Bay of Plenty business and community leaders ready for alert level 1
The lifting rules cannot come soon enough, says hospitality spokesman.
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Opinion: NZ is ready to get back on track
COMMENT: Ardern was right to make the hard calls.
Funding boosts for three Bay community groups
Three community groups coffers are fuller after Bay of Plenty Regional Council grants.
Changes to regional civil defence Covid-19 call service
The call centre was established to help people meet essential needs during lockdown.
Gang tensions at boiling point: Greazy Dogs face off with Mongol Nation
Greazy Dog gang turns up in force at house of senior patched Mongol.
New reduced speed limits around Paengaroa and Ōkere Falls
The new permanent speed limits will come into effect from June 29.
Communities rally behind sporting organisations
It appears community spirit is strong in Bay of Plenty sporting circles
Wild weather: Trees down as wind and rain pummel region
Fire crews were kept busy overnight as wild weather battered the region.
Weather: Heavy rain and gales to batter Bay of Plenty
People were advised to make sure that items and structures at their homes were secure.
AIMS Games cancellation 'devastating' but understandable
Organisers this week announced their decision to cancel the popular annual event.
Jo Raphael: Carnage on our roads is a numbers game
COMMENT: Queen's Birthday is coming up and people are itching to get away.
Plummeting numbers prompt call for free school buses
"Things like that would be a real assistance to our community."
From lavish parties to a prison cell: Head Hunters' $1m man jailed for 12 years
Head Hunter boasted of making $10,000 every day from meth. Now he's going to prison.
Alert level 2: Busy roads mean more danger
There have been two fatal accidents in Bay of Plenty in as many weeks.
Jo Raphael: PM's actions show zero tolerance for Covid-19
COMMENT: Covid-19 response shows stark differences between NZ and other countries.
Make Matariki a public holiday, says advocate
Celebrating Matariki as a public holiday will better educate Kiwis of its significance.
Bay of Plenty Maori unemployment more than double that of Pākehā
"We are talking now about the new wave of unemployed, not those already on the books."
Local Focus: Who is Todd Muller?
Todd Muller talks to Local Focus before knocking Simon Bridges out of National Party leadership. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Duck shooting: The dos and the don'ts
The start of duck shooting season is when most game bird hunting accidents happen.
Kristin Macfarlane: Having events to look forward to good for mental health
Comment: Normality is great, but there's still a long way to go for some sectors.
Comment: Separation anxiety to peak as school, work returns
If you are experiencing anxiety, you are not alone.
No plea by man accused of threatening to kill Simon Bridges
A man accused of making a threat to kill Simon Bridges is yet to plead to the charge.
Hospitality industry: 'Why can't we be trusted to open?'
Why some bars will open this week and some won't.
Scott Inglis: Let's use level 2 to support local businesses
COMMENT: We must do everything in our collective power to get our economy moving again.
Local Focus: May is ME/CFS awareness month, so what is it?
No end to lockdown for ME sufferers. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Bay of Plenty job losses spark increase in welfare payments
Jobseeker beneficiary numbers have risen more than 2300 in the region.
Bay leaders sign off $755m bid for transport funding
Revealed: The full list of projects for which Bay leaders want 100pc Government funding.
'Man of great mana': Bay of Plenty Rugby pays tribute to coaching great George Simpkin
'He was a man of great mana and he will be missed.'
Comment: Economy, freedom - and trust come with alert level 2
The rules around level 2 have been revealed.
Bay of Plenty educator selected for new role with mammoth task
It was an "exciting proposition".
No new cases of Covid 19 in Bay of Plenty and Lakes district
Zero new cases of Covid 19 in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes district overnight.
Bay of Plenty woman convicted in $150k Serious Fraud Office case
A former Bay education consultant received almost $150,000 worth of kickbacks.
'Wood-first' policy could create 3000 jobs nationwide
Business chambers and forestry leaders want new publicly-funded projects to use wood.