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More than 3500 vaccines administered on 'big boost' weekend

'While there is more mahi to be done, we are proud of the results,' the DHB says.

Jo Raphael: Don't waste your breath spouting conspiracy theories

OPINION: The Big Boost Campaign is on.

Rob Rattenbury: We must acknowledge the effects of colonisation

OPINION: We cannot change our history, but we can learn from it and not repeat it.

'Majestic maunga' Mount Misery could get name to match

Locals are proposing the name be restored to its original te reo place name.

Should te reo Māori be made compulsory in schools?

"We want to build towards a bicultural foundation of a nation," says a local MP.

Bay of Plenty cops are reducing gang harm by 'doing things a better way'

Our region's unique way of tackling gang harm.

Cyclone Dovi: Thousands still without power across region, top gusts revealed

Thousands of homes are without power.

Not 'little moggies': Conservation trusts frustrated by feral cat numbers

Feral cats have been causing strife for Bay of Plenty conservationists.

'Big boost in the Bay': DHB pushing for increase in booster vaccinations

Boosters will be made easily accessible all weekend through pop-ups and drive-throughs.

Big Boost weekend! Record 446 new community cases; 10 million vaccine jabs milestone

Yesterday there was a record number of casess.

Local Focus: It's like MMA with swords

The Tauranga Titans are exponents of medieval armoured combat.

Carmen Hall: It's time to restart this $5.2b sector

OPINION: A lack of international students have left some businesses barely hanging on.

Letters: Time for a decision on Tauranga's election

Our readers have their say.

'Last ditch effort' to save playcentre has happy ending

Plans to move Mount Maunganui Playcentre to a new reserve have been approved.

Pies, phones and covid pamphlets delivered to homeless

The families will receive the items to prepare them for the virus spreading.

'Budget blowouts': $4.8m in extra funding for city projects after 'delays', Covid

The provision of extra money has been considered unfair on ratepayers.