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Volcanix squad named for 2021 campaign
The Volcanix start their season against Auckland on Saturday, July 16.
Paedophile convicted, but police worried there may be more victims
Jared Lammas was sentenced to four years and five months in prison.
'The world went black': Runner goes into cardiac arrest during marathon
Young mother's life saved by first responders at Hawke's Bay Marathon.
The big one! Giant doughnut-eating competition returns
Participants will have to devour a monster doughnut the fastest to take first place.
Glen Crowther: Tauranga City Council needs a sustainable plan
Opinion: The numbers don't stack up for this LTP to deliver affordable housing.
Jo Raphael: School leaders burning candles at both ends
OPINION: A happy medium needs to be found for burnt-out school leaders.
Letters: Treatment of speaker at ratepayers' meeting shameful
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Beaten, robbed, bullied: City's only women's shelter tells of violence on streets
And the night shelter can only afford to be open five days a week.
New Lotto millionaire claims prize after daughter's text
A Triple Dip from the Bayfair Shopping Centre led to a million-dollar win.
Free dental care in BOP thanks to stranded aid ship
Medical aid ship is now delivering free dental care on land.
Man arrested in armed raid released from hospital
The 36-year-old was found in need of medical assistance after police entered the property.
When Doreen 'met trouble': Couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Kemp and Doreen McGechie reminisce on the past 70 years of their married lives together.
Stevedore part of plot to smuggle hundreds of kilos of cocaine into NZ
A stevedore is accused of being part of a plot to import cocaine into New Zealand.
Passing lane on SH2 to close over safety concerns
'Ideally we would have provided more notice about these works taking place,' NZTA says.
Shark meat seized: Investigation first of its kind in 10 years
It comes after the grisly discovery of a dismembered great white at Pilot Bay last month.
Ōmokoroa town centre plans under way
Design plans for the future Omokoroa Town Centre development have begun.
Offering Tauranga Māori right of refusal on council land met with legal warning
Some are warning of legal dangers of the proposed move while others welcome it as overdue.
Great white shark meat seized in Tauranga
Great white sharks are protected under the Wildlife Act 1953.
Suburb Spotlight: TV star new Pāpāmoa police chief
Suburb Spotlight: There's a new sheriff in Pāpāmoa and he's a familiar face.
'Unacceptable': NZTA puts brakes on $8.5m Totara St cycleway
Cyclists 'gutted' and 'frustrated' by delay in project, following two deaths on the road
'Rat runner' heavy vehicles banned from urban Mount Maunganui streets
But not everyone is happy about it.
Business digest: Bay of Plenty real estate performers shine at awards
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Rob Rattenbury: Has the sun set on the day of the conservative?
OPINION: Has Labour stolen the centre swing voter forever?
Bay of Plenty horror fiction author wins Bram Stoker Award
Award-winning Bay of Plenty writer Lee Murray has just added two feathers to her cap.
The Rich List: Tauranga's seven new million-dollar suburbs revealed
OneRoof: Tauranga has gone from having no $1m-plus suburbs a year ago to having seven.
Air NZ cargo imports jump as supply chain woes continue to bite
Air New Zealand has also revealed imported cargo from the US and Asia had jumped 30 %.
Mount Maunganui Lotto player wins $1M
A Mount Maunganui Lotto player won $1 million in Saturday night's draw
Tauranga teens present public transport ideas to council
The Year 9 students have big plans for the city's public transport system.
'Intense': Construction costs highest in two years
Report shows labour costs jump 1.3 per cent, the highest rate of cost inflation in 2 years
High Court quashes 'super pole' decision on appeal
The Environment Court made 'material errors', the High Court has ruled.
Waikato Hospital covers bill for patient transfer to Tauranga, for now
Cancer patients have been transferred to Tauranga Hospital after the cyber attack.
Big profits: Tauranga properties make median $402,500 resale gain
CoreLogic: Resale gains were "stronger than ever" across the country.