YouTube video footage of a seemingly vicious fight between two Tauranga Girls' College students has been put down to play-fighting.

A teenager threw his unconscious friend over his shoulder and ran for his life after the pair were attacked by another group on Otumoetai Rd, in Tauranga.

Port of Tauranga's mixed ownership structure is considered a significant influence on its established position as New Zealand's best-performing port.

A fisherman roped himself to a buoy in Tauranga Harbour after his kayak was swamped with water.

The teenager driving in the fatal Bethlehem College crash would not have been legally allowed to drive the ill-fated van.

A former senior Bay of Plenty teacher has admitted paying $240 to twice watch two teenagers have sex - one of whom was a 16-year-old girl.

A parent support group has slammed a Mount Maunganui cafe for asking a mother to take her crying baby outside - the second incident in the past year.

A Welcome Bay resident who lit a non-permitted fire on his property which quickly got out of control at the weekend could be prosecuted or have to pay the bill for putting the fire out.

One of three men who attempted to hold up the Katikati Park Rd Dairy and Waihi Mobil Service Station last June with a pistol and hammer has been jailed.

The school that used to employ a senior Tauranga teacher facing a charge under the Prostitution Reform Act is fighting to keep its identity secret.

When a Mt Maungaui man saw a burglar climb out of his neighbour's home, he took off after him, tackled the man and sat on him until police arrived.

Debbie Armstrong is still haunted by the memory of watching her husband die, but she has managed to carry on.

Danielle Wright finds a holiday park with 'complete silence' and an award for 100 per cent cleanliness the perfect antidote to Waimarino's Adventure Park thrill-rides.

Sailing around the world was not their intention, but a desire to share their art has made it a reality for a family of French acrobats.

Bay of Plenty police are following tips from the public on the identity of a man who was viciously assaulted in Mount Maunganui on New Year's Eve.

Police are trying to find a man who was viciously assaulted at Mount Maunganui last night.