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Police hunt woman after Mount Maunganui store robbed at gunpoint
Police received reports of a robbery on Girven Rd about 5.50am on Friday.

Katikati Volunteer Expo: Making a difference for local groups
The sectors included community, emergency, social, information, environmental and the arts

Tauranga mayoral race: Aurel Braguta wants to reduce costs
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.

Teens aged 14-15 arrested after alleged stabbing outside fuel station
One person was found in a critical condition.

Tauranga Boys’ juggernaut rolls on
A review of the TBC v Napier rugby game from the weekend.

Power move: $15m for back-up generators in Coromandel
Powerco is spending $14.7m on back-up generators in Coromandel town and Matarangi.

'Passion killer': When couples collide over money
'Nothing worse than being blindsided by your partner with a large bill.'

Mayoral hopeful Tina Salisbury's 'cutting-edge' vision for Tauranga
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.

Prime place to see Matariki cluster
Katikati will have its own dawn ceremony for Matariki.

Mark Lister: Trump the frontrunner in debate lead-up
OPINION: Biden will be hoping an early debate will revive his campaign.

Tauranga mayoral race: Q&A with Tim Maltby
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.

'We barely fired a shot': Chiefs coach highlights key element in final loss
The Blues finished the game having had 67 per cent of possession.

Man sobs as jury acquits him on serious drug charge
The Crown said there were too many coincidences linking the man to the meth lab.

Chaos erupted in car after driver ran down man in street, court hears
A windscreen shattered and chaos erupted after a car ran down an enraged woman's partner.

Thousands without power in Coromandel
An outage on the Transpower network is affecting up to 27,000 people.

Woman and teen accused of fatally driving over man in Te Puke after Christmas money row
A woman and teenager jointly face a murder charge in the High Court at Hamilton.

'I'm just going to say it as it is': New Georgia Lines album shares vulnerability
The songs were written during some personally challenging times.

'Very stressful': Union claims Health NZ hiring pause impacting frontline
Health NZ says regional forums will approve recruitment 'where appropriate'.

Tauranga mayoral race: Q&A with Tanya Bamford-King
Local Democracy Reporting asked the 15 mayoral candidates their thoughts on four topics.

New marine research, education hub for controversial Marine Park site
The new facility will replace the university’s Coastal Marine Field Station.

One critical after reported altercation in BoP
Police tape is surrounding a service station.

Property company helped pay for invite-only Council cocktail party
Prominent developer says event celebrated 'overdue' CBD work kicked off by commission.

Tauranga mayoral race: Q&A with Jos Nagels
Local Democracy Reporting asked the 15 mayoral candidates their thoughts on four topics.

‘It messed me up a little’: Adoptee’s heartbreaking hunt for birth family
'It’s almost like I was reborn again, like I discovered who I was all over again.'

Authority rules on claims Tauranga 'now hiring' election ad was misleading
The council says the advert was intended to be tongue-in-cheek.

Famous trail to be farewelled as MTB nationals return
The famed Taniwha Trail to be used for the final time.