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'Amazing tenancy demand': Build costs and interest rates hit $200m sold-out Tauranga development
'If we see a drop in interest rates next year then I think it will start to stimulate.'
'Legal and financial minefield': How blended families can avoid inheritance battles
Every family is unique but blended families have some more complications.
Letters to the editor: Removing car parks is sheer insanity
OPINION: Our readers have their say.
'Significant disruption': Road to close for three months in $655m project
'There will be an inevitable impact for people who travel through this area.'
Volunteer manager wears many hats
Volunteer Managers' Day celebrates managers who help others to help.
Tauranga commissioners appointment prompts apology from 'misleading' Govt dept
Internal Affairs said it didn't hold the information requested. The Ombudsman said it did.
Two stages, 50+ artists, One Love '24 to be the biggest yet
Five new international acts and 20 Kiwi artists have just been added to the line-up.
Wild weather: Tree falls on house, Coromandel town residents asked to conserve water
Emergency services were called just before 8.20pm.
'Shock factor': Teacher-turned-makeup artist shares her Halloween horrors
'I've always just loved creepy things.'
Te Puke comfortably beat Tauranga Boys' College
The Tauranga team rued their decision to bat first in the Bay of Plenty Cup cricket clash.
Public to get say on controversial 130-home Pongakawa development
The Western Bay of Plenty development is one step closer, despite opposition.
Owner appeals menacing ruling after 'anxious' dog bites Facebook buyer
The owner says her dog did not have a history of aggression before the incident.
'I can't move': Retiree tries to get on waitlist for knee surgery for six years
'It just gets worse.”' the 82-year-old says.
'Intense' and 'gutting': Bay spectators on the Rugby World Cup loss
Spectators described the final as 'intense' and 'gutting'.
Lotto: $42,165 Powerball second division ticket sold in Tauranga
People should check their Lotto tickets as soon as possible.
Raft of arrests as conflict simmers and gang tension flares
Three people arrested and offensive weapons found by police in Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki.
Ritchie is only 5 but he's had 77 blood transfusions
Ritchie's condition is one in 165 million - he relies on others to survive.
Through the mill: $11m 'fire sale' for closed Tasman paper plant
About 160 workers were made redundant when the mill closed in 2021.
Why more teens are heading down a path of anxiety, depression
Dr Jo Prendergast advocates “benign neglect”, where parents intentionally step back.
Mark Lister: The sharemarket is nothing like a casino
OPINION: For genuine investors, the casino comparison couldn’t be further from the truth.
Why saying ‘I saw it on TikTok’ just doesn’t cut it
OPINION: It's the internet-age equivalent of 'Aunty Margaret’s sister-in-law ... said'.
Trick-or-treaters 2023: tattoos, candy and snow queens
“The candy’s pretty great."
‘Out of the doldrums’: Battered tourism operator looking forward to ‘crazy’ summer season
Labour weekend the start of “key” six-month visitor season.
'Bedridden' to walking dogs: Zahnee raising funds for charity as she turns 18
She speaks about how surgery has changed her life and her plans for next year.
Sausage secrets: How butchers came up with banger sangers
"They sliced it open … [and saw] it had all these fresh ingredients"
'Blood kept gushing out': Store owner king-hit and left concussed
'The concussion is the worst part. It feels like a drill bit running through my forehead.'
'Hellishly dangerous': Row erupts after two-inch longline hook snags beachgoer
Man, dog and boogie boarder get caught up by fishing line.
Extra $26.6m building consent issued for city council's new timber office
The eight-storey timber office building was also issued an $18.9m consent in July.
'Nightmare': Bar owner says loss of 147 car parks 'worst thing' for CBD traders
Businesses 'fuming' as council closes popular parking to create green space.
Sirens and Services day brings community together to talk safety
Day a chance to talk about safety in the neighbourhood.
Revealed: Plans for 130 new homes to help curb housing crisis
The plans prompt concerns their ‘ad hoc’ nature could undermine other urban developments.