Latest from Bay of Plenty

Search for pair suspended, strong undercurrents still at Waihi Beach

There are reports a child and an adult have come into difficulty while swimming.

Water tragedies: Child, 4, drowns at Kai Iwi Lakes, two others die in horror day

Three people have died in water-related incidents today.

'A wonderful achievement': Bay of Plenty hits 90 per cent fully vaccinated

The 90 per cent target has been reached - but it's not the finish line.

31 new cases in the community - new border-related Omicron case

The interval between second and booster vaccine doses drops to four months tomorrow.

Bumper-to-bumper: Motorists told to allow extra time in heavy holiday traffic

AA says 100 lives could be saved each year if road improvements were made.

'Count your blessings, get on with it': Life lessons from 100-year-olds

'If you are lucky enough to be well, get on with it.'

'No-tolerance approach': Whangamatā police warn NYE partygoers after bottles thrown

People are being urged to celebrate safely.

Felix Desmarais: Fixing the housing crisis should be about what is right, not popular

Opinion: Labour is playing to win elections, not make the changes it believes in.

New Year's Day weather: What will 2022 bring?

All you need to know for your New Year celebrations.

Covid 'not taking a holiday': Warning for summer hotspots

'Covid doesn't know it's Christmas or New Year', says ice cream shop manager.

'A real shame': Great white sharks wash up on beach near Waihī

MPI staff spotted the sharks while patrolling for netting activity.

Rescues at Hot Water Beach 'certainly avoided tragedy'

Conditions at Hot Water Beach heated up for lifeguards and rescues had to be undertaken.

Slim pickings as baches booked out

Coromandel, Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty are at full capacity

Revealed: New Zealand's most popular Google searches in 2021

What were Kiwis searching for this year?

Beat the Heat: NZ's best local swimming spots

Cool off this summer at one of New Zealand's best swimming holes.

Police trying to locate person following 'serious incident' in Mount Maunganui

Cordons were in place around the Bedford Pl area of the Tauranga suburb.

Civic whare will 'give the city a heart' community leaders say

Tauranga Council will debate in a civic whare building after the CBD upgrade.

'I woke up and screamed my head off': Christmas crash survivor's 56-hour ordeal

Gregg Shaw shares his incredible story of survival.