Meet the Tauranga dragonboat team with a special bond. All the women have had partial or full mastectomies. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

Waipuna Hospice has been attacked by thieves who ransacked the charity's Tauranga depot, making off with the hospice's signwritten van.

A stockcar driver has been injured in a race at the Baypark Family Speedway in Tauranga tonight.

A Bay of Plenty doctor says skin cancer diagnosis is on the rise, especially in Baby Boomers. The Bay of Plenty has the third highest rate of skin cancer in New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

People failing to pronounce Maori place names correctly "boggles the mind" of one Auckland woman, and presumably the thousands of people who viewed her online video.

Video footage has emerged of a man playing a set of drums on the side of the road at the summit of the Kaimai Range.

The partner of a woman seriously injured in a head-on crash on a notorious stretch of State Highway 2 is calling for safety upgrades on the road to be fast-tracked.

A treasure trove of bird's eye-view photographs taken since the 1930s are now available to the public online. The new website shows

Former footballer Adrian Elrick says he's never felt better despite collapsing from a heart attack on the bowling green yesterday.

Man died after a truck rolled on Thornton Rd in Whakatane on January 1.

ADVENTURE: The Stokes family, from Papamoa, are backpacking around the world for a year. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 211216RK02BOP_stokes By Ruth

The first of the two oystercatcher eggs has hatched on Mount Maunganui Beach sparking fears the chick and its sibling will become

by Kiri Gillespie FUN DAY OUT: Groom-to-be Grant Edwards spent much of his stag party at the Tauranga Races in a ''pretty comfortable''

MEAT THE MAYOR: Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless served up sausages at the waterfront on New Year's Eve. Photo/George Novak 311216gn04bop By

The teenaged females were approached by four men at about 12.30am and indecently assaulted on the beach between Pacific Ave and Banks Ave.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

As most Kiwis were partying to see the new year in, others were being born.

ENOUGH: Bay of Plenty District Health Board acting chief executive Pete Chandler said panic alarms will be installed in standalone

A person is seriously injured after an early morning crash in Mt Maunganui.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

What will start out as a cloudy morning for most of the country should clear as the Christmas day wears on, but the odd shower is in store too.

Wet weather today will clear throughout the country making way for a mainly fine Christmas weekend.

Accessible Properties has signed a contract with the Government confirming it will acquire and manage 1140 state homes in Tauranga.

Traffic has already slowed to a crawl in parts of the country as holidaymakers head out of town for Christmas.

Recreational boaties not carrying or wearing life jackets may get on-the-spot $300 fines this summer. Director of Maritime New Zealand

It's the biggest cruise ship to visit and likely the most valuable machine to call at New Zealand.

Police seized $506,000 worth of methamphetamine, four firearms, $128,000 in cash and found a house which had been converted into a cannabis growing operation.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps A month-long sting in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato targeting drink-drivers caught 130 people over the limit. The