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Tauranga residents push back on contentious road upgrade
Construction began this week on the Cameron Rd upgrade.

Tourism boss sorry after saying Rotorua issues 'massive opportunity' for Tauranga
But the notion has been met with confusion and disappointment from sulphur city leaders.

Lives 'torn apart' by boozed, wrong-way driver
Boozed, speeding driver was 'incredibly foolish and selfish', Judge says.

Person in hospital after being hit by freight train
A person has been seriously injured after being hit by a freight train near The Strand.

'No jab, no job': Port workers wait until 'the last minute' to get vaccinated
From October 1, border workers must have at least one dose to keep working at the border.

'Lying motionless on the road': Dad's plea after teen hurt in crash
The Tauranga father of a crash victim has spoken out about the accident.

How rising building costs are hitting first-home buyers
Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.

Photography exhibition marks 10 years since Rena grounded
The exhibition will be free and open to the public for five weeks.

The 90% Project: How the vaccine has been rolled out rurally
The challenge now was making the vaccine accessible as people returned to work and school.

Protest as Tauranga's main concerns over Three Waters revealed
The proposal to ensure Māori involvement in future water infrastructure upsets some.

How Waikato alert level change will hurt local businesses
One industry leader says the Waikato outbreak is another nail in the coffin.

Housing crisis: City leaders eyeing land for affordable housing
Council seeking feedback on a plan to use 22.4 hectares for affordable housing.

Jo Raphael: The race for 90% vaccination is on and we're falling behind
OPINION: The goal is to get every region to 90 per cent vaccinated.

Tauranga heritage centre proposed for CBD, feedback sought
Community feedback around a proposed Tauranga museum is being sought.

Hanging on by a 'whisker': How will the Bay regain its economic confidence?
So what is the answer to regaining that economic confidence?

'Warm for October's standards': Heavy rain watch, thunderstorms for BOP
The rest of the year is looking good weather-wise despite a turbulent start to spring.

Decision looming: Second chance for Uni centre in Tauranga's Marine Park
City council to decide whether to reclassify land tipped for Uni marine facility.

Rena: A decade after disaster
A decade after the disaster we revisit it to find out what has been learned.

Kiri Gillespie: Rena response could have and should have been better
OPINION: It seemed it was only thanks to thousands of volunteers the beaches were saved.

The 90% Project: Burling on board with the Covid-19 vaccine
Now was the time to protect ourselves, our whānau and communities from Delta, he said.

Tauranga council outlays $288K on restructure - and that may not be the end of the spend
A proposed restructure affecting the council's Spaces and Places team is also under way.

Rena captain teaching maritime students how to pilot ships
Mauro Balomaga says he is correcting past mistakes by sharing the lessons he's learned.

'Critical': Tauranga's vaccination rates revealed
Here's how Tauranga compares to other towns in the race to vaccinate 90 per cent.

Some Bay RSE workers heading home, more being recruited
The Government's RSE pilot scheme is one part of the solution to fix the labour shortage.

Three Waters in the Bay: Who's in, who's out, and why that matters
Tauranga and Western Bay councils reveal their concerns ahead of the Three Waters reform.

'The whole thing just stinks': Landlords selling up as tax rules bite
Doorway has opened for corporate rental identities 'who only care about the money'.

Canal tragedy: Coroner rules on cause of truck driver's death
John Paul's truck left the road, crashed through a fence, across a paddock and into water.

Local Focus: Meet the king of the sandcastle
Pāpāmoa sand sculptor shares his secrets to creating next-level sandcastles.