'Significant' bus driver shortage means reduced services here to stay, for now
There are at least 1000 fewer run runs each day.
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Food providers 'stretched' as prices high, demand higher
"We're finding it harder to find enough food ... there's not much food around."
Mount Maunganui house fire being treated as suspicious
Firefighters were called to the Mount Maunganui house about 4pm on Friday.
'It's a talking point': Tauranga man gets tattoo of Queen's face
Declan Jones wanted a tattoo to represent his home back in England.
Letters to the editor: Tougher penalties needed for crims
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': What the health reforms mean for the Bay
Pete Chandler said Health NZ would address inequity and the Bay's growing population.
Comment: Access to vaping needs to be balanced
OPINION: Kiwi teenagers are preferring e-cigarettes over smoked tobacco
The big issue worrying a retiring police district commander
After more than 40 years on the force, Andy McGregor says it's time to wind down.
Voting opens in Tauranga byelection
A number of advance voting places will open ahead of election day on June 18.
Bus bashing: Driver concussed after violent racial attack at stop
'He took a number of punches to the face.'
Tauranga byelection: Luxon and Uffindell on gangs, bus violence, Covid and the Queen
The pair spent the afternoon walking the main street of the Mount talking to locals.
Mount residents urged to shut windows as smoke from house blaze spreads
Residents are being advised to close windows due to the smoke.
Meth bust: Three arrested after drug in pails of grease at port
Meth originating in Iran was found in a container of grease pails at Tauranga Port.
Jo Raphael: We love Australians - well, most of them
OPINION: We're known for our hospitality, but these Aussie imports are not welcome.
Subscribers debate gang member prison rates
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Sonya Bateson: Parenting guilt is guaranteed
OPINION: Special moments outweigh the guilt of stay at home parenting.
Thrills, chills and cosiness: What to look out for this long weekend
Bay businesses have their fingers crossed for good weather but rain won't stop the fun.
'I will not back off': Councillor defiant amid calls for resignation
'If they have an issue with it, they can take it up with the Local Government Minister.'
Union 'concerned' about number of assaults on mental health staff
Staff have been treated in the emergency department after being assaulted by patients.
Appeal reduces sentence for five-hour night-time crime spree
Three separate incidents involved three victims.
Premium Debate: the merits of early childhood education
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Gang members in prison: Numbers hit 7-year low
But the proportion in prison compared to non-gang members is at a 12-year high.
'Time was critical': 78-year-old 'grateful' for rescue helicopter services
Barry Anderson said he would be a 'dead duck' without its services.
Once worth $3m, Kleana Bins now in voluntary administration
Last year new kerbside collection charges affected 80 per cent of Kleana Bins' turnover.
Mount apartment tower's $25m makeover - and new name
$47m has been approved for the remedial work on Mount apartments in the last three years
Pair charged during Tauranga homicide investigation appear in court
It was the pair's second appearance.
Consultant hired to review whether retirement homes should pay less in council fees
Developers are facing a 15 per cent increase in contribution fees to the council.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Where have all the children gone?
OPINION: There's no quick fix, and parents are not failing.
Local Focus: Peter Wakeman on Candidate Camera
Christchurch-based independent candidate Peter Wakeman running in Tauranga by-election.
'I think it's fair': BOP regional councillor moves to Christchurch
Stacey Rose says he will have better time management from the South Island.
National plan to ban gang convoys in Tauranga 'ineffectual' - gang expert
National byelection candidate Sam Uffindell's idea for a member's bill comes under fire.
'Living hell': Family lived in tents after rental damaged in fire
A Tauranga mum and her three kids lived in a tent at their rental, but still paid rent.
'Absolutely soaked': Mount residents frustrated by speeding cars during flood
Tauranga had 79mm of rain from 2am to 7pm on Monday.
Butcher hit 'rock bottom'. Then something made him decide to stay open
The butcher, subjected to smash and grabs and break-ins, was ready to call it quits.