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Maddy goes for gold
Guide Maddy Watts is a gold award recipient of the Hillary Award.
'Horrible': Renter lives every day in fear of getting kicked out
Meet renters expecting to be tenants for life, and those who still dream of homeownership.
Avocado orchard joins flavours festival
The avocado capital of Katikati welcomes new orchard tourism business.
Shedder, biker, gardener...
Waihī Beach Menz Shed members are growing vegetables for those in need.
Mark Lister: Companies still doing it tough - will lacklustre earnings give way for optimism?
OPINON: Many of our listed companies are still doing it tough.
Andrew Alderson: Black Caps making a habit of batting recoveries
New Zealand have built a stubborn faith that no match is beyond the realm of restoration.
Busy start to term for Katikati College athletes
Term one sports news from Katikati College.
Baywide cricket: Te Puke still in top four after loss
Te Puke and Pāpāmoa both taste defeat.
'A nightmare': Mother of Tauranga doctor who disappeared two years ago speaks out
'We still have no news' his mother Karen Holland said today.
Te Puke High provisional exam results above national achievement levels
NCEA achievement is not the only measure of success.
Opinion: Penalise teen criminals - but do it this way
Opinion: Do you remember your teenage years?
Death, evacuations and gunfire: Inside Tenby Powell's warzone mission
'You wander around the grave sites wondering how people can do this to other people.'
'Absolutely horrified': Six-storey $100m-plus Mount retirement village under fire
Neighbours feel 'blindsided' and claim they initially understood it would be 9m high.
New mural reflects the region
Katikati has a new mural, this one is installed at Cherry Court.
'Swallowing a dead rat': Rules put council between ‘a rock and a hard place’
The new rules allow for greater housing density in Ōmokoroa and Te Puke.
Closing Pāpāmoa GP clinic to reopen by June under new ownership
Its offering includes virtual appointments with an average wait time of 2.4 hours.
Steamers and Volcanix kick off season with double-header
The 2024 season fixtures have been announced.
'Flippant': Top school spends $10,000 on principal's farewell
However, the school is defending its spending.
'Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close
The owner says closing site was a difficult decision after it lost 'quite a few' GPs.
New planning rules allowing more housing for Te Puke signed off
Density standards include allowing three homes on a site and houses up to 11m high.
'Dumbfounded': Top cop on TV show's axing; TVNZ cuts: CEO's dash back from Oz
Mystery of Newshub show; Weather wars - top agency eyes Oz; Start-up website hits trouble.
Five orchardists fined nearly $200k for illegal water take
All pleaded guilty to the charges relating to the unlawful takes at their orchard.
Council backs down on ‘cash-grab’ sports fees
'Where we’ve landed is probably reasonably fair.'
Overnight road closures coming up on Tauranga highway
Road users will be detoured via SH2 while works take place.
Hot topics quiz: Australian rugby star Taniela Tupou is known by what nickname?
How good is your general knowledge? Test yourself with our hot topics quiz.
'Game-changer': Bigger, smarter rescue chopper added to BoP fleet
A new 'top-of-the-line' chopper will service the region.
Letters: Don’t let our little town decay, there are options
Opinion: Our readers have their say.
Batter be there: Pancakes on the menu for students
The combined churches of Katikati are serving up breakfast on Thursdays.
'Huge impact': Bottle-O owner 'angry' and 'frustrated' after ram-raid
Police are investigating a ram-raid burglary at the Bottle-O Te Puke store
Tauranga Boys’ College spends more than $11k on 'PR spin' in historical sexual abuse case
The school says such 'complex' cases require specialist advice to protect all involved.
Beach Rd draft concept plan ready for review
The improvements may include raising and widening the first 30 metres of the boat ramp.
George Crawford in NZ youth ministock team
The Kiwis will take on the Aussies over six races at Rotorua.