Principals are frustrated at another cost being forced on local schools.

Average weekly rents in the Western Bay of Plenty have increased 37.5 per cent in 2 years.

Police have recovered a boat floating upside down south of Mayor Island.

NZ kiwifruit exporters must adapt to global changes, says KPMG's global head of agribusiness.

A roading upgrade in Te Puke, funded by the NZTA and Western Bay of Plenty District Council, has caused unrest as residents and business owners air their concerns regarding the changes in the town. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

NEW VISION: Council community chairman Terry Molloy wants to shift Tauranga away from being a very conservative city. PHOTO/FILE A_210716aw15bop.JPG By

Life can be frantic in New Zealand's biggest city - so Aucklanders are pouncing on a new $50m housing development in Bay of Plenty.

The weekend will be mainly fine across the country.

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Weatherwatch's Phillip Duncan said the clouds acted much like waves in the ocean.

Tauranga police targeting faulty children's car seats say they got more than they bargained for while running a checkpoint at Welcome Bay this week.

By John Cousins The Tauranga City Council is seeking public feedback on an annual plan with the biggest capital spending programme

Dwaine Riley was sentenced in Tauranga District Court yesterday. PHOTO/FILE By Sandra Conchie A patched Head Hunter gang member

A man accused of stealing a car overnight was caught by police the following day because he drove through a Tauranga checkpoint not

A Tauranga store owner is fighting back against alleged shoplifters.

Most Kiwis are expecting property prices to continue their skyward climb.

A veteran scientist has tonight been honoured for efforts that made the kiwifruit industry cleaner and greener.

Rates on average home closing on $3000 a year.

Rainfall levels 'off the charts' as upper North Island prepares for a second big drenching this week.

An 18-year-old engineering apprentice is taking on one of New Zealand's biggest insurance firms in a dispute involving two cows.

Stunning pictures of McLaren Falls in the Kaimai Range have emerged, taken just hours apart. Bay of Plenty Times chief photographer

Vessel evicted from Tauranga refused entry to Fiji.

Whangamata one of worst-hit towns after most serious storm in decades strikes.

A party of Otumoetai College students camping in Whangamata will spend the night in the town hall.

RENA WRECKAGE: The remains of the wreck of the Rena shown in white on the section of Astrolabe Reef where it ran aground on October

A massive slip has closed State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whiritoa. It is one of a sting of closures around the region following heavy rain overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Luxury cruise ship expected to berth in Tauranga turned away because of the wild weather.

Linda Munn is best known as one of three women who helped to create the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. But how did she start out making art? And what is she doing nearly three decades on? Made with funding from NZ On Air.