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'Big changes' forecast for peninsula: Council seeks residents' views
Tauranga City Council is seeking community feedback as it plans the next 50 years.
'We're open. We're safe. Keep coming': Sector's message as restrictions ease
Meanwhile, accommodation providers believe there is still a hard slog ahead of them.
Graham Bell: Nation's crime rate - it's not so bad
Former top cop says New Zealand is a very safe country.
Business digest: Young Innovator Awards 2022 launches
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'We're all getting old buggers': Experts split on raising age of superannuation
However, a support group says elderly people are already struggling to make ends meet.
Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on city's 13.7pc proposed rates rise
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Maggots, flies a risk under reduced rubbish collection service
The collection service has been affected by Covid-related driver shortages.
Drink driver who ran over and killed friend sentenced to home detention
Victim was dragged along a Waihī street after being accidentally run over by his friend.
'So much anxiety': Isolating solo mum's struggle to afford basics shared by many
Omicron: People who have never needed help to afford food are now having to use a foodbank
Mafia-like tactics: How a gang's drug empire came crashing down
Big business: The inside story on the inner workings of a major organised drug operation
'Nah, we'll be right': Drink driver ignored pleas to stop before fatal crash
His friends were screaming at him to stop. But he was drunk, crashed and killed his mate.
Covid a major factor in kiwifruit worker shortage
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers and subscribers have their say.
'We continue to meet the demand': Health Minister visits Tauranga healthcare providers
Little said it was "heartwarming and gratifying" to see how young people are benefitting.
'Truly overwhelming': Missing doctor's mum and brother join search
David Holland was last seen almost two weeks ago.
'Ridiculous' or worth it?: Tauranga rates could increase 13.7 per cent
Some say it'll be worth it, others say people are already struggling with hardship.
Tauranga's choice: A 'vibrant exciting' CBD or an 'ordinary' one
Two proposals for the civic precinct are being put to the community for feedback.
Letters: Time non-vaxxed paid their way for medical care
Readers share their views on the big issues facing Tauranga and the Western Bay.
'He has been my rock': Friend of missing doctor holding on to hope
Tauranga doctor David Holland has been missing for nearly two weeks.
What the PM's mandate announcement means for the Bay
A Bay mum said vaccination passes had become a "big issue" for her children.
Lock it or lose it: Police warn rural property owners
A lot of reported thefts are committed by opportunistic criminals, police say.
The Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on cruise ship industry and maritime border closures
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
City councillor considers run at Simon Bridges' seat
Several people are keen to become Tauranga's next MP.
Aftermath of tragedy at sea: Yacht sinking survivor's message for Enchanter crew
"... to have been through something like that, and survive, I just shake my head."
How to prepare as potential 'extreme' rainfall threatens Bay
Downpours and significant flooding are possible for the Bay of Plenty.
Luke Kirkness: What some unemployed people are lacking
Keep trying until it pays off, argues Luke Kirkness.
'Watching over me': Golfer's 'emotional' win after losing mum in harbour crash
He felt his mum by his side as he played.
'Ruts': Claim heavy electric buses damaging city roads
Plus: A TCC commissioner has been waiting a year for bus patronage data from BOPRC.
'Open border': Cruise industry fears passengers will sail away
'It's not like flicking on a light switch: We need to plan some operators have closed.
Chocolate fish, T-shirts and a can of Coke: BOP council leaders' credit card spend
Only one mayor among the four councils holds a credit card.
Jo Raphael: Why I'm avoiding Covid like the plague
OPINION: The sooner we get out of this peak, the sooner we can get on with our lives.