for drumming. Video / Belinda Roddick

Tauranga secures 2028 World Triathlon Championship Final as part of three year partnership

Tauranga has secured the 2028 World Triathlon Championship Final as part of three year partnership with World Triathlon. Video / Supplied

Aerial flooding footage

Footage of flooding in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Video / Bay of Plenty Helicopters, supplied

Striking nurses protest outside Tauranga Hospital

The rain did not stop an estimated 200 NZNO members picketing outside the hospital. Video / NZ Herald

Sam Ruthe breaks NZ records in LA

The 16-year-old Tauranga runner lowered his own national U17 and U18 1500m records at the Sound Running Sunset Tour in Los Angeles. Video / Athletics NZ

Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

Peter was trapped under a tractor for hours on his Mangakino farm. Video / Philips Search and Rescue Trust

Weighlifters named NZ Team flag bearers

Weightlifters David Liti and Tui-Alofa Patolo have been named flag bearers for the New Zealand Team at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.

Mount Maunganui's big summer of cricket

Bay Oval will host seven internationals this summer season. Video / Tauranga City Council

Police deal blow to Greazy Dogs' meth production

Police arrested members and seized more than $1.5m in assets in the Western Bay of Plenty. Video / Tom Eley

Aerial footage of flooded farmland in Bay of Plenty

Aerial footage shows flooding east of Pāpāmoa on Wednesday. Video / Oceania Helicopters Tauranga Ltd

2025 King's Birthday Honours List

Celebrating the Knights and Dames appointed in this year's King's Birthday Honours list. Video / NZ Herald

Aircraft makes hard landing at Tauranga Airport

Emergency services have responded after an aircraft made a hard landing at Tauranga Airport.

Birdies for Remi

Dad thanks people for helping raise money to help treat his daughter's condition. Video / Jack Bouvier

Motorcycle enthusiast turns 100

Thelma Gough, known as 'Speedy Gonzalez', celebrated her 100th birthday in Tauranga. Video / NZ Herald

Road rage: Driver brandishes knife in Tauranga

The incident was caught on dashcam.

Waipuna Hospice chief executive on its financial 'struggle'

Waipuna‘s Hospice chief executive David Bryant says the organisation is at “crisis” point with a funding shortfall of $8.1m this financial year.

Cyclone Gabrielle inspires ‘social housing underwater’ for crayfish

A new initiative to enhance the resilience of marine life to the effects of climate change and human impact has launched this week in Tauranga Harbour. Video / Deep Dive Division

Casey Brady walks with assistance eight years after paralysing back injury

Brady was told in 2017 she wouldn't walk again due to a spinal cord injury. Video / Supplied

Rochelle Zajko presents her petition to the Transport and Infrastructure Committee

The petition asks for the removal of the new barriers that block access to Wright Road, Aongatete Road, Dawson Road and workplaces from State Highway 2. Video / Office of the Clerk

Vetpost moves to Tauriko Business Estate

The business has experienced more than a 50% increase in orders since moving. Video / Megan Wilson

Restoration begins at historic Monmouth Redoubt

The tree removal is to protect underlying archaeological features and maintain the integrity of the redoubt.

Tauranga garage fire

A large garage fire in central Tauranga was attended by multiple fire crews.

Tauranga Special School: Diamond jubilee

Principal Barrie Wickens takes NZME on a tour of Tauranga Special School in 18th Avenue. Video / Tom Eley

Pāpāmoa East Interchange ramps set to open early

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford on one of the ramp connections at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange opening early.

SH29 truck undertaking incident shocks driver

A truck undertakes a vehicle after being overtaken on State Highway 29 in the Bay of Plenty. Video / Supplied

Otūmoetai Social Supermarket

Ōtūmoetai Social Supermarket provides affordable groceries for local families. Video / Tom Eley

Helen Clark thanks father on his 103rd birthday

Helen Clark with her father George Clark at home in Waihī Beach ahead of his 103rd birthday. Video / Rosalie Liddle Crawford

State Highway 2 fire

Fire near State Highway 2 at Apata in the Bay of Plenty.

Parents' fight for 'justice' after daughter dies in crash

Vaishali McNeill, 15, died in a 2023 head-on crash with a truck. Parents Sarb Mann and David McNeill want harsher penalties for impaired drivers. Video / Andrew Warner, Supplied

Traffic build up after SH29 crash

Aerial view of traffic build up after SH29 crash on the Kaimai Range.

Pāpāmoa flooding

A heavy downpour of rain this morning has caused flooding in Pāpāmoa .

Traffic tail15km long: SH2 delays amid roadworks

Chipseal works cause heavy traffic and delays between Te Puna and Aongatete.

Mount Monster 2024

340 competitors took part in the prestigious Race One Surf Craft Mount Monster held at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Video / Geoff Cox

Rotorua Lakes Council gets festive

Rotorua Māori ward councillor Rawiri Waru at the final meeting for the year. Video / Laura Smith

Mount Maunganui Primary School wins Jump Jam national title

Mount Maunganui Primary School's winning Jump Jam team, Mount Mystics.

Teens embark on 800km Cape to Cape charity journey

Tauranga school leavers Olly Dow, Thomas Winter and William Dunn are embarking on an epic expedition, raising money for the Child Cancer Foundation. Video supplied.