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Motiti Island residents not their own distinct group - Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has determined Motiti residents aren't their own distinct group.
'Ruts': Claim heavy electric buses damaging city roads
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'Open border': Cruise industry fears passengers will sail away
'It's not like flicking on a light switch: We need to plan some operators have closed.
'Bloody tragic': Whakatāne fishing community saddened by Far North charter sinking
'It is not a nice day for Whakatāne and the fishing community.'
Jo Raphael: Why I'm avoiding Covid like the plague
OPINION: The sooner we get out of this peak, the sooner we can get on with our lives.
Has Bay of Plenty DHB region reached its Omicron peak?
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'Caring, loving soul': Coromandel community mourns homicide victim
The body of Guy Richards, 43, was found at a rural property in Manaia on Friday afternoon.
Rainmaker set to strike North Island: Warning of strong winds, downpours, thunderstorms
Heavy rain warnings and watches are in place for the upper North Island.
Nine new Covid-19 deaths in NZ, three in Bay of Plenty
The total number of publicly reported Covid-19 deaths in New Zealand is now 175.
Letters to the editor: Paula Bennett column strikes a chord
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Missing doctor a 'lovely soul' - hundreds join search to find him
Hundreds of volunteers join search for Pāpāmoa 31-year-old.
'Shattered': Slow recovery for Te Puke boy finally home from hospital
The "shattered" 7-year-old still can't go to school or see his friends.
'Matter of life and death': Mum's plea to give blood as donations plummet
Donations are down 30 and 35 per cent and another 700 are needed this month.
Opinion: 'Shooting a little girl?' That is not war. That is a war crime
OPINION: We might have problems in NZ, but look at what's happening in Ukraine.
'I'm smitten': An affair to remember in dark times
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Simon Bridges on his regrets, mayoralty — and that 'trainwreck' interview
Q&A: The outgoing Tauranga MP gets frank on his biggest highs and lows in Parliament.
School leaders 'very much relieved' for increased access to RATs
Fifty nine per cent of schools in the Bay are managing Covid cases.
Q&A with Dr Johnnie Walker: What to expect if you're going to hospital with Covid-19
Dr Johnnie Walker has treated hundreds of Covid-19 patients in the UK and New Zealand.
Oxygen and antivirals: How doctors are fighting Omicron
A doctor who's cared for hundreds of Covid-19 patients explains how treatment works.
What pandemic? The city experiencing jobs boom in face of Omicron
Employment experts have labeled the jobs boom as "diabolical" and "crazy".
'We're sorry': The organic dairy company that caused a right stink after illegally dumping wastewater
Waiū Dairy CEO: We're sorry, our actions don't represent the values of kaitiakitanga.
Beach search for missing Pāpāmoa doctor to begin at 9am
Pāpāmoa resident David Holland has been missing for seven days.
Sir Wira Gardiner leaves 'a legacy that cannot be measured'
"Not many...will ever make the kind of contribution to this country that Sir Wira did."
Fishing vessel to help create jobs for young Māori blessed
A fishing vessel designed at creating jobs for young Māori will be blessed in Tauranga.
Opinion: What's behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?
OPINION: What fuels these levels of antagonism?
Matt Cowley: Why building consents should be a priority for Tauranga's commissioners
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Rural school pools vital to tackling NZ's 'tragic drowning rate' - principal
The Rotorua school has so far raised $850,000 for the project.
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'It's irreversible, there's no cure, what you've got is what you've got to live with.'
Local Focus: Earthworks begin at Pāpāmoa Hills
Work begins on the long-awaited upgrade to Te Rae o Pāpāmoa.