'Still many danger points': Cycleways funding plea after budget slashed
'This is one of the city’s most urgent needs.'
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Court hears 111 call from man allegedly murdered in group mob hit
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Ex-Steamer remembers Shield win while sons eye own glory
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Western Bay council shakeup: Proposal looks to reduce councillors at the table
The mayor would still be elected at large.
Woolworths strike: Bay of Plenty and Rotorua staff served suspension notices
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Teen refugee returns to ref at Aims Games
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Plan for new flyover on busy Mount Maunganui road
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After Māori King's death, waka crew pay tribute
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Continuing the 'legacy': Students taking on 40-hour physical activity challenge
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Tauranga Boys’ College First XI win Rankin Cup
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First Kmart, now $235m new funds for Mark Gunton's Westgate
Consortium money will allow the further expansion of Auckland's Westgate.
Across land and sea - Matakana kura’s epic daily commute to Aims
Why did the students cross the moana? To get to the Aims Games, of course.
Aims Games: First-ever orienteering event kicks off with hundreds competing
'Now I’m here and I’m ready for it … I want to try my best.'
'Lost everything that mattered': How he went from prison to fulltime work
'This service is truly one in a million ... I have never known or seen anything like it.'
Rainbow crossing for Tauranga a ‘symbol of diversity and belonging’
Tauranga will get a rainbow pedestrian crossing after a six-year campaign.
Bay Woolworths staff walk off jobs to protest wages, staffing levels
Some staff can't afford to shop where they work, a delegate says.
'It was retaliation': Brother allegedly killed in armed Mongrel Mob hit
Mitchell Te Kani was struck in the head with a crowbar. Now 10 people are on trial.
Cyclone recovery fund to assist with Western Bay road repairs
Several roads were damaged early in 2023.
Orange river caused by 128-year-old mine shaft
Warnings still in place on Ōhinemuri River with high arsenic levels in sediment.
Are Bay rentals affordable for low-wage families?
Rental property prices per week in the Bay of Plenty rise while salaries stay the same.
CCTV fund open for applications
The $50,000 fund will be used towards cameras in public spaces.
One person dead after car goes off road in BoP
Emergency services responded to the scene around 9.15am on Grieve Rd in Otakiri.
Aims Games: Parking, transport info as 24k visitors descend on city
Free bus service runs every 30 minutes, encouraging sustainable travel for athletes.
Car seen swerving in wrong lane on Tauranga Harbour Bridge, man arrested
The vehicle was swerving in the opposite lane, police say.
Devastated Tauranga mum remembers 'precious son' killed in Kaimāī Range crash
'He had so much potential and never got the chance to see any of that come to fruition.'
Opinion: Bad news - mortgage rates might not fall as much as you’re hoping
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