One dead after water-related incident in Mount Maunganui
Beachgoers and lifeguards bring struggling swimmers to shore.
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The Bay of Plenty Times is looking back at the stories of 2021.
No jab, no job: Nurses, midwives among 36 Bay of Plenty DHB staff sacked
All DHB staff were required to have had their first Covid-19 vaccine by November 15.
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Concerned locals and holidaymakers have formed an action group over set netting.
Forty residents in isolation as retirement village worker tests positive for Covid
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The new festival coming to Mount Maunganui in March
Waterbourne is a sustainable beach festival which will be held in Mt Maunganui in March.
Search for pair suspended, strong undercurrents still at Waihi Beach
There are reports a child and an adult have come into difficulty while swimming.
'A wonderful achievement': Bay of Plenty hits 90 per cent fully vaccinated
The 90 per cent target has been reached - but it's not the finish line.
31 new cases in the community - new border-related Omicron case
The interval between second and booster vaccine doses drops to four months tomorrow.
Comment: Holiday time could have been vax time for some
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'Never seen before': More Bay parents embrace homeschooling
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Police warn of slow traffic between Paeroa and Waihi
Traffic is moving very slowly on State Highway 2.
Exciting racing mix for 2022's first speedway meeting
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Rob Rattenbury: Special feeling of going back home
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Police confirm one person killed in crash on Waihi Rd
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'Beach days and muggy nights': What the Bay will have plenty of this summer
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Several new close contact locations of interest have also been released.
$350,000 Lotto win in Waihī, three wins in Rotorua, Waihī and Bay of $18,000
The $350,000 winning ticket was sold at New World Waihi.
Fallen tree blocks lane in Eastern Bay
A fallen tree has blocked traffic on State Highway 2.
Dawn Picken: Rethinking what it means to turn the page on another year
Opinion: Let's take the pressure off 2022 and ourselves to make the next year wonderful.
Premium Debate: Subscriber views on the new IRD rules for bach owners
Have your say by going to bayofplentytimes.co.nz and becoming a Premium subscriber.
Bay campgrounds get summer boost even after implementing vaccine passes
Guests staying at many campsites and huts this summer will need to be vaccinated.
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100 New Year's Day birthdays: 'My family always remember'
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Person trapped after crash on SH2
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