Speed limit review for Western Bay
Suggested lower speed limits for rural roads, around schools and town centres.
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Te Puke comfortably beat Tauranga Boys' College
The Tauranga team rued their decision to bat first in the Bay of Plenty Cup cricket clash.
Local athletes grapple and win top spots
Katikati jiu-jitsu club on the podium at nationals.
A weekend of garden appreciation
Katikati Rotary Garden Ramble is a two-day event visiting local gardens.
Public to get say on controversial 130-home Pongakawa development
The Western Bay of Plenty development is one step closer, despite opposition.
Waihī Beach clean pods prove popular
Waihi Beach locals are supporting the new beach clean pods.
Wild weather: Roads closed with over 100mm of rain, 130km/h wind gusts
Several places across the top of the North Island have recorded over 100mm of rain.
Owner appeals menacing ruling after 'anxious' dog bites Facebook buyer
The owner says her dog did not have a history of aggression before the incident.
'I can't move': Retiree tries to get on waitlist for knee surgery for six years
'It just gets worse.”' the 82-year-old says.
'Intense' and 'gutting': Bay spectators on the Rugby World Cup loss
Spectators described the final as 'intense' and 'gutting'.
Lotto: $42,165 Powerball second division ticket sold in Tauranga
People should check their Lotto tickets as soon as possible.
Raft of arrests as conflict simmers and gang tension flares
Three people arrested and offensive weapons found by police in Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki.
$1 reserve beach home ends up selling for $375,000
Lucky bidder No.4 scoops the prize in keenly fought auction.
5-year-old has so far had 77 blood transfusions.
His father, Alex Haden, is speaking out ahead of the Bayleys blood drive on November 3 in Tauranga and is encouraging people to donate blood because without donors, his son wouldn't be alive.
Ritchie is only 5 but he's had 77 blood transfusions
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Through the mill: $11m 'fire sale' for closed Tasman paper plant
About 160 workers were made redundant when the mill closed in 2021.
Why more teens are heading down a path of anxiety, depression
Dr Jo Prendergast advocates “benign neglect”, where parents intentionally step back.
Mark Lister: The sharemarket is nothing like a casino
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Why saying ‘I saw it on TikTok’ just doesn’t cut it
OPINION: It's the internet-age equivalent of 'Aunty Margaret’s sister-in-law ... said'.
Trick-or-treaters 2023: tattoos, candy and snow queens
“The candy’s pretty great."
‘Out of the doldrums’: Battered tourism operator looking forward to ‘crazy’ summer season
Labour weekend the start of “key” six-month visitor season.
'Bedridden' to walking dogs: Zahnee raising funds for charity as she turns 18
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Sausage secrets: How butchers came up with banger sangers
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Slump in container volumes dampens Port of Tauranga earnings outlook
Annual shareholders' meeting hears of rough seas in economic downturn.
North Island storm: Fresh flood threat, 130km/h gales for Akl north, 6m-high seas
The worst of the weather is set to strike Auckland on Sunday with gales and thunderstorms.
'Blood kept gushing out': Store owner king-hit and left concussed
'The concussion is the worst part. It feels like a drill bit running through my forehead.'
'Undoing a significant wrong': Roads returned to iwi used to build homes
Returning paper roads to marae is 'partially undoing a significant wrong'.
'Hellishly dangerous': Row erupts after two-inch longline hook snags beachgoer
Man, dog and boogie boarder get caught up by fishing line.
Local rugby greats watch over club
Five rugby greats portraits finished outside Katikati Rugby Football Club... four to go.
Extra $26.6m building consent issued for city council's new timber office
The eight-storey timber office building was also issued an $18.9m consent in July.
Treat trail taps movie characters
Face painting, food and donkey rides are all part of the treat trail.
'Nightmare': Bar owner says loss of 147 car parks 'worst thing' for CBD traders
Businesses 'fuming' as council closes popular parking to create green space.