'Not adequate': Concern about Auckland border after truckie who visited Bay tests positive
A truck driver who recently travelled to Tauranga has tested positive for Covid-19.
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'It's been a boomer': Record month for birthing centre
The centre believes lockdown played a big part in the record number of births.
Heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty
Expect 70 to 100mm of rain in parts of the Bay of Plenty.
Apanui Primary School fire: Arson charge laid
The fire destroyed the office block and eight attached classrooms in February.
'It was like an investment': Anaru Palmer shares his te reo Māori journey
Anaru Palmer says those keen to learn te reo Māori should "give it everything".
'Enough's enough': Aucklanders in lockdown eye Tauranga properties
REINZ: Tauranga has reached yet another record median house price of $970,000
'If you're that ballsy, then front up': Māori flag designer
Linda Munn was absolutely disgusted someone complained a Rotorua kuia was flying her flag.
Marae renovations help those who lost jobs back into work
Renovations to local marae are not just strengthening buildings but building communities.
Job market holds strong: Why fewer Bay people went on the dole this lockdown
Business leaders say the recovery from lockdown won't be as swift as last year.
Jo Raphael: Collins' attack on microbiologist is baffling
OPINION: Collins should be aiming barbs where it counts, not at microbiologists.
Comment: It's never too late to learn how to cook
OPINION: Cooking is an homage to family.
Buddy Mikaere: Te reo Māori has come a long way since 1972
OPINION: I am proud to see the evolution of Māori language into the national lingo.
Foodbank gives record 74% more food than previous lockdown
The numbers of people needing help since lockdown in August have reached new heights.
Te Rawhitiroa Bosch: 'With another language comes another worldview'
Te Rawhitiroa says his life would be 'pretty vanilla' if te reo Māori wasn't a part of it.
Letters: Open borders? Not without a vaccination passport
Our readers have their say.
'Poor leadership': Former mayor blames successors for wasting millions
The former Tauranga mayor has blamed "poor governance and poor leadership".
Fatal motorbike crash in the Coromandel
One person has died following a motorbike crash in the Coromandel last night.
'It's our privilege': The lives and stories of the Bay of Plenty's lockdown warriors
As the Bay of Plenty went into lockdown a small army of unsung heroes geared up for work.
'I'm so hurt by those memories': Bay of Plenty ex-pats reflect on 9/11, 20 years on
Close to 3000 people died in the September 11 attacks, that changed the world forever.
'They call me the miracle guy': Mr Whippy beats rare kidney disease
"For some strange reason, the kidneys decided to work again."
'Incredible mistake': Mayor's frustration boils over in fight to fix 'most dangerous highway'
Local leaders left "bitterly disappointed" in the funding announcement.
Jo Raphael: Welcome level 2, life in lockdown was getting too comfortable
OPINION: We mustn't let life in lockdown become too comfortable.
'It's a vicious cycle': Is this the hardest place to buy a house in NZ?
Tauranga is one of the tightest housing markets in New Zealand right now.
Commissioners' plea: Housing shortfall a challenge too big to face alone
Tauranga City Council's commissioners have pleaded to the Government for help.
Mask or pass? Students decide as schools return
Face-to-face learning at schools and early childhood centres is under way in the Bay.
Red, green or orange? Council to check your recycling
The council will be checking recycling bins for incorrect or unwashed materials.
Wells back in action on Sunshine Coast
Wells claimed victory in her first-ever Ironman in Taupō in March
'Significant' changes for methyl bromide use underwhelm
Changes are coming for use of the gas at the Port of Tauranga but locals aren't impressed.
'Challenging': Bay business owners navigate new restrictions under level 2
Bay of Plenty comes back to life under Delta Level 2.
Bay electricity prices thought to be among NZ's highest
It's a major poverty problem and we're estimated to be among the highest charged for it.
Cat curfew? Ban proposed as dead sea birds pile up
The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is urging people to keep their cats inside at night.
Air quality group holds Govt to task over lack of 'critical' involvement
The working party says it needs the help from Government to sort out the problems.