Mount Maunganui visitor centre plans canned, council to refund PGF money
The Mount Maunganui visitor information centre project is no more.
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City council's $285,000 byelection to carry on
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New factory grounds blessed in Tauriko
The factory is planned to be operational in the second half of calendar year 2023.
Bryan Gould: Investment bank could be a panacea to economy woes
OPINION: Government could establish an investment bank to stimulate economy.
Letters to the editor: Speed limit reduction illogical
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Samantha Motion: When roads become bitumen battlegrounds
Opinion: We all play a little justification game to excuse our bad driving behaviour.
'Cut up like a wild animal': Attack leaves teen needing 300-plus stitches
A Tauranga teenager lost three litres of blood and needed more than 300 stitches.
Business Digest: Businesses encouraged to get financially fit for new era
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Eye fillet steak stolen, store damaged as butcher targeted again
Doug Jarvis Butchers has been targeted by thieves twice in the last three months.
Tauranga cyclists to collect for foodbank via Santa run
Tauranga cyclists plan to share the Santa spirit by donating to the foodbank.
'Easy pickings' for police: Drivers busted using phones on the rise
The number of drivers snapped using cellphones at the wheel is on the rise.
New jobs put bright spin on redundancies
Redundancies have opened new doors for two men in the Bay.
Why ketamine is being trialled as an antidepressant in the Bay
The new drug trial is looking for participants.
Letters to the editor: Labour's economics an easy target
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Dawn Picken: Big Brother is watching
OPINION: Facial images may be collected at a distance, without consent or knowledge.
Construction milestone in Bay Link project gets under way, delays expected
There will be a partial closure of the roundabout causing some delay for motorists.
Samantha Motion: Minister's move to sack council a bold one
Opinion: Can a commission stop Tauranga going round in circles?
Fifteen years running: Cooney Lees Morgan gives generously to Foodbank
Cooney Lees Morgan has once again collected a massive donation.
'Democracy has gone': Councillors hit back at minister's intention to replace them
The minister wants to appoint a commission to run the city.
Top cop says deaths of Bay of Plenty children will not be the last
The Bay of Plenty continues to grapple with a serious child abuse problem.
Homeless fears: Desperate dog owner's online plea for pet-friendly rental
Logan Wilson, who owns two dogs, is hopeful he will find a new home.
We need you! Help local business fill van for foodbank
"It's very easy as a middle-class person to not understand what it would be like."
Tauranga Māori 'probably' underpaid as council votes on new remuneration rates
Councillors have upped the rate they pay tangata whenua but say more needs to be done.
Speed limit proposal: 'Nobody does 80km/h. There's a lot of skidding and horns blowing'
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Local Focus: Emergency services food run a success
Drive-by donations a hit with the community. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Three injured in triple car crash
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Voices of the young challenge council to honour Yatton Park history
Voice of the young challenge Tauranga city leaders to honour history.
Richie and Gemma in Tauranga to tick off bucket list with a skydive
All Blacks legend Richie McCaw encourages kiwis to explore our country.
Opinion: Permanent fix needed for hole created by migrant labour
OPINION: Investing in local labour is a permanent fix to the seasonal labour shortage.
'Left in the lurch': MPs slam delays in $933m expressway build
Transport minister hits back, saying National had nine years to build the road.
Crazy waste: Bags of dumped crayfish a mystery
"It's pretty gutting, especially with the recreational takes being cut recently."
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Community surf comp brings locals together for Movember. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Revealed: How Covid has affected expats at home and abroad
''I have received mixed feedback with respect to returning expats.''