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Market square in the middle of it all
Katikati Community Board hopes to invigorate the town starting with a market square.
Cricket: Te Puke beat Mount Maunganui in twilight T20
Te Puke chase down the Mount's total with overs to spare.
Jump in foodbank demand means more hours for workers
“When I started working here, it surprised me so many different people needed support."
Katikati, Waihī Beach and Ōmokoroa Christmas events: Cracker of a season coming up
Many Christmas concerts to be enjoyed this coming month.
Maketu Rotary delivering its trailer raffle
Raffle is the club's main annual fundraiser
Two Tauranga Lotto punters each $18k richer
The tickets were bought online and at a local supermarket.
School group gets lost in Bay of Plenty bush, police praise what they did next
The search for the missing students ended in success.
'Absolutely devastated': Missing Tauranga man allegedly forced into a car
He was last seen at a McDonald’s in Mount Maunganui on November 3.
Investigation launched after 13 firefighting crews called to overnight blaze in Tokoroa
Firefighters remain at the scene today.
Yachties rush to save drowning man tangled in upturned kayak
Crew rescued the exhausted man who had been tangled in the upturned kayak for an hour.
Pongakawa on-farm field day shows benefits of land use change
Decreasing a herd and retiring challenging land has reduced GHG emissions by a third.
Fishing, house-hunting: Bill Bailey on his love affair with NZ and his nationwide tour
Bailey has looked at real estate here, saying he has thought about moving.
Motorcyclist fuming after Waka Kotahi evades blame after ‘horrific’ crash
Victim believes the road conditions were responsible for the crash that put her in a coma.
'Amazing' first week: Generous donations flow in to foodbank
Regular and new supporters have been donating.
Mark Lister: The diversification dilemma
OPINION: For every investor who has bet big and won, there’ll be another who got burnt.
Opinion: I might complain a lot but I wouldn’t live anywhere else
Opinion: I may rag on this place from time to time, but I truly love it here.
How this woman lost 50kg naturally - and still eats hot chips
'There’s no fasting, no pills, nothing like that.'
'Run of wet days': Tropical low brings rain, wind to north
A tropical low is set to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the top of the country.
A black mark on her brain: Scan after concussion changes teacher's life 'overnight'
Within months, specialists were flying from Australia to perform complex brain surgery.
How this former mayor is getting stoves and heaters into Ukraine warzone
'We are doing our best to get ahead of the snowfall.'
Johnathan Thurston's cricket threat and thoughts on Warriors 2024
The rugby league all-time great didn't hold back in his typical, gritty fashion.
Winning rose named in honour of 7-year-old girl who died of a brain tumour
Award-winning rose named after a 'brave' little girl.
Drink-driving principal who crashed into roundabout was four times over limit
He had two previous convictions for drink-driving.
Millions of litres: Bay kiwifruit grower fined for illegal water take
The company was convicted in the Tauranga District Court.
What's in a foodbank parcel? And how to donate
The annual six-week Christmas Appeal has been running since November 11.
'Ludicrous' and 'unfair': What locals think about road-pricing idea for Tauranga
$5 a trip in Auckland? What Tauranga's answer to congestion charging might cost.
Armed police at Gate Pā property in Tauranga
A pre-planned operation is under way this morning.
Surf's Up: Businessman selling $200k vintage surfboard collection
'One board went to five, five went to 10, and so on – end of story.'
Edgecumbe flood: Hundreds may be eligible to join legal case as five sue for $3.95m
Law firm says if it becomes a class action, it could cover another 350 plaintiffs.
Home invasion: Person assaulted by masked intruder at residential address
The alleged incident happened around 8.30am on Tuesday.