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'Very challenging': $45m Cameron Rd project hits hurdles, concerns raised

Big changes are expected as part of an upgrade to Tauranga's Cameron Rd.

Jo Raphael: Aucklanders who escape lockdown are putting us at risk

OPINION: We all have a right to feel angry.

Armed offenders squad spotted in Mount Maunganui

A large police presence has been reported on Ex

Car rolls on Welcome Bay Rd

Police were notified at 7.18am.

Widow's fight for Pāpāmoa emergency medical centre close to achieved

The health committee has given its recommendations to the DHB who are now in discussion.

National Jazz Festival gets back in swing at Easter

The 58th Tauranga festival has an 'awesome' line-up of talent, manager Mark Anderson says.

Letters to the editor: Council needs to sort out Omanawa Falls

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Former Tauranga mayor's plea to commissioners: Merge councils to pay for infrastructure

But the call has met resistance from regional leaders who say it's 'premature'.

Summer is ending, but will the good weather stick around?

Find out what your last days of summer will look like.

Claire Trevett: What's eating Simon Bridges?

OPINION: There is method to Bridges' madness, but his colleagues may not agree.

'Utterly offensive': Seymour taken to task on apartheid comparison

Act's David Seymour compared the new Māori ward legislation to apartheid in South Africa.

Green light for new ratepayers group: 'So we can have a voice'

The Lakes residents will now have a unified voice.

Bargain hunting: Tauranga Rotary Book Sale offers 'huge variety'

The annual Rotary Tauranga book sale is on from March 5-7.

'Easy money': Unlocked cars targeted as property thefts surge

Police say there has been an upswing in property theft from cars in the past six months.

Shuffle-up set for Pāpāmoa to Mount Maunganui enrolment zone

School zoning is set to change in the Pāpāmoa and Mount Maunganui area.

'We didn't want to rush': Papamoa Surf Club just months from completion

It is hoped the club would be fully complete and operational by mid-March.