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Pokie spending up to almost $40m
That's an increase of $2.27 million from the year before.
Half of Bay preschoolers have rotten teeth
Forty-nine per cent of kids not even old enough to go to school have rotten teeth.
Home affordability drops 20 per cent: report
But hope that more jobs and hundreds more homes built each year could reduce this.
Government meth overhaul could help Tauranga
A government strategy overhaul might help stem meth use and supply in Tauranga.
Six Tauranga suburbs priced less than $500k
Only six of Tauranga's 46 suburbs have a median house price of less than $500,000.
Woman hiking Kilimanjaro for mental health
A Tauranga mental health advocate is all set for the ride of her life.
College likely to shift to new site
Chapman College - soon to be a Bethlehem College wing - will likely be on a new site.
Young drivers pass licence tests more
Young Bay drivers are gaining certification to hit the roads at an increasing rate.
Bay home buyers dipping into KiwiSaver
More than four Bay home-hunters a day are dipping into their retirement savings.
Bay workers' pay packets fuller
The average Bay wage is increasing, but economists warn it may not be enough to keep up.
Tauranga assault victims could fill school
Almost 400 people were assaulted in central Tauranga in the last few years.
Govt house building: What about Tauranga?
Tauranga and the Western Bay is the world's ninth most unaffordable area in the world.
Fed-up shopkeeper: 'I will kill them'
Fed-up shopkeepers caution they'll try to take back control if robberies continue.
Seven in 10 Bay prisoners Maori
Seventy-two per cent of people sent to prison in the Bay last year were Māori.
Milky Chance rides success
Accidental music sensations coming to New Zealand for one night only.
Parent volunteers essential for youth sport survival
BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE: Bay chiropractor Hamish MacMillan says the best thing about coaching is seeing the player grow and learn
Eighty-nine more Bay police paid $120k
The number of police staff earning $120,000 or more in the Bay of Plenty District has more than doubled in one year. The increase
The Don trumps Google searches
Donald Trump and Drake took over Bay residents' Google search trends this year, with the Don taking out three of the top four spots. Trump
Aaradhna reveals source of inspiration
Four of the country's favourite sons and daughters take to the stage this summer in a sun-drenched, island-spanning tour. Local legends
Addictive drug twice the NZ average
Bay doctors are prescribing an effective but relatively addictive painkiller twice as often as the rest of the country with no signs
Council salaries soar $8m
A_070313sp05bop.JPG Chief Executive Garry Poole A_160511jb02bop.JPG Tauranga City Council paid staff an extra $5.27m in 2015/2016 The
Meth use not increasing, say Sallies
A Tauranga alcohol and drug support service says it has not seen an increase in the numbers of meth users seeking help - and police
Bay child abuse drops
Known child abuse and neglect has fallen in Tauranga over the past four years, but the government's chief social worker says it's
New York days inspire Kiwi musician
Piha is a long way from New York, in a lot of ways. There are a few more people, a few more buildings, trains, noises, possibly a