'It's ridiculous': 27 days before bank picks up home loan application
More home loans likely to be declined as banks 'deeper dive into your finances'.
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Luke Kirkness: We cannot afford to get complacent with the virus
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Letters: New senior e-bike riders need safety training
Our readers have their say.
Supermum and the seven athletes: 'I'm really just the taxi driver'
Seven kids, seven athletes - how super-mum makes it all happen.
Sun, surf and 320 litres of ice cream a day: Bay booms over holiday season
Businesses say the Mount will need more than the holiday influx to recover.
Brothers deny alleged Minden machete robbery
Two brothers will defend aggravated robbery charges at their jury trial.
Tauranga Half triathlon heading for a record year
The triathlon community hasn't been deterred.
Jo Raphael: Pests are a problem but prevention is key
OPINION: Critters are a part of this world and we have to do our best to live with them.
Revealed: The number of times New Zealand Defence Force staff tested positive for illegal drugs
The number who tested positive for which class of drug, and their penalty, are revealed.
Buyer beware as Bay of Plenty e-bike injuries soar
Greater communication about safety when buying e-bikes would be helpful: injured rider.
Locations of interest: Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA listed
Anyone at the Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA on January 5 should self-isolate immediately.
Baypark Speedway finds it three kings
Dan Corrin takes title after eventful feature race.
Covid-19: 16 more cases in Bay of Plenty, two in Lakes district
There are 16 more Covid-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty and two more in the Lakes District.
Covid: More than half a million kids' vaccine doses arrive in NZ, 85 new community cases
So far, NZ has avoided community transmission of the Omicron variant.
Mount Maunganui Lotto punter $23,000 richer
A Mount Maunganui Lotto player is $23,178 richer with a ticket in Saturday's draw.
Zoe Hunter: It's time to press the reset button with Omicron poised for attack
Opinion: We as a team of 5 million need to be fully armed and at the ready.
'It's normal to feel irked or sad': Advice on beating back to work blues
A Bay life coach shares top tips on how people can manage stress as they return to work.
Revealed: What books were issued most in the Bay of Plenty in 2021
What people in the Bay of Plenty read last year revealed - plus a few suggestions.
Hot temperatures and pests keeping services on their toes
Hot temperatures are boosting the activity of pests.
Will Bay of Plenty hit 100% fully-vaccinated?
One politician says people in harder-to-reach areas were still getting their first dose.
'Māori servicing Māori' touted as key in soaring Bay iwi vaccination rates
Iwi leader says: "We know how to reach our people."
Revealed: Full line-up of all players for T20 Black Clash
The latest member has been revealed completing the full line-up for both teams.
'It's running wild': Mount woman in Aussie tells of life inside Omicron outbreak
'One person there was positive which turned into 62 cases from that night.'
US lawsuits claim White Island tourists unaware of danger; graphic new details
The 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.
'Devastating': Witnesses saddened by Arataki beach tragedy
Eyewitnesses say the Arataki Beach tragedy was devastating for everyone involved.
Graffiti removal bill in Tauranga costs more than $150k a year
The cost of cleaning up graffiti and illegal tagging in Tauranga city is revealed.
10,000 people a day on coastline, lifeguards say holiday toll 'horrifying'
A man also died after getting into difficulty in the water at Mount Maunganui yesterday.
'Slow down': Fatal Christmas Eve crash survivor shares harrowing details
Watch: Daniel Woolley is urging drivers to slow down after a crash that changed his life.
One dead after water-related incident in Mount Maunganui
Beachgoers and lifeguards bring struggling swimmers to shore.
Streams at record lows - residents could face a total hose ban
Tauranga City Council says water usage is dangerously close to a 30% increase.
Dahm brothers make it one win apiece at Baypark Speedway
While Super Saloon driver Sam Waddell has six wins from nine starts at Tauranga venue.
Covid: 19 new community cases, 43 cases at the border
Four more cases linked to an Auckland escort agency were reported yesterday.
Year in Review: October 2021
The Bay of Plenty Times is looking back at the stories of 2021.