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![Gear up for Tauranga’s first Cyclocross](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Gear up for Tauranga’s first Cyclocross
Summerhill MTB Park is preparing to host the event on July 21.
![Tauranga mayoral hopefuls want to rewrite major plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Tauranga mayoral hopefuls want to rewrite major plan
The candidates fronted a public meeting in Pāpāmoa.
![NZ Post services to return to Pāpāmoa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
NZ Post services to return to Pāpāmoa
Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford says the closure had 'left a huge gap in our community'.
![$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?
Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.
![French-owned HEB Construction profit leaps 62% from NZ operations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
French-owned HEB Construction profit leaps 62% from NZ operations
Business has road, rail, bridge, land, urban development and water projects throughout NZ.
![Tasman Holiday Parks Pāpāmoa Beach has had a glorious makeover, and families love it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Tasman Holiday Parks Pāpāmoa Beach has had a glorious makeover, and families love it
Introducing one of the biggest, most impressive resort swimming pools in NZ.
![‘Beautiful the way you are’: The challenges of mothering an adolescent daughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘Beautiful the way you are’: The challenges of mothering an adolescent daughter
Tween life coaching is already prominent in the USA, and in NZ the need is growing.
!['Kick in the guts': Tradies 'poaching' work from locals 'rife' amid slowdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Kick in the guts': Tradies 'poaching' work from locals 'rife' amid slowdown
'A high volume of tradies [are] jumping in the ute and trying to grab some of the work'
!['Colossal waste' or 'Godsend'?: Verdicts in on $1.78m crossings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Colossal waste' or 'Godsend'?: Verdicts in on $1.78m crossings
Safety concerns for local schoolchildren had been “alleviated considerably”.
![Waikato wheelchair rugby player tackles Outward Bound course](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Waikato wheelchair rugby player tackles Outward Bound course
The special programme was developed with Paralympics New Zealand and NZ Wheelchair Rugby.
!['Rare human': Tributes flow for tireless 'community champion'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Rare human': Tributes flow for tireless 'community champion'
His death on Sunday after a heart attack in Rotorua on Saturday was a 'huge shock'.
![Colleagues 'shattered' as 'incredible' local leader dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Colleagues 'shattered' as 'incredible' local leader dies
'Huge shock - He will be sorely missed.'
![13 German shepherds, 40 cats removed from residential home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
13 German shepherds, 40 cats removed from residential home
Seizure of dogs - all underweight and some with parvo - council's 'largest-ever'.
![Arrest after alleged stabbing in Pāpāmoa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Arrest after alleged stabbing in Pāpāmoa
A badly injured man who turned up at a medical centre this afternoon is now in hospital.
!['A nightmare': Mother of Tauranga doctor who disappeared two years ago speaks out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'A nightmare': Mother of Tauranga doctor who disappeared two years ago speaks out
'We still have no news' his mother Karen Holland said today.
!['Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'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.
!['Absurd': Fast-growing school hits out after Govt puts 'essential' builds on hold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Absurd': Fast-growing school hits out after Govt puts 'essential' builds on hold
Education sector should not be the target of 'cost-cutting', says principal
!['Increasing buyer activity': Tauranga's average property value rises to $1.09m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Increasing buyer activity': Tauranga's average property value rises to $1.09m
The three-month rise was above the NZ average, with two beachside suburbs leading the way.
![Tay-Tay, baby (sort of): Teen Swifties' musical tribute to 'mother figure'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Tay-Tay, baby (sort of): Teen Swifties' musical tribute to 'mother figure'
Couldn't make it to Aussie? Kiwi group just the ticket for a Taylor Swift fix.
![‘Overwhelming' resistance: Residents want city to trim $4.75b budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘Overwhelming' resistance: Residents want city to trim $4.75b budget
The city needs that money to fund proposed projects over 10 years.