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Dawn Picken: Listen up, I've got something to say
OPINION: We know when someone's focusing on our words and when they're not.
Volcanix squad named for 2021 campaign
The Volcanix start their season against Auckland on Saturday, July 16.
Jo Raphael: School leaders burning candles at both ends
OPINION: A happy medium needs to be found for burnt-out school leaders.
Free dental care in BOP thanks to stranded aid ship
Medical aid ship is now delivering free dental care on land.
When Doreen 'met trouble': Couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Kemp and Doreen McGechie reminisce on the past 70 years of their married lives together.
Business digest: Bay of Plenty real estate performers shine at awards
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Rob Rattenbury: Has the sun set on the day of the conservative?
OPINION: Has Labour stolen the centre swing voter forever?
Air NZ cargo imports jump as supply chain woes continue to bite
Air New Zealand has also revealed imported cargo from the US and Asia had jumped 30 %.
'Intense': Construction costs highest in two years
Report shows labour costs jump 1.3 per cent, the highest rate of cost inflation in 2 years
Jo Raphael: We're all vulnerable to cyber attacks, Waikato DHB just proved it
OPINION: Cyber attack on DHB was blatant and cruel.
Eye on the pies: Patrick Lam prepares for this year's pie competition
Reigning Bakels Pie Award champion Patrick Lam is not taking anything for granted.
Eclipse and high tides: 'Good possibility' of further large swells
Similar conditions to Sunday expected this week due to high tides and total lunar eclipse.
Three people await fate over tyre-stockpiling case
Two people have been sentenced in relation to a tyre dumping prosecution case.
Felix Desmarais: Running is hard, but facing bigotry is harder
OPINION: As a young queer person, the world taught me how to internalise the bullying.
Magic start strong but fall to loss against Mystics
A poor 20-9 final quarter saw the Magic lose.
Guilty verdicts for double murder accused and partner
Crown and defence lawyers have given their closing addresses in double murder trial.
Jo Raphael: We need more help to stamp out meth scourge
OPINION: Meth users in the Bay are wasting more than $1 million a week.
Biggest swells of 2021: North Island's east coast smashed
The swells are the biggest seen this year, lifeguard service says.
For the love of books: Secondhand bookstores thrive
Xanadu Book Exchange in Pāpāmoa is the largest used bookstore in the Southern Hemisphere.
Home-crowd advantage: Fifth time the charm for Magic?
Magic will face second-place holders, the Northern Mystics, in round 6 on Monday evening.
'A lot of people are in limbo': Residents upset at possible mill closure
The Norske Skog paper mill employs 160 people
The fake $50 and the off-duty cop: How a man was nabbed for making fake money
How did he do it and why?
'He just didn't have to be killed': Grieving whānau speak out after police shooting
Keeri Hooper still remembers the confusion in her brother's eyes before he was shot.
Luke Kirkness: Why I'm ditching the shirt and tie for chinos and funky socks
Opinion: Challenge the status quo people, do not give in to the man.
Benefit boosts 'like Lotto' for some, Budget offers less for others
Benefit rises will help people cover costs such as extra fuel, food, shoes or other goods.
Businesses need 'broad shoulders' after Budget under-delivers, Bay sector leaders say
Not enough to offset housing costs but makes "life a little bit easier at the fringes".
Jo Raphael: Why you should care about the Budget
OPINION: It's time to see what the Government has in store for our future.
Gangsters' paradise: Police figures reveal the gang capital of NZ
There were 1058 gang members in October 2017 in the Bay. Now there are 1493.
'There's very little waste.' Bay of Plenty schools say Govt funded lunches improve attendance and focus
School leaders say listening to student feedback helps to get buy in for lunch scheme.
Jo Raphael: Migrants stuck in limbo need answers
OPINION: Let's try to get answers for migrants stuck in limbo.
Rob Rattenbury: Love of books needs to be developed early
OPINION: Collecting books is now becoming an issue at the love shack on the hill.
Is the Bay's boiling property market starting to simmer? New data revealed
Tauranga's median house price is $937,500 and Rotorua's $630,000.
Impacts of Chorus' fire damaged cable outage were significant
The repairs to a fire-damaged cable will cost tens of thousands of dollars.