Allison is a reporter at the Bay of Plenty Times
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Downpours turn farms into oceans
Heavy rainfall has hit Bell Rd residents and farmers hard.
The Big Read: The Remarkable Raiha
The life and times of a 17-year-old competitive surfer.
Harsher penalties for migrant worker exploitation
Tauranga industries using migrant labour have welcomed a government move to clamp down on employers exploiting migrant workers. Off
Poachers fined for shooting $5000 stag on Te Puke farm
Matthew Warren Miller and Shane Robert Williamson (right) were sentenced at Tauranga District Court for shooting a $5000 stag on private
Terror on water: Man chased on harbour
A boatie says he feared for his life as a group of angry fishermen chased him for a "bloody scary" half-hour.