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Premium Debate: Tauranga subscribers react to Simon Bridges' retirement from politics
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Who wants Simon Bridges' seat? Hands go up for Tauranga byelection
Tauranga-based Labour list MP Jan Tinetti wants to contest the byelection.

700kg of cocaine seized at border 'destined for another country'
Experts suspect cocaine seized on a ship docked in Tauranga was destined for elsewhere.

'Crucial','vital' Aussie visitors to be welcomed in time for school holidays
Vaccinated Australians can come to NZ without isolating from April 12.

The region where kids make up a third of Covid hospitalisations
But children often responded 'quickly' to treatment, the board says.

Tiny home a hit with kids, and mum
With the cost of renting in Tauranga, Jonea Dance looked at owning her own tiny home.

Cost of delaying commission-run city's elections revealed
The decision to delay the Tauranga City Council election has been revealed.

Covid 19: Record 24 deaths including two in BOP reported today
Today's case numbers.

Luxon: Bridges would have been Finance Minister if National won election
National MP Simon Bridges announced yesterday he would step down from politics.

Reducing booze harm or hurting hospo? Closing time submissions heard
Eighteen groups and individuals tell the council what they think of earlier closing times.

Simon Bridges on quitting politics, his legacy - and what comes next
Outgoing MP says he expects a great by-election battle between red and blue for his seat.

National awaits new finance spokesperson after Bridges' departure
National is looking for a new finance spokesman.

'Cop-out' and 'Every little bit helps': Mixed cost of living relief reactions
The Government has cut 25 cents off fuel tax, but will it ease the cost of living crisis?

Tauranga immigration adviser calls for 'special visa' for Ukrainians
A Russian-born immigration adviser is calling for a special visa for Ukrainian refugees.

'We're all in shock': Friends of missing doctor say he is caring, generous
Police and friends want to hear from witnesses who were on Pāpāmoa Beach on Friday night.

'Absolutely devastating': Principals on proposed ban on international students
Fears of 'huge impact' on school culture.

Search for missing Pāpāmoa man David Holland to resume on Tuesday
David Holland, 31, was last heard from on Friday evening.

Rob Rattenbury: Marriage has come a long way since the 70s
OPINION: I still believe there is a place for marriage but not first place.

3-year-old battling cancer ticking off his bucket list
Whakatāne boy Tu Hillman's bucket list of dreams has come true thanks to generous donors.

'Easier to get around': Thousands fewer cars on the road as Omicron hits
Thousands of people with Covid and their household contacts will be isolating.

'No immediate solution': Supply chain woes hit Bay hospitals
The Bay of Plenty District Health board says surgeries and procedures are not affected.

Papamoa man missing, police appeal for help, sightings
David Holland was reporting missing on Friday. Police are now appealing for public help.

Covid vaccination drive-throughs in the Bay this weekend
Vaccination drive-throughs are in Ōpōtiki, Kawerau and Murupara, Tauranga and Pāpāmoa.

How many Māori vaccinations to reach 90% fully vaxxed?
As Omicron continues to spread, the Bay's 90 per cent vaxxed target is yet to be reached.

Fleeing war victims will find themselves in 'enemy territory'
Tauranga man who spent time in Ukraine and still has friends there speaks out.

'No place to be sick': Concerns mount for homeless amid outbreak
A homeless advocate says RATs have been a game-changer but she's still worried.

Revealed: Where experts think disgruntled landlords will invest their money
Meet retired teacher investor: 'Good luck with living on $250 to $300 a week from super'.

'Every day I think, what am I going to feed the kids?: Cost of living 'squeeze' hits families
"Every day I think, 'What am I going to feed the kids?'."