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Year in Review: December 2022
The Bay of Plenty Times is looking back at the stories of 2022.
'The Mount was humming': Backpackers full for busy festival season
Despite event cancellations, backpackers are full with many punters going to Bay Dreams.
Baypark Speedway action postponed
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Green streets: Why protecting urban parks and bush is vital as our cities grow
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Sonya Bateson: Selfish drivers endangering all road users
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Hip-hop and R&B fans 'gutted' by last-minute Juicy Fest cancellation
Some had spent thousands of dollars travelling to Tauranga for the star-studded event.
Zoe Hunter: ‘Uncommon’ or not, earthquakes jolt our complacency
OPINION: This time, we did not have to evacuate. Next time, we might not be so lucky.
Batten down the hatches: Beaches close as wind and rain worsens
Beaches remain closed as more wind and rain is driven into the Bay.
Bridge St section sold to Kāinga Ora
The homes are being built at Ōpōrtiki College by building academy students.
Premium stories of 2022: Top tips for saving on your grocery bill: Three families share their secrets
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Samantha Motion: The raw, burning regret of slacking off in the sun
OPINION: The blistering was so extensive and painful I couldn’t leave the house for days.
Windy and wet weather thwarts summer plans in the Bay
Concerts were canned, beaches closed and camping plans cut in yesterday's weather.
'You’d almost rather not know': Daisy the great white shark tracked to summer hotspot
'This shark is just doing what a shark does... they hunt fish.'
UB40 concert cancelled, campers clear out, beaches close as forecast worsens
A heavy rain watch has been upgraded to a warning and campers are starting to clear out.
Tauranga bouncy castle incident: Person suffered fractured shoulder
'It is still too early to ascertain exactly what took place' - council.
Premium stories of 2022: Supersized plasterboard factory to bring dozens of jobs
Fletchers said it was working with about 70 Auckland employees who don't want to move.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Kicking the habit of delaying holidays
OPINION: Breaks bring much-needed balance in a crowded life.
NI holiday hotspots put on alert, swathe of warnings as subtropical storm nears
Civil Defence urges campers to hatch a wet weather plan head of 30 hr-plus deluge.
'New Zealand vibes': Festivalgoers travel from all over country to Bay Dreams
“It’s pretty awesome - obviously after Covid, it’s pretty nice to see everyone out again.”
Premium stories of 2022: Rotorua family’s Mount Maunganui bach for sale after 80 years
Five generations of the same family have holidayed at the beachfront property.
'Really awesome': Parents welcome babies on New Year's Day
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One dead, seven others injured in crash that closed SH2 near Waihi for hours
Two other people remain in a critical condition, police say.
Tauranga man 'a lot more careful' after two-time melanoma diagnosis
"If we weren’t working [...] we’d be at the Mount burning ourselves and lying out there."
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into water near Ōpōtiki
Police said one person was treated with CPR but died at the scene about 4pm today
'Disgusting': Vandals target lifeguard tower, urine and faecal matter found
It is the second vandalism incident against lifeguard towers in three days.
'Freak gust' blamed for runaway bouncy castle incident that injured five
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Jo Raphael: New Year's resolutions need stickability
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