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Revealed: The city that's a hotbed for dog attacks
The part of town with the most recorded incidents can also be revealed.
Investigation finds both vessels liable for boat collision off Tauranga coast
The small fishing boat collided with a shipping liner in July last year.
Chopper appeal: Brave little Hunter's time-critical flight
Annual TECT Rescue Helicopter appeal is now on to help keep providing life-saving flights.
'Appalling' white supremacist flyers target Labour MPs' office
Expert says attack part of a concerning trend of white supremacists targeting politicians.
Letters to the editor: On Tauranga's revamp; keeping our green spaces and Matariki
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
'Hallelujah!' - residents review the 'long time coming' Bayfair underpass
'It's been a long time coming.'
'Hard decision': Rich lister's record $10.2m sale of Mt Maunganui apartment
The penthouse price beats the previous record sale of a Mount home for $9.5m in July 2021.
First Anzac Day dawn service at Pāpāmoa Beach
The service will supplement the Mount Maunganui Main Beach dawn service.
'A win-win for everybody': Inside the new Bayfair underpass
The underpass is not completely finished but is open to the public from today.
Residents angry after years of inaction from Kāinga Ora
Residents are frustrated with lack of action from Kāinga Ora in Tauranga suburb.
Tenants booted from beachfront home after one ran brothel, other spat on landlord
One of the tenants worked as a prostitute at the property, with men arriving at all hours
Sulphur Point car park used to house people isolating with Covid-19
The campervans are intended for people who cannot safely isolate at another address.
In the slow lane: Driver licence test waits cause concern
Advocates concerned about impact of long licence test wait times on young drivers.
Ex-drug kingpin on gun seizures: 'The worst guns' are still with 'the worst people'
Gun Safe was introduced in March 2019 to record police encounters with firearms.
Jo Raphael: Why I'll still be masking up in public at orange
OPINION: Covid is still in the community, which is why I'm choosing to wear a mask.
Simon Bridges' advice for successor, and why he wouldn't change a thing
The National MP hopes his replacement will 'keep it real'.
'It saves lives': Kristie Purton could still be alive if Trikafta was available
The second 'Cystic Sister' died in 2019 from cystic fibrosis.
Business digest: Two new shareholders at Veros
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Car crash on Pāpāmoa Beach Rd leaves five injured, one seriously
A car crash on Pāpāmoa Beach Rd has resulted in serious injury.
What's on these school holidays? Your local programme guide
Escape rooms, robotics experiments and night walks are just some of the fun on offer.
Big read: How Tauranga's $303.4m civic rebuild could be worth it, maybe
The project is touted as helping save the CBD but at $303.4m, much remains unclear.
Michele Hunter: Growing up in a pandemic - what Covid has taught my children
OPINION: My daughter's never known school outside a pandemic.
Opinion: NZ should expel Russian diplomat
OPINION: We must send a clear message to Russia that its actions are abhorrent.
Your thoughts as bus drivers threaten to boycott bus stop
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Apprentice numbers soar: Trainee builders up 70 per cent but more needed
There's concern that the valuable Apprenticeship Boost Scheme will end in August.
'I broke into tears': Young woman's struggle to find a rental
'The fear kept creeping in. I kept thinking I'm not going to find a place.'
'I'm trapped': Mum and kids live in camp unit for two years as rents rise
Campgrounds, backpackers, RV businesses inundated with desperate home-seekers.
Group behind white supremacist flyers claims it is 'deeply embedded' in NZ
But an expert says he does not believe the claim.
'Too soon to say' how fumigant alternative could impact Port
Use of a gas with 'reduced risks to human health' has been approved for use.
Storm in a teacup: Why is the weather forecast sometimes wrong?
Ex-cyclone Fili was expected to do a lot more harm than it did.
National Party nominations close for Tauranga byelection
The byelection will be held on June 18.
Premium Debate: Subscriber views on injured woman's two-hour ambulance wait
To have your say, go to bayofplentytimes.co.nz and become a Premium subscriber.
Opinion: Golf, horses, houses - it's not yet time to choose the city's priorities
OPINION: Some suggestions for the future of the land are short-sighted.