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'Above and beyond': Tauranga Community Foodbank reflects on lockdown
The team worked tirelessly every single day throughout lockdown.
'There's nothing like this in NZ': New gym endorsed by Joseph Parker
Fit Nation opened on October 14 but renovations were ongoing to transform the site.
'Vivacious' medium, Dolly Parton impersonator and country music fan remembered
Phyllis Tantrum was "one of life's very special characters".
Marae Kete launched to help marae administrators
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has launched an online Marae Kete.
Local Focus: Age Concern volunteers rewarded by local travel operator
Volunteers can start friendships that go on for years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Critical': Bay retailers rely on Christmas shopping season post Covid-19
Bay of Plenty shoppers spent $43.7m between November 29 and December 1 last year.
Letters to the editor: Welfare nation has become a too well-fed nation
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Christmas Appeal: Tauranga gyms are pulling their weight
Tauranga gyms are pulling their weight, but they need your help.
Real reasons people refuse to catch bus
Surveys reveal why some people refuse to catch the bus.
'Undercurrent of fear and anxiety': Tauranga bus drivers subjected to 'alarming' jump in abuse
Council told: A greater presence of police and security is needed.
State Highway 24/Tauranga Rd closed at Te Poi after crash
A crash involving two trucks and a van means SH 24/ Tauranga Rd at Te Poi is closed.
Gas leak at Tauranga commercial property
Fire and Emergency NZ are responding to a report of a gas leak at Tauranga business.
Bus lane bites back: Enforcement of popular shortcut nets hundreds of motorists
Enforcement of a Tauranga bus lane has begun, and not everyone is happy.
Avocado industry appoints first chairwoman
She is the first female in the position in the 40-year history of the organisation.
Letters to the editor: Parking meters a simple solution
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Royal Commission of Inquiry needed into violent child deaths
OPINION: Too many children are dying at the hands of those supposed to look after them.
Christmas Appeal: 'Big thank you' for big tubs of margarine
Bakels have donated over three tonnes of margarine to the Tauranga Community Foodbank.
City warned of 'serious consequences' as Tauranga development runs short on land
Concerns have been raised as land begins to run out at Tauriko Business Estate.
Pet food company cops $66k fine over big stink
Judge: 'Being in an industrial area is not a licence to discharge offensive odour.'
Marking White Ribbon Day atop Mauao 'quite poignant'
Eerie remembrance of violence as gathering looks to protect victims.
Letters to the editor: Tauranga will stagnate
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Kieran Madden: Ardern's disappointing reaction to child poverty pleas
Opinion: Child poverty will be an election-defining, touchstone issue this term.
Bay of Plenty man denies murder, trial to come
Man accused of fatal stabbing appeared in court.
Coromandel drivers fed up with costly windscreen incidents
One motorist had three windscreen cracks in a single journey.
'Draconian': Simon Bridges urges minister not to intervene in council
Tauranga MP says mayor's resignation removed 'significant source of friction'.
Ōmokoroa peninsula projects revealed at community meeting
Ōmokoroa infrastructure projects will be discussed next week at a public meeting.
Strike action withdrawn by St John Ambulance staff
St John Ambulance staff and FIRST Union have withdrawn planned strike action
Two-hour free parking to continue in Tauranga CBD
A council trial of offering two hours' free parking in the CBD will be extended.
"Take extra care': Heavy rain warning issued for BOP
There is a heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty region overnight.
Crash in Pyes Pa Rd snaps power pole, caused major outage
A car has crashed into a power pole on Pyes Pa Rd, resulting in the pole snapping.
Two taken to hospital after Whakamarama crash
The incident was reported to police about 9.15am.
Samantha Motion: It's not fair to say renters just shouldn't get pets
Opinion: Tenants with pets are being put through the wringer in the rental market.
Mayoralty race begins as 'very rare' double byelection looms
Tauranga city faces a situation not seen in more than a decade.