Beach-loving teenager Josh Laforteza touched the sea for the first time in five years today after the community raised the money to buy him a $6500 beach wheelchair.
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
Peter was trapped under a tractor for hours on his Mangakino farm. Video / Philips Search and Rescue Trust
Weightlifters David Liti and Tui-Alofa Patolo have been named flag bearers for the New Zealand Team at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.
Bay Oval will host seven internationals this summer season. Video / Tauranga City Council
Police arrested members and seized more than $1.5m in assets in the Western Bay of Plenty. Video / Tom Eley
Aerial footage shows flooding east of Pāpāmoa on Wednesday. Video / Oceania Helicopters Tauranga Ltd
Celebrating the Knights and Dames appointed in this year's King's Birthday Honours list. Video / NZ Herald
Emergency services have responded after an aircraft made a hard landing at Tauranga Airport.
Dad thanks people for helping raise money to help treat his daughter's condition. Video / Jack Bouvier
Waipuna‘s Hospice chief executive David Bryant says the organisation is at “crisis” point with a funding shortfall of $8.1m this financial year.
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
Brady was told in 2017 she wouldn't walk again due to a spinal cord injury. Video / Supplied
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
The business has experienced more than a 50% increase in orders since moving. Video / Megan Wilson
The tree removal is to protect underlying archaeological features and maintain the integrity of the redoubt.
A large garage fire in central Tauranga was attended by multiple fire crews.
Principal Barrie Wickens takes NZME on a tour of Tauranga Special School in 18th Avenue. Video / Tom Eley
Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford on one of the ramp connections at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange opening early.
A truck undertakes a vehicle after being overtaken on State Highway 29 in the Bay of Plenty. Video / Supplied
Ōtūmoetai Social Supermarket provides affordable groceries for local families. Video / Tom Eley
Helen Clark with her father George Clark at home in Waihī Beach ahead of his 103rd birthday. Video / Rosalie Liddle Crawford
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
Aerial view of traffic build up after SH29 crash on the Kaimai Range.
A heavy downpour of rain this morning has caused flooding in Pāpāmoa .
Chipseal works cause heavy traffic and delays between Te Puna and Aongatete.
340 competitors took part in the prestigious Race One Surf Craft Mount Monster held at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Video / Geoff Cox
Rotorua Māori ward councillor Rawiri Waru at the final meeting for the year. Video / Laura Smith
Mount Maunganui Primary School's winning Jump Jam team, Mount Mystics.
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.
Ten weeks post-surgery, she can eat and walk again. Video / Megan Wilson
The Kiwi art trail is back this year with support from the Tauranga City Council from Monday, October 14 to Sunday, October 17. Video / Aleyna Martinez
Azaria Tai is 8 years old and showing a lot of potential in her gymnastics. She hopes to one day go to the Olympics and represent New Zealand. Video / Ayla Yeoman
A man was airlifted to hospital after his vehicle dropped 15m off a road on to its roof in the Coromandel. Video / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The relationship between Harry, and his assistance dog Kowhai, provides a much-needed bond between the two and allows his parents to relax. Video / Tom Eley
The paraglider was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after crashing on Mauao.
Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana students are making their way from Matakana Island to the Tauranga mainland by boat for Aims Games.
Woolworths First Union members protesting near the Cameron Rd, Tauranga store today for fairer pay and better working conditions.