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Rising seas: New Bay estuary project to monitor impact of 'inevitable' sea-level rise
The Bay of Plenty is the second place to use the technology.
Fancy a trip to Samoa or Tonga? Get vaccinated against the flu or Covid
A preventative healthcare event is taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre.
Eaten to death: possum numbers leave iconic pōhutukawa at Lake Rotoiti 'skeletal'
But the local community is fighting back with a new project to save the precious trees.
Sonya Bateson: CBD already struggling - paid parking won't help
Opinion: Why does Tauranga's CBD seem the focus of paid parking?
'A significant milestone': First cruise ship arriving in Tauranga next weekend
The Majestic Princess arrives in Tauranga at 5.30am on October 15 and departs at 5.15pm.
'Complicit in murder': Whānau Ora chair slams Oranga Tamariki over failings
Child advocate Merepeka Raukawa-Tait has expressed anger at failings by Oranga Tamariki.
Tauranga library showing historic stained glass windows
Other stained glass panels are stored at Tauranga City Council's Heritage Collection.
Police justified in firing some but not all shots in Te Teko shooting - report
The entire shooting incident lasted just 37 seconds.
New MOU signed to help address palliative care shortage in the Eastern Bay
A scholarship for Te Ōhanga Mataora: Bachelor of Health Science Māori Nursing students.
Retailers say axing of free parking is 'ridiculous'
Retailers and shoppers slam Tauranga city's new on-street parking changes.
Waterlogged fields and flooded paddocks: Farmers to weather more rain next week
NIWA recorded rainfall was 149 per cent higher than normal in September.
Return of land rights grievance: 'Everybody walked out a little bit taller today'
The land is part of the civic precinct and will be governed by a new CCO.
$2m fundraising goal to buy park step closer
A group is aiming to raise the money by October 13 to buy a 72ha park.
Sonya Bateson: Six life skills I wish I had been taught before I graduated
OPINION: Exposing our children to a range of skills will help them become well-rounded.
Luke Kirkness: We need to get on board with inter-regional rail
OPINION: NZ needs to stop thinking about current solutions and look into the future.
Subscribers weigh in on man filling in potholes himself
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Damage from slips keeps Hamurana Rd closed, SH35 fully open
The slips are clear but the road is damaged.
'A different dynamic': Why regional council voter turnout is just 13 per cent so far
People still have chance to vote by using a ballot box at council offices by October 8.
Dr Tony Farrell: It's time to change alcohol's connection to sport in NZ
OPINION: Sponsorship and marketing must come to end.
'More and more elderly who have nowhere to go': Whare for homeless retirees opens
The whare has been named after a pensioner who died in transitional housing back in March.
Commissioners can free parking trial, cost to rise to $21 a day
A free parking trial started due to Covid-19 will soon end.
School holiday sun: Better weather on the way for the Bay of Plenty
The weekend is looking to be more settled after a wet start to the school holidays.
Opinion: Removing GST from medicine could have wider benefits
Opinion: Removing GST from medicine is a simple step which would lead to big benefits.
Felix Desmarais: Why I'm not a pop star
Opinion: It started with Celine and ended in a carport in Tauranga.
Free two-hour parking on chopping block as council considers new on-street parking rates
If approved, the new parking rates will come into effect on December 1.
'Ridiculous': Potholes blamed for popped tyres, damaged wheels, injured ankles
One Tauranga man has resorted to filling in 'horrible' potholes himself.
'Equity issue' as some rural patients face six-week wait to see a doctor
"In the next 10 years about 50 per cent of our GPs are set to retire."
Michele Hunter: I make a point of supporting local, here's why you should too
Opinion: NZ has incredible small businesses offering unique products and services.
SH33 closed from Paengaroa to Okere Falls, SH2 in Pukehina reopens
Waka Kotahi advised driving conditions might be hazardous and to only drive if essential.
27-hour rainmaker: Slip closes highway, heavy downfall warnings for north
Rain descends on the North Island just in time for the school holidays.
Steamers chasing win to secure home quarter-final
Waikato and Bay of Plenty will meet on the field tomorrow.
Subscribers weigh in on non-funding of cystic fibrosis treatment
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.