Police helicopter deployed to Motiti Island after firearms incident
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'Massive event': L.A.B take out top 5 singles ahead of hometown show
Kiwi favourites L.A.B begin their summer tour in Tauranga on December 30.
Missing Mount Maunganui man found
A man who went missing on Boxing Day has been found.
Premium stories of 2022: New supermarket announced for Pāpāmoa as part of billion-dollar town centre
The supermarket is expected to create 180 new jobs in the growing area of Pāpāmoa East.
Stay safe and be responsible this summer, warn police
Waikato police urge holidaymakers to stay safe this summer.
Brothers sculpt epic two-metre high sandcastle over 10 hours on Boxing Day
The sandcastle at Mt Maunganui's main beach even has towers.
Jo Raphael: Ease up on the booze for a clear head
OPINION: We're no longer consuming alcohol like we used to
Premium stories of 2022: Simon Bridges' stately Tauranga home for sale for $3.9m
The house was listed last month, before the shock announcement he's quitting politics.
Tommy Wilson: No one has been made poor by giving
OPINION: Money will not take care of our homeless, but the community can.
'Full on': Retailers 'run off their feet' by Boxing Day rush
Data likely to show retail shoppers spent more this year than last year.
Premium stories of 2022: Elderly and disabled sleeping in cars and on couches have a home
The new housing complex has been three years in the making.
Bay businesses ready for 'busy summer' as international tourists return
Businesses were planning for "peak demand" around events, festivals and cruise ships.
Another holly, jolly Bay of Plenty news parody
OPINION: Samantha Motion returns with another musical take on the year in news
'This is it': Devastating development in writer's health battle
Dawn Picken wants to 'make the most of helping my kids before I go'.
'I don’t have the words': Foodbank appeal total revealed
It's the second-highest amount raised in the appeal’s history.
Luke Kirkness: Common sense must prevail over the summer break
OPINION: We can't let Christmas or summer be an excuse not to isolate.
Sonya Bateson: Christmas is a time to cherish family and home
OPINION: Home is where your family is.
Four Kiwis head to quarter finals in EVES Open
Four New Zealanders are in the hunt for the inaugural EVES Open singles title.
Regional council posts $10m deficit
The operating deficit was $3.9 million higher than the budgeted deficit of $6.1 million.
Cultural performances for Tauranga’s five New Year’s Eve celebrations
The new additions will make the events more inclusive.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on the construction slow-down
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
'Ridiculous' rent prices: Mother forced to move daughter to new school
“If you’ve got kids, there’s all these other factors that come into it."
Tauranga foodbank’s ‘Christmas fairies’ hard at work
More than 300 households have received Christmas treats thanks to the volunteers.
Revealed: How many criminals with 'no fixed abode' are serving sentences in Tauranga
'We fully acknowledge that the location of offenders can be a concern for communities.'
Bay of Plenty primary principals want greater recognition of their workload
"A school is becoming more and more a place of catering for community wellbeing."
Appeal planned after teacher loses bid to prove Covid order dismissal was unjustified
A Taupo science teacher among the 447 Covid-related exodus over 6 months.
Premium Debate: Nation staring at decades of pain
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
'All about community': Hundreds of food donations collected at movie in the park
The Christmas event was held at Mount Maunganui's Coronation Park on Sunday.
'Genuine servant of education': Rob Leslie retires after four decades at same school
There hasn't been one day in Rob Leslie's career where he did not want to go to work.
‘We feel violated’: Garage hit by three smash-and-grabs in three weeks
"This is the last thing we need," says "rattled" out-of-pocket garage owner.
Flooding, road closures and rescues: Thunderstorms lash Rotorua
'Quite a bit of water in a short period of time.'
Opinion: Govt and Tinetti deserve praise for firefighters deal
OPINION: They are real-life superheroes, and deserve to be treated as such.
'My heart just went out to her': Wave of generosity for struggling single mum
"I just thought, ‘Everyone deserves Christmas and that little helping hand’.”