Latest from Mt Maunganui

Mauao records 800,000 visits to summit last year. Should we let the mountain rest?

Thousands reach the summit of Mount Maunganui daily, but a day of rest is important.

Communities split over free school lunches

Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?

Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)

Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).

Drivers risk road closures due to speeding at roadworks

Motorists need to be "putting themselves in the boots of our workers", Rob Campbell says.

'I felt I had nothing to live for': Lonely Argentine finds hope in Tauranga

A cry for help in a public Facebook group resulted in an overwhelming response.

Why Māori medium education is 'nothing short of extraordinary'

"We all have a responsibility to ... ensure our language continues, survives and thrives."

Arohanoa Artistry - combining te reo, culture and business

The cultural influence of Arohanoa Mathews' work is obvious at first glance.

NZ festivals aim to strengthen Māori culture by promoting te reo

Maori Language Week: One Love and Bay Dreams to further support promotion of te reo Māori.

Local Focus: Introducing the China Lions

Bay of Plenty's newest rugby side plays Fiji tomorrow. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Meet the first Kiwi band to top NZ singles chart since Lorde

But Shadbolt can't pinpoint what it is about In the Air that makes it so popular.

Local Focus: Future lifeguards in the making

Oceans’ 20 comp takes over Mount Maunganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Wetland, parkland or stormwater drain? Trouble in paradise

There’s a storm brewing along the waterways of Pāpāmoa. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kiwi kids are playing less sport. Why skateboarding, surfing might replace rugby, cricket

Students in sports are declining - and teachers in sports are plunging.

10 Bay sevens players chasing playing spots at Tokyo Olympics

Blyde, Brazier, Paul, Tui, Curry, Joass, McGarvey-Black, Ravouvou, Warbrick, Webber named.

League star representing Ngāti Ranginui and Tauranga Moana

Indigenous Allstars celebrates Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori history.

The Blackcaps effect - how the sport and the Bay benefits

And it's likely to flow on for years to come.