Latest from Tauranga

Barber shop in Pāpāmoa there for the bros

Barber shop by day – men's mental health group by night.

Jo Raphael: Drawing back the curtain on our mental health

OPINION: Gone are the days when you were told to "buck up".

Paint the town pink: Hot Pink Walk for breast cancer

Breast Cancer Support Service Trust Tauranga is holding its Hot Pink Walk on October 20.

Rob Rattenbury: What is happening with National?

OPINION: Poll results for National Party a 'serious concern' as next election approaches.

Paper-based contact tracing registers can breach Privacy Act

A survey of Covid 19 contact tracing rates reveals most businesses are complying.

Mental health and wellbeing assistance is all-encompassing

One in five Kiwis experience a mental illness each year.

Revealed: The most commonly stolen vehicles - and it's not what you'd expect

Find out which types of vehicles are being targeted most often by thieves.

Covid-19: 71 port workers not yet vaccinated in the Bay

All port workers need to have at least one Covid-19 vaccination by September 30.

Samantha Motion: Three waters reform heading up a creek

OPINION: The public engagement to date does not bode well for local input.

Rain and wind pound region, weather watches in place

MetService has issued wind and rain watches.

'It is a difficult time for all kids': Practice exams under way in Tauranga

A Bay principal says some students are "struggling with anxiety" post lockdown

The Premium Debate: Subscribers have a say on rising building costs in Tauranga

Have your say by going to bayofplentytimes.co.nz and becoming a Premium subscriber.

Life on the frontlines of the vaccination rollout

Meet the nurses on the frontlines of the vaccination rollout.

Squatters, overcrowding products of Tauranga's housing shortage

'No clear answers' to Tauranga's housing shortage and affordability crisis, says council.

Simon Bridges' 'do not seek and you will find' strategy

Judith Collins issued a Never Surrender response to potential challengers.

Letters: SH2 decision shows Govt letting councils down

Our readers have their say.

Toi Ohomai 'not aware' students travelled from Auckland to attend Tauranga class

"We would have emphatically instructed them to stay in Auckland."

'A disaster': Why the costs of building a new home in Tauranga are skyrocketing

Some builders, contractors and homeowners have 'walked away' from new builds.