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Contractor phase-out: Govt directly hiring MIQ security

It is hoped the move will ensure consistency across the security network of MIQs.

Paging Dr Google - what happened to expertise?

OPINION: Dr Google will not have the last word.

Letters to the editor: Radicalised woman is not our problem

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Throwing money at a problem doesn't always fix it

OPINION: Standards need to be met before the cash is doled out.

Guide dog puppy raiser right behind Red Puppy Appeal

Luci Carter has raised 15 guide dog puppies in her 21 years as a volunteer puppy raiser.

Pay your rent or eat first? Tauranga tenants skip bills to afford to eat

The median weekly rent in the Bay is now $550.

Cricket: Breaking the Williams Cup log jam

Bay of Plenty's premier cricket competition is heating up.

Baypark Speedway meeting cancelled

The decision was made following consideration of Covid-19 travel restrictions

Matt Cowley: More robust contact-tracing could achieve more targeted lockdowns

OPINION: The lockdowns are very real for businesses.

Pedestrian hit by vehicle near Tauranga Girls' College

The incident was reported to police about 7.50am.

The pākeha mana wahine who stood for the injustices of Māori

'You'd have to think twice if you chose to take a stand against her ... she'd smoke you.'

Leaders, businesses react as Bay of Plenty alert level lowered

The Prime Minister has today announced the way forward in terms of Covid-19 alert levels.

'Tone-deaf': Decision made to permanently silence Pāpāmoa fire siren despite 8000+ petition

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller labels decision 'arrogant in the extreme'.

Local Focus: Kaituna Cut on the mend

Maketū estuary is showing signs of life again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Operation Notus: Man jailed for more than 9 years

Three more Operation Notus offenders have been sentenced and another awaits his fate

Letters: We need to raise the minimum wage

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.