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Mount Maunganui to host prestigious bowls tournament
New Zealand's stars of bowls head to Tauranga for national fours champs.

Car smashes through fence of Bellevue property
The crash happened on Windsor Rd about 1.22pm.

Local Lotto shops 'non-stop' as $35 million jackpot nears
Powerball has ballooned to its biggest jackpot for months!

Cody Cooper leads the MX1 class into Rotorua round
After Rotorua, the series moves to Hawke's Bay and Taupō.

Tauranga cruise ships pull out all the stops for coronavirus spread
The cruise industry had extensive experience in managing the health of their guests.

Pools and halls set for price hike
Bay Venues also seeking rates-funded subsidy top-up to fill revenue hole.

$5.3m Adams Centre expansion proposed
'We need to urgently build this gymnasium' to avoid losing Sevens training programme.

Wairoa River Bridge closed overnight this Monday
This is the first of seven planned closures during the cycleway construction.

'Nasty pieces of work': Asian paddle crabs get claws into region
"They have a huge appetite, feeding on shellfish such as pipi, tua tua and cockles."

Knewstubb, Rokolisoa, Warbrick back for LA Sevens
The squad leaves for the US on Monday.

Fears beggars will come back as ban nears end
'Just please everyone, stop giving [beggars] money.'

Tauranga reeling after horrific Brisbane car fire deaths
Locals react to the horrific deaths of Rowan and Hannah Baxter and their three children.

''Horrendous sight and abysmal dust'': Te Puna residents rally against dumping proposal
More than 400,000 cubic metres of dirt could be dumped if the application is approved.

When will it end? Gang violence discussed at public meeting
The meeting was held in response to increasing gang violence.

Mount industrial fire: Building was under demolition
Smoke has stopped pouring from the building.

Begging ban: Committee votes to revoke
The bans have been in place since April last year.

Letters: Tauranga's Northern Link route could have been well on the way by now
Bay of Plenty Times readers have their say.

BOP surf life saving clubs benefit from large donation
The campaign started on January 20.

Police hunt for Mongrel Mob member with Bay links
He is considered dangerous so he should not be approached.

Case upgraded from domestic incident to homicide inquiry
Tauranga woman's death investigated as a homicide, police say.

Decision day for begging bylaw: Will it stay or will it go?
We take a closer look at two years of controversy over begging and rough sleepers.

Jobs welcomed: Fletcher Building invests $400m in Tauranga
Fletcher building's company Winstone Wallboards is relocating from Auckland to Tauranga.

What Bayfair underpass funding will add to your rates bill
The council clarified how much money it will put towards keeping the Bayfair underpass.

Bay topping the charts when it comes to pest control
The Bay is trapping more than its share of pests.

10 Bay sevens players chasing playing spots at Tokyo Olympics
Blyde, Brazier, Paul, Tui, Curry, Joass, McGarvey-Black, Ravouvou, Warbrick, Webber named.

Tauranga police shooting: Couple urged to come forward
The incident happened last Thursday about 7.45pm.

Letters to the editor: Gang problems run deep
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Pāpāmoa police patrol car arsonist jailed
A Tauranga man who torched a police patrol car has been jailed for more than two years.

Great mum, friend and teacher farewelled
Sue Walmsley was the deputy principal of Pyes Pā School for almost 20 years.