Opinion: Why no inquiry into Whakaari tragedy?
It's been three years since the eruption at Whakaari claimed the lives of 22 people.
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Hauraki District Council’s annual road resurfacing programme begins
Keep an eye out for temporary traffic management (road cones, temporary speed signs, etc).
$30m boost: New marine research facility given the green light
Two-thirds of submitters supported the proposal.
How to give the best gifts this Christmas
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Christmas Movie in the Park promises festive fun in exchange for foodbank donations.
'Pumped': Tauranga Business Awards' top winner puts impact over profit
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Two arrested after Te Puke Jewellers hit by another burglary
“It just shocks you. It’s devastating.”
More real estate agents quit industry as sales volumes plummet
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Cystic fibrosis: Funding of life-extending drug Trikafta proposed to start in April
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Councils get share of $350m transport package
Forty-six councils across the country will receive their share of the $350m package.
Business digest: Awards, milestones, and achievements
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Four seriously injured in Te Puke crash
Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Party time: How does your Christmas work shindig compare to others?
'Often staff may be invited to bring their own food to share with others.’
'Pushed to the brink': Hospo and tourism under pressure in build-up to Christmas
Meet the operators who have survived and some who have expanded.
Lucky winner pockets $5.5m in Powerball draw
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Person killed in SH29A crash in Tauranga
Traffic was diverted after the crash about 1km north of the Maungatapu roundabout.
Rates change coming after city gets go-ahead to borrow $175m via Crown entity
The funds will be raised through a Crown entity and repaid by levy on Tauranga properties.
Ngahi Bidois: Christmas is a time for self-reflection and rejuvenation
OPINION: At Christmas, we should spend time with ourselves.
Cruise ships: Daily reporting of Covid-19 cases critical, epidemiologist says
The comment comes as a major cruise company ups its Covid rules as cases surge.
Top chefs share their recipe secrets for Christmas Day lunch
Your print-out and keep guide: Chefs and bartenders share their Christmas recipe secrets.
Letters to the editor: Don’t throw rubbish out the car window
OPINION: Our readers have their say.
‘Quite overwhelmed’: Almost $80k raised halfway through Christmas appeal
More than $79,000 has been donated to the foodbank halfway into the Christmas appeal.
If we face a recession next year, it will probably be one of the milder ones
Even if we do face a recession next year, it will probably be one of the milder ones.
Celebrity rugby event in Mount Maunganui aims to help youth 'flying solo'
'Fun vibes and a kōrero' are the central themes for the outreach event at Blake Park.
Writer on life’s last chapter: ‘Live life while you can ... time is short’
The Tauranga mother and journalist is in palliative care.
Police investigating after reports more Te Urewera huts destroyed
Fires are believed to have occurred sometime between November 19 and 29.
‘Undemocratic’: Law Society decries Three Waters entrenchment addition
Barton's letter agreed with the academics who had previously aired their concerns.