'Powerless': Rural school principal, four staff set to lose jobs over jab mandate
Several staff members have accepted the possibility they may lose their jobs.
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Free kai and $20 Pak'nSave vouchers with the vaccine in Merivale
The clinics will run at the Merivale Community Centre on the next three Saturdays.
Local Focus: Council hopes to create 'Olympic-quality' skatepark
Tauranga City Council wants to hear from locals who love skateparks.
Iwi buys apartments for homeless: 'I dropped to my knees and cried'
'I grew up in a flea-ridden shed in South Auckland.'
State of Emergency declared in Gisborne, Sponge Bay residents left without power
A month's worth of rain has fallen in just 24 hours, with homes under threat.
'Played for absolute suckers': Anger as council meets over Three Waters
"We probably won't be worse off but we sure as hell won't be much better."
Major changes coming to Bayfair roundabout this weekend
Traffic lanes are on the move.
Repairs complete after 'A3 poster-sized' sinkhole forms in SH2
The tomo has formed in the westbound lane on the Waitahanui Stream Bridge.
Tauranga pastor accused of Covid-19 health order breaches
Leon Samuels has been bailed on charges relating to two large protest gatherings.
'Huge expectation and hope': Iconic attraction's reopening buoys tourism leaders
The reopening comes on the cusp of summer, tourism providers hope for eased restrictions.
Vaccine mandate: Half of teachers at some schools don't want jab - principal
There are concerns for schools with large numbers of staff who did not want the vaccine.
Wanted: 100 employees at new multimillion-dollar facility
The recruitment has kicked off for the Winstone Wallboards plasterboard facility.
Prolific Te Puke tagger and vandal sentenced
A Bay teen has been sentenced in relation to multiple charges including tagging offences.
'Failures test us': Rotorua trainer of last-placed horse eyes 2022 Melbourne Cup
"Failures test us but it's learning from them."
'Be sensible': Safety tips for celebrating Guy Fawkes at home
Guy Fawkes is an annual commemoration on November 5
Young avocado worker celebrates award
She says she was up against a strong bunch of contestants.
Fighting Covid-19 in classrooms: Schools address ventilation advice
But some schools are facing challenges with this.
It's not about 'turning off machines': Concerns about End of Life Choice Act
Several Bay of Plenty hospices will not be offering the assisted dying service.
Local Focus: Walking with the rhythm of Mauao
Experience the rhythm of Mauao - Mount Maunganui - through a soundscape app.
'Man of great mana': Tauranga Moana iwi leader Brian Penetaka Dickson dies
Tauranga Moana iwi leader Brian Dickson died on October 24.
'Low belief and low self-esteem': Bay schools phase out class streaming
Tauranga Boys College is making the switch to mixed-ability junior classes.
Kiri Gillespie: 'Three Waters mandate makes laughing stock of councils'
Opinion: The Government steamrolling Three Waters will only end in tears.
Bay councils grapple with Covid face masks, social distancing rules for meetings
Calls made for greater guidance from the Government over "challenging conditions".
Dawn Picken: So many reasons to be angry, so little time
OPINION: Vaccines are not on my list of reasons to be angry.
Father set fire to son: 'I still wake up screaming twice a night'
Victim with 'lifetime of healing' ahead is determined to be a better man despite attack.
Trick or treat or tracer app? How Halloween at level 2 could work
The Government is recommending that people create a QR code for their homes for Halloween.
'Unprovoked and aggressive': Rottweiler mauls top vet
Dr Liza Schneider doesn't know if she'll be able to operate again due to the injury.
Tauranga port optimistic for stronger FY2022 earnings
Good news for Tauranga port's shareholders at annual meeting.
Man facing raft of charges after gunpoint car theft and AOS callout near Taupō
Dramatic arrest in the bush near Taupō after alleged gunpoint car theft.
Jo Raphael: Can you forego barista coffee to get on the property ladder?
OPINION: Be prepared to lay your cards on the table for banks to give you a home loan.
'Deeply concerned': Calls for review and halt to $60.5m Cameron Rd project
Not everyone is convinced the major redevelopment is in the best interests for all.
Kiwifruit picker convicted in foreign worker visa breach
A Bay of Plenty fruit picker has been convicted for her role in a visitors' visa scam.
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Man jailed for border crossing breach
A Waikato man who crossed the Hamilton border and was found in Tauranga has been jailed.
'Like the flu on steroids': Why Covid-19 can't be treated like the flu
Doctors says the fatality rate of Covid is much higher than the flu.