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'As a country we don't celebrate things enough' - PM opens $500m The Foundation retirement village
'I think as a country we don’t celebrate things enough,' says Christopher Luxon.
'A new era of public transport': City to trial on-demand ridesharing buses
The OnDemand vans will not follow set routes.
'Flak' and 'shenanigans': Truckie tells how she fought her way to the top
It was a bumpy road but now she's in the 'best job ever'.
'Expensive flop': $75k in public funding for app downloaded 2200 times
Authorities say the ratepayer-funded project is worthwhile and feedback has been good.
Bomb squad disposes of items from imported firearms shipment
A Tauranga building was evacuated after a 'potential explosive threat' was discovered.
Meet the Kiwis who quit the office and earn money while travelling the world
'I get the work done, whatever it takes'
Key BoP-Waikato route to close over five nights
NZTA says a full closure was safer for their crews and road users.
New stadium to be delivered in stages and construction pushed back
Budget restraints have been caused by the need to improve water infrastructure.
Swims, sherries, The Chase, bed by 8pm: 'Easygoing' 82yo seeks flattie
Retired skipper takes flattie search public after reports of elderly housing crisis.
Building evacuated after discovery of 'potential explosive threat'
New Zealand Defence Force bomb staff were called.
Kiwi stars claim back-to-back wins in Mount Maunganui
Shaunna Polley and Alice Zeimann again won the beach volleyball event in Mount Maunganui.
'Horrible': Renter lives every day in fear of getting kicked out
Meet renters expecting to be tenants for life, and those who still dream of homeownership.
'A nightmare': Mother of Tauranga doctor who disappeared two years ago speaks out
'We still have no news' his mother Karen Holland said today.
Opinion: Penalise teen criminals - but do it this way
Opinion: Do you remember your teenage years?
Death, evacuations and gunfire: Inside Tenby Powell's warzone mission
'You wander around the grave sites wondering how people can do this to other people.'
'Absolutely horrified': Six-storey $100m-plus Mount retirement village under fire
Neighbours feel 'blindsided' and claim they initially understood it would be 9m high.
Closing Pāpāmoa GP clinic to reopen by June under new ownership
Its offering includes virtual appointments with an average wait time of 2.4 hours.
'Flippant': Top school spends $10,000 on principal's farewell
However, the school is defending its spending.
'Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close
The owner says closing site was a difficult decision after it lost 'quite a few' GPs.
Council backs down on ‘cash-grab’ sports fees
'Where we’ve landed is probably reasonably fair.'
Overnight road closures coming up on Tauranga highway
Road users will be detoured via SH2 while works take place.
Letters: Don’t let our little town decay, there are options
Opinion: Our readers have their say.
'Huge impact': Bottle-O owner 'angry' and 'frustrated' after ram-raid
Police are investigating a ram-raid burglary at the Bottle-O Te Puke store
Tauranga Boys’ College spends more than $11k on 'PR spin' in historical sexual abuse case
The school says such 'complex' cases require specialist advice to protect all involved.
Tauranga ratepayers face 15.8 per cent rates hike, Cameron Rd works delayed
Homeowners face paying another 11.1 per cent on average.
Boy with 'crippling disability' denied rehab after five-hour brain surgery
'We just do not have enough facilities for the kids in our country,' his mum says.
Police probe incident at Tauranga college, deputy principal describes 'scuffle'
Staff intervene after trio come to college wanting to 'confront' student.
Not enough cash: Major city projects delayed amid three waters woes
It comes as Tauranga's council grapples with 'budget limitations'.
'Perfect sense': $147m hotel and conference centre poised for CBD
The council says the project could be worth $58.8m in benefits to the city.
Controversial road-pricing project scrapped after public backlash
The idea to toll many main arterial routes was labelled “ludicrous” and "unfair".
Boat sinks in Tauranga estuary
The boat is submerged next to the jetty on Chapel St.
200 arrests in six months: How this CBD is turning the tide on crime
'We feel well supported. In the past, we felt that no one even cared.'
What the US presidential election could mean for the markets
OPINION: The US economy can perform well under governments of all shapes.