'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Tauranga girl heading to France to be Rugby World Cup mascot
Sibheal Dobson will run out on to the field for the All Blacks v Namibia match.
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Local Focus: New Zealand First's Erika Harvey on Candidate Camera
Local democracy, crime and transport are big issues for Harvey.
‘There will be conflict’: Paid parking eyed for Mount beaches, town centre
Council considers charging to free up car parks, locals say the move will hurt businesses.
Cervical cancer: Jan Tinetti officiates new HPV self-test initiative in Tauranga
Ribbon cut on new equipment to process tests for cervical cancer.
Let's go party: Artist who turned David Seymour into Barbie Ken is just getting started
'I just wanted to put a little bit of happiness in the community.'
Local Focus: NZ First candidate for Bay of Plenty, Kirsten Murfitt
Infrastructure, potholes and healthcare are the big issues for first-time candidate.
Local Focus: Independent candidate for Tauranga Larry Baldock on Candidate Camera
Transport, home loans and an independent voice in Parliament are Baldock's aims.
Local Focus: New Conservative candidate Jono Langridge on Candidate Camera
Transport, housing and parking are Langridge's big issues, but not climate change.
Navy divers scour hulls of ships in Tauranga after drugs tip-off
Two ships of interest were identified and Navy divers were sent to Tauranga.
Local Focus: Act's Christine Young on Candidate Camera
Novel transport ideas to beat congestion from Tauranga's ACT candidate.
Local Focus: Leighton Baker Party Candidate for Bay of Plenty, Wendy Gillespie on Candidate Camera
Ōropi local discusses why she's running for the Leighton Baker Party.
Meth-maker with $1.5m debt to Crown has to give up ‘bequest’ from late father
Royce Duncan owed the Crown $1.5m earned from a large-scale drug-dealing operation.
‘Living life again’: Donations give dying dad 'miracle' drug
'Now all of a sudden I believe I’m going to live.'
'I just love it' - David Seymour given Barbie billboard makeover
David Seymour describes it as the 'greatest piece of vandalism' he has ever seen.
'Failing hospitals': Three BoP candidates vow to fix public health system
Other issues raised included cost of living, crime, traffic and co-governance.
'We will continue to do the best we can': Fire station closed for two days due to staff shortages
The station was closed for two days last week due to staffing numbers
Local Focus: Vision NZ's Leon Samuels on Candidate Camera
Democracy, crime and homelessness are big issues for Tauranga's Vision candidate.
Smallgusta: Miniature golf course offers evolutionary experience
A new mini golf course is being developed in Tauranga.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to mum who gave up job to care for daughter
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Local Focus: Act's Bay of Plenty candidate Cameron Luxton on Candidate Camera
The cost of living and crime are the big issues for Act's Pāpāmoa-based candidate.
'Nigh-on impossible': Housing development for 15000 people stalls
Delay may cost ratepayers millions with $300m needed for roads, pipes.
Your child's abuser could still have a say: What you need to know
Even exes who committed serious assaults and had been absent for years still have a say.
Local Focus: National's Tom Rutherford on Candidate Camera
National's Bay of Plenty candidate discusses the electorate's big issues.
How much Tauranga ratepayers are set to pay for $300m+ CBD revamp
Funding plan would stop future councils from interfering, commissioner says.
SH29 reopens: Person airlifted after two-vehicle crash involving truck
At least one person seriously injured in crash.
Letters to the editor: Refugee, unemployment and roadworks
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Tauranga Hospital's new renal unit doubles dialysis chair numbers
The unit opened its doors to patients on Monday.
Organiser of cancelled festival One Love pays nearly $250k for venue damage
About 2.5ha was significantly damaged after extreme rain and heavy machinery use.
Mum 'disgusted' abusive ex gets say over brain-damaged son's name
The boy has the developmental age of a toddler after being shaken as a baby by his father.
'Agony': Woman trespassed from visiting dying mother at hospital
'If I return to visit my dying mother I will be arrested on the spot.'
'We are unique': Hittmen spread their beats throughout the BoP
“We stand out, and we are unique,” says manager Carl Homersham.
'Heartbreak': Mum quits job to care for daughter with debilitating condition
'I want to have a job, I want to be able to look after myself ... but I can’t.'
Local Focus: Labour's Jan Tinetti on Candidate Camera
Transport, skill shortages and equal access to Tauranga are important issues for Tinetti.