Warm welcome for Katikati RSE workers
Gifted knitters made 300 beanies for seasonal workers.
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'It disappeared between the swells': Man ditches dinner to save men after boat flips
The two men were thrown into the cabin together and then flung upside down.
Sirens and Services day brings community together to talk safety
Day a chance to talk about safety in the neighbourhood.
Music and Mother's Day set the scene
Music was the starting point for a silent film creation.
Mayor encourages Pink Ribbon Appeal donations
Stalls will be out tomorrow and Saturday
Revealed: Plans for 130 new homes to help curb housing crisis
The plans prompt concerns their ‘ad hoc’ nature could undermine other urban developments.
'I knew it was a gun shot': Ōpōtiki Mayor speaks out on gang violence
He wants the new Government to deliver more police for his town.
Te Puke Art Society extends its exihibition
A range of styles, media and subjects on display.
'Enough is enough': Student calls for safety measures at rail crossings following tragedy
"School kids have the right to be safe going to and from school," Gia Nelson said.
Shop owner threatened with bar, another business targeted minutes later
Police are investigating the aggravated robberies.
Watch: Coromandel’s SH25a bridge taking shape
In total the steel girders will support 1560 tonnes of concrete and asphalt
Fun on the farm with Footrot Flats
Killer Boobs raises $1500 for Breast Cancer Support Services Tauranga
'Overwhelmed with joy': Young couple on pathway to owning home
"I cried. We are so grateful and thankful for the opportunity.”
Tūhoe claim Genesis management ‘far more destructive than Gabrielle’
Genesis Energy denies causing damage to the lake environment.
‘Ingrained hatred’: Should warring Mongrel Mob and Black Power be rewarded for good behaviour?
An expert makes the suggestion as police crack down on gang violence.
Day of violence: Gang members on trial for murder, assault, robbery
Mobsters accused of killing man who wouldn't give them drugs and attacking two others.
Gang crackdown: Weapons, drugs, cash seized by police given special search powers
Police also made two arrests in Ōpōtiki amid gang tensions.
Tauranga to host Te Pūtake o te Riri commemoration of New Zealand Wars
Tauranga is hosting this year's Te Pūtake o te Riri - the commemoration of the NZ Wars.
His weekly mortgage payment hit $1000 a week. It was the last straw
About 80 per cent of fixed-term loans due to reprice in less than two years.
Police given special search powers after woman shot amid simmering gang violence
A woman was shot in Ōpōtiki.
Four-person council commission paid $914k for a year's part-time work
Chairwoman Anne Tolley says the costs are 'considerably less than a full elected council'.
Bay of Plenty Lotto luck: Check your ticket if you’re in Katikati, Tauranga and Rotorua
Lotto luck strikes in the Bay of Plenty.
Cooper puts Gasgas top of NZ podium on first attempt
Experienced rider snatches top spot from young rising stars at motocross event.
'Surprise' issues add $1m+ to CBD carpark project cost
It comes after surprise issues in another civic project added $3.4m to its cost.
Former MP Kiri Allan starts new life chapter, plans to write book
'It's going to be a yarn,' Allan said.
'Risking it all': The couple touring NZ to pitch new cafe app - face to face
'We put everything in storage and sold or donated pretty much everything else'
Tauranga men's basketball team to join NBL
The Whai will have both elite women's and men's teams in the national league.
‘So scary’: Top NZ gymnast chasing Olympic spot forced to deal with mum's cancer diagnosis
Reece Cobb learned of the devastating news just before she headed overseas to compete.
'Ladies only': New initiative teaching ethnic women to swim
'When I go on a holiday, I can swim with my girls ... and have fun with the family.'
Social media lights a fire under envy
More people want to keep up with the Joneses “including the Joneses themselves".
Mark Lister: What’s a borrower to do if their mortgage is coming up for renewal?
OPINON: Whether to float, fix and for how long is a common question for borrowers to ask.
Lifeguards launch beach patrols on Labour Weekend
Lifeguards' summer patrols begin this weekend at Bay of Plenty beaches.
Mongrel Mob captain sentenced for destroying evidence in murder case
'[The vehicle] may well have contained important forensic evidence.'