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Why being poor costs more - foodbanks need our support
OPINION: The cost-of-living crisis has turned a hard situation into an impossible one.
Three Kiwi sustainable swimwear brands to watch, including the world’s first zero-waste label
The fashion industry has been known as the second-biggest polluter in the world.
Mobility scooter crash: Dedicated gardener bought plants the day he died
A relative says Eddie Duffy often made the long ride to Bunnings to buy more blooms.
'Dirty, old mutton': Pet food factory fined $70k for smells
Residents complained of 'putrid, acrid roasting smell' like 'rotten, stinking, dead meat'.
Time is ripe for more government asset sales
OPINION: Many of us have an irrational fear of asset sales.
Sweets and hand-knitted toys amoung generous donations
The foodbank urges people to continue providing much-needed support.
'Cruel and disgusting': Expanding foam attack on beehive causes heartbreak
'That’s the murder of thousands of bees.'
Black Friday deals: What local shops and big retailers have on offer
Local stores are joining the big retailers offering big pre-Christmas discounts.
Woman found guilty of murdering father in farmhouse fire
Lynne Martin has been found guilty of murdering her father 10 years ago.
'Makes no sense': Stores barred from selling booze before 10am
But restaurants can still serve alcohol from 9am.
Review of Mount Maunganui air quality report to be commissioned
The report linked air pollution in the industrial area to premature deaths.
'Significant uncertainty': Council defers crucial 10-year planning document
Western Bay's Long-term Plan is deferred due to a 'lack of clear national direction'.
'Vicious cycle': Beloved Tauranga bakery slashes staff to stay afloat
'I’m not certain about our future at all'.
Son charged with father's murder in Pāpāmoa
The Crown alleges the son fatally stabbed his father with a butcher's knife.
Foodbank store gives clients 'control and ownership' over food choices
A financial mentor says Tauranga Community Foodbank's store is “mana-enhancing”.
Zespri releases record forecast after 'tough couple of years'
'It’s great to have this confidence in our product and see this demand.'
One dead and one critically injured in Te Puke crash
Emergency services were called to the crash on Tuesday night.
'Fix it properly': 80yo fed up after potholes patched 11 times in 2.5 years
'You can’t just shovel gravel in there and leave it.'
Undercover cop grilled over befriending murder-accused in fatal house fire cold case
Daughter Lynne Maree Martin is on trial for Ronald Russell Allison's murder.
Flood survivor, 73, says units found ‘unsafe for elderly’ should be demolished
Future of flood-damaged pensioner units is to be decided this week.
Fountain tragedy: $90k upgrade after 4-year-old's suspected drowning death
The child died just three days before their 5th birthday.
Foodbank spike in demand shocks volunteer
Community support is “vitally important”.
Jurors hear covert recordings made by undercover cop
WWII veteran Ronald Russell Allison died in a suspicious house fire at Te Karaka in 2013.
'Bounce back': Most suburbs saw average values increase over past three months
OneRoof's latest property report paints a picture of how suburbs have performed.
Jump in foodbank demand means more hours for workers
“When I started working here, it surprised me so many different people needed support."
Two Tauranga Lotto punters each $18k richer
The tickets were bought online and at a local supermarket.
School group gets lost in Bay of Plenty bush, police praise what they did next
The search for the missing students ended in success.
'Absolutely devastated': Missing Tauranga man allegedly forced into a car
He was last seen at a McDonald’s in Mount Maunganui on November 3.
Motorcyclist fuming after Waka Kotahi evades blame after ‘horrific’ crash
Victim believes the road conditions were responsible for the crash that put her in a coma.
'Amazing' first week: Generous donations flow in to foodbank
Regular and new supporters have been donating.
Opinion: I might complain a lot but I wouldn’t live anywhere else
Opinion: I may rag on this place from time to time, but I truly love it here.
A black mark on her brain: Scan after concussion changes teacher's life 'overnight'
Within months, specialists were flying from Australia to perform complex brain surgery.
How this former mayor is getting stoves and heaters into Ukraine warzone
'We are doing our best to get ahead of the snowfall.'
