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He Maimai Aroha is a place where people can come to grieve together.

'I’m kicking myself, I should have kicked up more of a fuss,' says man who raised alarm.

The Andrews had demolished their old family home and constructed a new one.

A local is in shock after watching the man disappear between a toilet block and campervan.

Highways, walking tracks, campgrounds: What's still closed in the battered Bay of Plenty.

A local said he called 111 to report unstable ground several hours before the disaster.

Herald photographers were deployed from Auckland to document the significant landslide that struck at the base of Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty on 22 January 2026, following record-breaking rainfall, that claimed six lives.

Hewletts Rd alone generated 2500 bus lane tickets worth $375,000 last year.

Owners report aggressive acts, damage, daily clean-ups and frustration.

What’s driving this surge, and what does it mean for the local economy and community?

Pillans Rd Bike Track closure is on hold, as the council decides its fate.

A six-week Christmas appeal has helped more than 3000 people in Tauranga so far.

Michael Bryant was initially fined $19.5k for unconsented building work.

The council will put more than $5m into expanding a school pool to Olympic length.

The cap would limit annual council rates rises to a maximum of 4%.

A man has been prosecuted for an unconsented cabana on his Pāpāmoa beachfront property.

About 435 Pāpāmoa households on asphalt streets invited to choose - with a tight deadline.

Mayor Mahé Drysdale said the visit underlined the need for affordable housing in Tauranga.

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale visits the Tauranga Community Foodbank to meet volunteers and see all the work the charity does leading up to Christmas. Video / Tauranga City Council

More than 1300 Bay of Plenty superannuitants are relying on food parcels to get by.

Devastated residents challenge Tauranga council over sudden Pillans Rd Bike Track closure.

'Unrestrained animals in our communities are posing a threat to people daily.'

The woman is also battling to keep her name permanently suppressed.

Four people were near the fountain where the 4-year-old lay face down in the water.

The patrols will start early after a drowning at Mount Maunganui.

Council to explore street self-funding option for areas opposed to chipseal resealing.

They have embraced a proposal to replace regional councils with mayor-led boards.

No goodbye can leave people with 'unresolved emotions' or 'disenfranchised grief'.

The job is described as 'part-time' but the mayor says in reality it's not.