"People need to understand what the hell we've been through in the last year."

The sold-out event will draw crowds of 20,000 for the fourth year in a row.

The Tauranga boy is determined to get back to 'normal' life.

Customers are starting to notice gaps on shelves which could drive up prices.

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

A total 165 building consents worth nearly $94m were issued in December.

And a new report suggests the region will continue to be a top performer.

Parking revenue is down but business for some retailers is up.

The question comes after domestic violence callouts increased over the holiday period.

Use of emergency fire siren to be canned at night after single complaint.

"People are seeing us an alternate option to the dump."

Souvenir shop owner: "It's pretty much how it used to be before cruise ships."

'I could have died there because I could not get access to meds.'

"If we don't do something these delays will just get longer."

Omanawa Falls has never been open to the public, the council says.

Men were also more than two times more likely to first-time offend than women.

The husband of a woman who died in a Tauranga road crash describes his 'year from hell'.