Latest from Bay of Plenty

'Kids, kaumātua getting headaches': Marae still on quest for industrial neighbours to move

Community claim they are still suffering despite given the all clear.

'Trail of injured people': League match ends in 'all-out brawl'

Investigation launched after violence leaves witness 'shocked and disgusted'.

One Love 2022 line-up to feature 12 international acts

The first line-up has been named, with further acts to be announced later in the year.

Dame Georgina Kirby described as a 'great wāhine leader'

Dame Georgina Kamiria Kirby DBE, QSO, aged 85, died in Auckland Hospital last week.

Local Focus: Long-term plan hearings begin

Commissioners meet the community on their own whenua. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Police release name in boating tragedy

The man died after a small boat capsized in the river mouth on Saturday.

Driftwood: Pup grabs bizarre beach bounty

Barni often takes toys away from other dogs and takes them home — but this was a first.

Gangster grill! Rival gangs give out free sausages in Rotorua

Three gangs were spotted working together for a common cause.

'Lifelong trauma': NZ sexual harm offences at five-year high

The figures for the first three months of 2021 reflect what support services are seeing.

Ending period poverty: Free product roll out in BOP schools

'You just need them, it is like having toilet paper'.

Kawerau mill closure: 'Generations of people worked at that mill'

Kawerau bravely faces future without town's biggest employer.

Local Focus: Baypark prepares for Armageddon

Look out for these locals at the Armageddon expo. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Fiercely loyal' former Silver Fern Tilly Hirst mourned

New Zealand Sports Hall of Famer Tilly Hirst has died at the age of 79.

Dash of Lime: Mount Maunganui's best e-scooter food tour

Eating on the run gets a whole new meaning in the Bay of Plenty.

Axed road projects: 'Where's the analysis?'

Opinion: Traffic delays are bad for liveability and productivity, but also for emissions.

Gorge reopens after serious crash

The crash was reported at 7.45am.