Scammers exploiting death are 'scum'
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'Summer ice': Bay of Plenty drivers to take extreme care
"It can be more hazardous than heavy rain"
Nine weeks of Tauranga Williams Cup action gets started
There'll be seven qualifying rounds and two weekends of playoffs.
Revealed: How DHB will spend $45m mental health fund
Construction is expected to get underway in the next 12 to 18 months.
Northern Link, SH2 upgrades announced for BOP
The $12 billion scheme was announced by the Government today.
Shania Rawson's rekindled love for biking pays off
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Traveller's NZ death after China trip under investigation
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Comment | What's so wrong with a bikini top at a mall?
Comment: And, while we're at it, stop policing women's bodies.
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"Rotorua and Whitianga are on track to reach these conditions."
Wheels in motion: Ola ridesharing rolling into Rotorua
The service has 9000 drivers across the country to date, since launching in 2018.
Rotorua mates make the trek to One Love
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'Treated like criminals': Woman booted out of mall over bikini top
A woman claims she was discriminated against by security while trying to shop for a shirt.
Red, yellow, green: The colours of a reggae friendship
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First case of Mycoplasma bovis confirmed in the Bay of Plenty
"One case is one too many," says a Federated Farmers representative.
Caught out! Long weekend speeding ticket data released
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Jane Trask: Undies, undies, undies, TOGS!
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New Māori nurses enter Bay of Plenty workforce
The programme was designed to foster Māori students into health career pathways.
Scorcher! 30C temperatures to settle in the Bay this long weekend
Get the sunscreen ready!
'Off we run': Family flee from Waihi campsite after unexplained siren
It was only later they found out the alarm was, in fact, a false alarm
Tauranga Rowing unstoppable at Blue Lake
The club secured an impressive three-peat at the weekend.
Luuka Jones - in a good place after tough 2019 season
And the triple Olympian looks set for her fourth Olympic games this year.
Cricket: Mt Maunganui secure three-peat
They finished the Twenty20 championship unbeaten.
Shark spotted in the shallows at Pāpāmoa beach
The shark was about 1.5 metres long!
Samantha Motion: Hotels and a tale of two towns
Comment: Does Tauranga need to catch up to Rotorua?
Kiri Gillespie: Don't tell me not to eat meat
All of this environmental white noise and societal finger-wagging is tiresome.
Pōwhiri blunder benefits cultural tourism
Community leaders are getting behind the push for more cultural tourism in the city.
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Carmen Hall: People who dump rubbish at charity shops are losers
Comment: People continue to dump rubbish at charity shops in the Bay of Plenty.