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Hospital 'state of emergency': 'Fatigued, sick' staff battling RSV outbreak
BOPDHB set up a "coordinated incident management structure" on Monday.
Dawn Picken: Once upon a time, I could venture with my kids
Opinion: The anti-staycation: where you wish you had left home but stayed to work instead.
Fog blankets Auckland Airport: Flights cancelled, diverted; heavy rain on way
Fine weather expected before possible heavy rain and floods for parts of NZ.
'A despicable piece of work': DHB faces backlash over booklet
A Covid-19 vaccine info booklet was withdrawn from circulation after being deemed racist.
Historic Battle of Te Ranga site gets $600k redevelopment boost
More than 100 Māori and 13 British troops were killed or mortally wounded at Te Ranga.
'It's tragic': Skipper of yacht died while saving others, investigation finds
Pedersen also praised finding that her husband was "instrumental" in survival of crew.
'Relentless flow of cargo': 19 ships waiting to berth at Port
Peak kiwifruit season and global congestion and reduced capacity are affecting Tauranga.
Digger driver killed at Te Puna Quarry Park named
The digger driver who died after a crash at Te Puna Quarry Park was a volunteer.
Holocaust survivor turns 100: How he defied Nazi invaders and escaped
'My life is in the Lord's hands. I have no say in it.'
Parents 'in shock' after 18-year-old suffers brain bleed
Elaine and Roldan Lictao learned via a phone call their daughter was in hospital.
Tauranga man jailed again after more than 250 convictions
A Tauranga pensioner with more than 250 convictions has been jailed again.
'Hellishly busy': New build gets 100 inquiries as consents hit $1b record
Calls for Government to get involved over supply chain issues in building are increasing.
WorkSafe investigating sulphuric acid incident which injured two
One person airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
'Mr Credibility' Philip Sherry a 'true gentleman'
Legendary former TV broadcaster, and local councillor and 'gentleman' has died.
'I feel like we've won Lotto': TSB returns pensioner's $150k life savings
'I feel like I'm floating on air.'
Escape plans and sleepless nights: Bay of Plenty residents fear for family in South Africa
One family had an escape plan ready in case rioters started invading homes.
Tauranga man who assaulted, bit, spat at police awaits his fate
A Tauranga man has admitted seriously assaulting two police officers.
Seven injured as truck collides with 'multiple vehicles' on Kopu-Hikuai Rd, Coromandel
Police had no indication of how many people are involved or may be injured.
'Unfortunate reality': Low pay leading to 'cowboy' start-ups
Some painters, decorators and fencers are willing to take up the work at a cut-price rate.
Life parolee Dean Wickliffe avoids prison recall for drink-driving
An infamous Bay man was sentenced to community work for breaching a parole condition.
Company fined $245k after employee injured on foreign ship outside NZ
It took nine hours for crew members to notice the injured employee was missing
How 'guardian angel' single mum rescued an elderly couple
Hemana and Sarah Eruera believe they met their guardian angel on a Tauranga side street.
Ōpōtiki man found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter
The jury has found Ōpōtiki man Harry Matchitt not guilty of murder.
$1 million: The price to stop aggressive behaviour at three Tauranga bus stops
A CBD worker says 'nefarious behaviour' has dispersed since security arrived in Willow St.
Rob Rattenbury: How pervasive is white supremacy in NZ?
OPINION: White supremacists do exist in our country, though hopefully not in great numbers
Local Focus: New 'rainbow hub' opens in Tauranga
Gender Dynamix and Rainbow Youth move in together. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Political Roundup: The Democratic and equity deficits in Three Waters reforms
Equity problems in the Government proposals, Representation and governance concerns.
'Groundbreaking' migrant pōwhiri in Tauranga may become permanent
Hundreds attended what is believed to be the first migrant pōwhiri.
'We pulled it off': Photographer reflects on Rainbow Warrior bombing investigation
Alan Arnold joined the police in 1956 as a trainee cadet.
'We are hurting': Outrage over skilled worker immigration lockout
'There is no indication when those wheels are going to get back in motion.'
'It could be fatal': Mother's warning over RSV danger
A Tauranga mother is afraid to "relive the trauma" of RSV.
Father jailed for 'severe beating' and murder of 5yo son
William Sio, who beat his son to death, said he was 'not the parent of the year'.
Mussel-ing in: Battle to save 'eco-system engineers' from sea star invasion
One PhD student said sea stars are threatening mussels in Ōhiwa Harbour.