The NZSS Football Boys’ Lotto Premier Tournament has attracted the top 32 schools from throughout New Zealand at the week-long event underway at Gordon Spratt Reserve in Papamoa. The major tournament is part of the winter tournament week involving multiple sporting tournaments through New Zealand.
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Truck rolls on State Highway 29A
Scene of the crash at the roundabout of SH29A and Welcome Bay Rd, Hairini. Video / Alex Cairns
Glenn Williams has received a King's Service Medal
Glenn Williams has received a King's Service Medal for services to fire and emergency NZ and the community
Mount Maunganui skatepark
A new skatepark in Mount Maunganui includes 3D printed skateable features. Video / Tauranga City Council
People rescued off waka in windy conditions
Six people aboard a small vessel swiftly being blown out to sea were rescued on Sunday afternoon. Video / Supplied
Physio on the importance of a good diet and exercise
Mount Maunganui physiotherapist and coach Brad Dixon explains the positive effects of eating well and moving more.
Calls for humanitarian visas for Palestinian refugees
Mahar Azzam wants Palestinians to receive the same treatment from the NZ government as those from Ukraine. Video / Alex Cairns.
Average windspeed in Tauranga was 50km/h at 2am last night
Ollie Carratu took a video of near-horizontal rain and winds whipping across Tauranga Harbour from onboard his vessel near Bridge Marina.
Whangamatā's Larry the duck heads home to Hikuai
Larry has had Whangamatā locals going quackers, but it’s a Hikuai family who claimed to have quacked the case. Video / Supplied
Whangamatā's feathered friend 'quacking' up locals
Paradise shelduck Larissa's street antics are 'quacking' everyone up as she leaves the bill with everyone else in Whangamatā. Video / Alan Williams
How we got here: Tauranga's first local body election in four years
Tauranga City Council is having its first election since 2019 after four years under a commission's governance. Here's a brief history of what happened. Video / Alex Cairns
Bay of Plenty nurses strike
They want to increase the nurse-patient ratios. Video / Alex Cairns
Hope for Katikati farm to become a new regional park
Ian Nobel hopes to gift the land to the public which has special environmental qualities. Video / Alex Cairns
Ria Hall announces Tauranga mayoral bid
She says she is more than just a singer and she has what it takes to run the city. Video / Alex Cairns
Whakatāne Michael Hill Jewellery raided
A Michael Hill Jewellery store in Whakatāne was raided on Thursday. Video / Supplied
Fears for Welcome Bay traffic
Road users are concerned new road works will make the current situation worse.
School principal 'annoyed' at phone ban
The school had already implemented its own version of a phone ban. Video / Alex Cairns
Security guard spots meteor on shift
A Tauranga mall security guard spotted the strange glare on one of the mall's security screens. Video / Supplied
Push for rainbow crossing in Tauranga
Labour list MP Jan Tinetti, comedian Ben Hurley and LGBTI advocate Gordy Lockhart spoke in the public forum. Video / Alex Cairns
Good Local Pyes Pa struck by fire
The electrical fire happened overnight at the restaurant and bar.
'Bonnet' a solution for EV users
The app can help manage Road User Charges, which many EV drivers may now also have to pay.
Farmers look to use their land in different ways
Brent Mountford is a sheep and beef farmer and keen conservationist.
Family-run farms are changing
More and more farmers and their wives are finding additional work off-farm.
Brent Mountford Intergenerational / Wives
Brent Mountford Intergenerational / Wives
Tertiary students struggling with cost of living
Local charity Good Neighbour has been donating food to the students. Video / Alex Cairns
Tauranga housing crisis: Residents living in boats, vans
Abby Mackelry and her partner have been living in a van for the last six months unable to find suitable or affordable accommodation in Tauranga. Video / RNZ Checkpoint
Pig loose in Tauranga park
Welcome Bay resident John Lee says this 'friendly' pig, who he filmed munching on acorns in Johnson Reserve, was harassed by dogs last week.
The woes of wool
Brent Mountford, Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty provincial president, says the state of the wool industry is "the pits". Video / Alex Cairns
Body found on Mount Maunganui beach: Police investigating
Police are investigating a sudden death at Mount Maunganui. Video / Alex Cairns
'Am I Māori enough?'
Jenni-Lee Reardon has been considering getting her moko kauae for some time and has it booked in for May. She tells journalist Catherine Sylvester her story. Video / Alex Cairns
The spiritual journey of Tā Moko
Tā Moko artists featured at a symposium at Te Puia in Rotorua discuss their perspectives on the art form - past, present and future.
Anne Tolley on her Tauranga tenure
She spoke to the Bay of Plenty Times about her ups and downs as chairwoman of the council's appointed commission as her time in office nears its end. Video / Alex Cairns
David Seymour visits Tauranga
The ACT Party leader spoke to the Bay of Plenty Times on Thursday.
A first look inside Elizabeth Towers
The Bay of Plenty Times had a tour ahead of the apartments going on sale on the open market.
Retirement village residents embrace new crossing
Residents spent years lobbying for safety improvements.
Tauranga baker is fundraising to set up a mobile kitchen in Ukraine
Tauranga baker and barista Harriet Campbell has launched a Givealittle page to raise funds to set up a mobile kitchen in Ukraine. Video / Alex Cairns
Dogs make a splash at togs day
The Whangamata Community Pool held a Dog's in Togs day ahead of closing for two months for maintenance. Video / Hauraki-Coromandel Post
Anne Tolley speaks to Newstalk ZB host Mike Hosking
The leader of Tauranga City Council's commissioners Anne Tolley is defending the way they've been running our fifth largest city. Audio / Newstalk ZB
24 hours of handball to raise $350k for KidsCan
How to Dad's Jordan Watson and The Hits hosts Jono and Ben are doing a 24-hour "handball-athon" to raise money for KidsCan. Video / KidsCan Charitable Trust