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New specialist search and rescue squad patrolling
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Road closures planned during popular Mount Festival of Multisport
People are being asked to avoid travelling through the areas and to expect delays
City council announces closure of two popular CBD car parking areas
It includes the closure of two parking sites, one permanently.
Coromandel: Whale remains uncovered after cyclone
The whale will be reburied once weather conditions allow.
Beaches reopen for swimmers, some accessways still closed as cyclone clean-up continues
'It’s a totally different day out there today.'
Letters to the editor: Visitor to Tauranga shocked by state of area
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Watch: Footage emerges of crash that toppled power pole, downing live wires
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Daisy the great white drops in at Waihi Beach
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New Zealand's wettest major centre in 2022 revealed
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WorkSafe investigating NYE Tauranga bouncy castle incident
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Research seeks Baycourt childhood memories
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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: High time we let young people take the lead
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'Worst' summer in 19 years: Campgrounds, farmers brace for even more wet weather
Already the amount of rainfall in Tauranga is five times more than what it was last year.
'Very gnarly': Boaties, surfers do battle with Cyclone Hale amid choppy, messy waves
Bay of Plenty coastal areas are being battered by rough seas.
Jo Raphael: Drenching puts dampener on holidays
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Stay out: Lifeguards warn they won't rescue as Cyclone Hale hits
People are warned to stay out of the water because they might not get rescued.
Weather wipes out weekend events
A number of fairs and festivals were cancelled across the Western Bay due to the weather.
One person dead after workplace accident in Bay of Plenty
WorkSafe has been advised of the death.
'Silver lining': What 2023 has in store for first-home buyers
"The share of first-home buyers taking out mortgages has been strong in last six months."
Bay of Plenty car crash leaves power line hanging over road
There were no injuries reported but thousands have been left without power.
The 8-year-old on a fin-tastic mission to help track great white sharks
Scout Garea spends a lot of time in the ocean now she is fundraising for a cause.
Have that return-to-work dread? You're not alone
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Ngahi Bidois: Look after number one first
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Sandy beaches, luscious forests and fab food; the Bay of Plenty has got it all
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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
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Baypark Speedway action postponed
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