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Tāneatua homicide: Police hunt group wanted for trio of assaults
A 57-year-old man was assaulted in Tāneatua on Monday and died in hospital yesterday.
Kiri Gillespie: The museum lesson Tauranga could learn from Rotorua
Opinion: Rotorua has a great museum culture while Tauranga doesn't even have a museum.
Muffins, scones and cups of tea: Bay of Plenty leaders gobble almost $118k in a year
One council spent almost $40,000 on catering.
Jo Raphael: Don't waste your breath spouting conspiracy theories
OPINION: The Big Boost Campaign is on.
Rob Rattenbury: We must acknowledge the effects of colonisation
OPINION: We cannot change our history, but we can learn from it and not repeat it.
Cyclone Dovi: Thousands still without power across region, top gusts revealed
Thousands of homes are without power.
Truck and trailer rolled into river at Waioeka Gorge injuring one person seriously
One person was taken to Gisborne Hospital with serious injuries.
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Dawn Picken: A message for singles before V-day
OPINION: Some of us are giving Cupid a break this Valentine's Day.
Carmen Hall: Let's make period undies available in schools free
Poor access to period products can affect students' attendance and engagement at school.
'Horrific violence': Man sentenced after tying woman in noose and raping her
Shad Undersen told his victim she was going to 'die today'.
Jo Raphael: Your dog is better off at home by himself
OPINION: Rover should stay at home while you run your errands.
'Ready as can be': 'Racial profiling' incident at Farmers heads to mediation this week
The family of Aiomai Nuku-Tarawhiti and Shae Brown will meet with Farmers on Friday.
The force is strong: Bay artist tapped to carve Morrison's iconic character
At age 5 he used to draw the character, now Mr G is carving him.
No trial location yet determined for those charged after White Island disaster
Possible trial locations include a Whakatāne Marae and a number of convention centres.
'Nowhere to pivot': International student sector still haemorrhaging
'Reduction in revenue significant': Chris Hipkins on international student cash flows
Covid-19: 20 new BOP cases, 12 in Lakes, one in intensive care
The Coffee Club in Taupō has today been named a close contact location of interest.
Jo Raphael: Travel is the light at the end of the tunnel
OPINION: It's time to restore the tourism balance.
'Basically cooking': 347 complaints of dogs locked in hot cars this summer nationally
It can take less than 10 minutes for the inside of a car to exceed 31C.
Revealed: How much you might have in unused gift cards
The average Kiwi has $72 in unused gift card credit, a survey has found.
Covid-19 outbreak: Person in hospital, three new local locations of interest
An entertainment venue and two community centres are close contact locations of interest.
'How much more adaptable can we be?': Pandemic follows school leavers to university
"Our year group has been hit a lot and now it's just flowing into our next stage."
Bay of Plenty's cafe selection a foodie's dream
Reporter Shauni James shares some of her Bay of Plenty cafe recommendations.
Dawn Picken: Let's get together again - reconnection at last?
The hope of mass reunion is here at last.
How Bay of Plenty businesses are adapting to working in red
How Rotorua offices are managing the red light.
Man who sexually exploited an impaired woman lured her with the promise of takeaways
Judge: "The Department of Corrections is going to rule your life for the next little bit."
Killer dad's partner jailed over 5-year-old's death
She stood by and did nothing. A little boy died. Now she's been sentenced.
'Not substantiated': Inquiry into councillor's claims of 'ageism', 'abuse'
The independent investigation cost the council $14,000.
Mamaku's O'Sullivan dozen: 'Love is hard work but it's worth it'
Sister shares what she learned from growing up with 11 siblings.
Want a job? 24,000 kiwifruit workers needed as labour shortage bites
Last season harvesting roles paid an average of $27 an hour rates vary and can reach $40.
'That water out there is not your friend': 'Epidemic of stupidity' as drownings rise
More than one in 10 drownings in New Zealand were in the Bay of Plenty.
Covid-19 outbreak: Monday update on latest cases
There are 91 community cases of Covid-19 nationally today
'Entrenched literacy problem': Bay of Plenty adults seeking literacy help doubles in four years
Education providers say literacy issues can affect every part of a person's life.