'Disappointed but not surprised': Race commissioner reacts to racist jeers
"Racist comments do affect people's wellbeing."
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Letters to the editor: Lime scooters and buses should collaborate
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Regional council left with $700k bill for bus hub security
Assaults and disorder at bus hubs have 'dramatically declined' but at what cost?
'Speak English': Crowd jeers at woman greeting them in te reo Māori
'All I wanted to do when I got off that stage was walk straight out the door.'
'Outrageous': Bank freezes pensioner's accounts, locked-out daughter fumes
'I am her biological daughter. There's no fraud.'
'Win-win': Bayfair underpass build a 'victory' for community
Construction finally begins on an underpass that nearly wasn't.
Local Focus: Cyclists invisible in truck blindzones
"Pretty eye-opening to be honest" for hidden cyclists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fatal crash driver was on P, boozed, driving wrong way on SH2
Driver admits manslaughter. Crash victim was heading home to his wife and kids after work.
'Nothing to show': Auditor-General slams council over $19m failure
'This is not what is expected when ... spending public money'
Local Focus: Electron racing along Pāpāmoa's waterways
Much more affordable than entering the America's Cup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jo Raphael: We're all vulnerable to cyber attacks, Waikato DHB just proved it
OPINION: Cyber attack on DHB was blatant and cruel.
Eye on the pies: Patrick Lam prepares for this year's pie competition
Reigning Bakels Pie Award champion Patrick Lam is not taking anything for granted.
Matt Cowley: Council needs a plan that drives progress
OPINION: Our members generally prefer action and progress over inaction and indecision.
Driver admits manslaughter and drugs charges after crash
A man charged with manslaughter appeared in the Tauranga High Court on May 26.
Eclipse and high tides: 'Good possibility' of further large swells
Similar conditions to Sunday expected this week due to high tides and total lunar eclipse.
Three people await fate over tyre-stockpiling case
Two people have been sentenced in relation to a tyre dumping prosecution case.
Letters: Police college needs to be reopened
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Felix Desmarais: Running is hard, but facing bigotry is harder
OPINION: As a young queer person, the world taught me how to internalise the bullying.
Magic start strong but fall to loss against Mystics
A poor 20-9 final quarter saw the Magic lose.
'Everyone else pays': Call for e-scooter riders to pay their way as injury claims hit $7.8m
E-scooter riders should pay road user charges, ACC levies and registration costs: dad
'Relief' for families after jury finds man guilty of murders
Ōmanawa double murder accused was found guilty in the Tauranga High Court on May 24.
Lifeguards cop abuse from beachgoers at Mount Maunganui
Sea swells had made the Mauao base track dangerous.
Guilty verdicts for double murder accused and partner
Crown and defence lawyers have given their closing addresses in double murder trial.
'Container mountain': Extra rail services to ease port congestion
Extra rail services have helped clear a large backlog of containers at Port of Tauranga.
Jo Raphael: We need more help to stamp out meth scourge
OPINION: Meth users in the Bay are wasting more than $1 million a week.
Rides, complaints, scooters in the harbour: 7 months of Lime in Tauranga
Nine stolen, others missing, and 170 complaints ... but overall Lime is well received.
Meth hotspot: Trail of destruction in the Bay
The impact of meth across the Bay of Plenty continues to grow, a former addict says.
Biggest swells of 2021: North Island's east coast smashed
The swells are the biggest seen this year, lifeguard service says.
Letters to the editor: What about the pensioners?
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
For the love of books: Secondhand bookstores thrive
Xanadu Book Exchange in Pāpāmoa is the largest used bookstore in the Southern Hemisphere.
'Heart of Pāpāmoa': $5.4m surf lifesaving building opened
Pāpāmoa's new surf club, plagued by delays due to Covid-19, has officially been opened.
Home-crowd advantage: Fifth time the charm for Magic?
Magic will face second-place holders, the Northern Mystics, in round 6 on Monday evening.
Katikati College principal resigns
Katikati College principal Carolyn Pentecost has resigned.