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Tauranga’s controversial civic precinct project could cost ratepayers $26m a year.
Stealing from skip bins brings community sentence
Offender admitted taking items and intended to sell them.
Ram-raid: Four people arrested after store burgled
Three people are due to appear in Tauranga District Court today.
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Opinion: Our online premium subscribers have their say.
Local Focus: Shifting to alternate modes of transport
Private cars account for 90 per cent of journeys in Tauranga and it’s causing headaches.
'Madness': Top developer hits out as thousands of homes held up
'Everyone wants housing yet we are stifled by infrastructure.'
Crane company boss slams state of NZ roads
'The roads are the worst I've seen them,' says McLeod Cranes’ Scott McLeod.
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'Not again' says jewellery worker as armed robber returns - 'I have to' he replies
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Pineapple on pizza? Christopher Luxon shows his lighter side - and a hidden talent
The National Party leader has some fun before getting down to serious business.
‘Had a gutsful’: Business quits city's main street after 30 years
Others are thinking of doing the same thing as project comes under fire.
'Reaching out to people all across the world': Teen mental health advocate honoured
When Claire first arrived from China five years ago, she struggled to fit in.
Coromandel storm: Paediatric occupational therapist has to reshedule all appointments
102mm of rain has fallen in eight hours with more to come.
'Most significant investment’: Civic precinct to get $21m in TECT funding
Council commissioners are preparing to meet to decide how best to progress the project.
'We shouldn’t have to live like this': Struggling seniors turn off home heating
Some 'don’t have power in their home' because they don't think they can afford it
Mount Maunganui brawl: 10th man denies rioting and wounding charges
Accused remanded in custody.
Heavy rain warning and strong wind watch issued for Coromandel
MetService has upgraded the forecast to orange for Coromandel.
‘Extremely grateful’: Civic precinct to get $21m in TECT funding
TECT chair said project “one of the most exciting and significant projects” in a lifetime.
'Living here you feel like a bottom feeder and scum'
This woman works fulltime as a nurse but is still homeless.
Welcome Orange Lionesses: How Bay Oval transformed to host World Cup team
'We want them to be able to train on the best facility possible,' the groundskeeper says.
Local Focus: From an old deer farm to a traditional Thai temple
Take a tour of the traditional Thai temple tucked away in Welcome Bay.
Deer farm now a traditional Thai temple
Take a tour of the traditional Thai temple tucked away in Welcome Bay.
'I have got nothing': Boat owner left homeless now liable for disposal of wreck
'I am out of pocket. I have got no boat, I have got no home, I have got nothing'
'I have got nothing': Boat owner left homeless now liable for disposal of wreck
"I am out of pocket. I have got no boat, I have got no home, I have got nothing."
Heavy rain watch issued for Coromandel
A front is expected to move southwards over northern New Zealand.
Letters: Let's hope Cameron Rd cycleway will be better used than Mount
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
'Absolutely terrible': 'Nangs' need stricter regulations, says former meth addict
The nangs epidemic: Should cream chargers be banned for youth?
Top three reasons for WoF fails revealed: Mechanics' tips on what to watch out for
More than half of vehicles inspected over the past five years have failed at least once.
The Premium Debate: Renting out rooms a no-brainer?
Some say Bay of Plenty homeowners discovering perks of renting rooms are ‘great Kiwis’.
Woman weeps during failed bid to have dog ownership ban quashed
'Like a family member to us... I did everything possible to keep her contained.'
Elderly 'going without' meals: Pilot project aims to help struggling superannuants
'Really sad to think some of them are going a day without a meal or not eating.'