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Sport cancelled, road warnings issued as wretched weather strikes
Heavy rain watches are also coming into force for the North Island's upper east.
'Four times the size of Bayfair': Plans for $1b Pāpāmoa East town centre revealed
50m pool, supermarket, shops, 15,000 jobs and 11,000 new homes to be built nearby
Jo Raphael: Internet outage a perfect time to consider a digital detox
OPINION: How well could you handle a digital detox?
Rugby league legend and ambassador 'saddened' by brawl
Comments come after fighting erupted at senior match.
Scout abuser gets more jail time
Hypervigilance, distrust and fear, before a child abuse survivor's journey to closure.
Plastic bead mystery: Rena shipwreck suspected
Volunteers believe the small plastic balls come from the Rena wreckage near Tauranga.
Roundabout location confirmed for dangerous intersection
the location is part of a transport corridor between Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga.
Blast from the Past: $5 op shop camera photo mystery solved
Georgia Browne thought she'd scored a bargain. The camera was priceless.
Rob Rattenbury: New Zealand's rate of homelessness is shameful
OPINION: Where is the action on our homelessness issue?
'Awesome', 'wholesome': Costumes galore as 12,000 attend Armageddon event
One costume was so realistic someone called the cops to report a person carrying a gun.
Marathon champ crowned Ultimate Beast after obstacle course race
Rotorua builder takes out top win in first Ultimate Athlete event.
$10k in two weeks: Kiwi kayaker's race to reach world champs
Snook is one of only a few Kiwis hoping to compete at the world champs.
Bay of Plenty, Taupō tickets big Lotto winners this weekend
Is your ticket a winner?
'Chainsaw gun', fake firearm: People in costume spark police, AOS callouts
"This is not the first time something like this has happened" - Armageddon organiser.
Three Waters reform the 'only solution', say some in Bay
But a 'one-size-fits-all approach won't necessarily meet specific needs of our community'.
Demand for market gardeners growing
Grow-your-own food and marketing gardening is growing in momentum.
Dawn Picken: Bracing myself for an empty nest
OPINION: You know you've raised an independent soul if they flee the nest.
Jo Raphael: Stench of racism in the air
OPINION: It's time to call out the racists and educate them about their ignorance.
Ending period poverty: Free product roll out in BOP schools
'You just need them, it is like having toilet paper'.
BOP's newest rescue helicopter takes flight
The Bay of Plenty's newest rapid-response rescue helicopter has flown its first mission.
Short burst of seismic activity detected at Whakaari/White Island
A short, volcanic tremor was detected at Whakaari/White Island at 4am on June 1.
Trial set for man accused of murder and disfiguring
A Bay of Plenty man will defend murder and disfiguring charges at his trial in November.
Kelly Makiha: Wait a second, could things be going well?
OPINION: Could we be seeing a turning of the tide?
Jo Raphael: We're a humble lot but we should be proud
OPINION: Our Queen's Birthday Honours recipients deserve to be proud.
Fungi, tennis and aquaculture among reasons behind Queen's Birthday honours
Eighteen people from the Bay of Plenty have been awarded honours this Queen's Birthday.
Checking is good: Men's Health Week sharing messages
Men's Health Week runs from June 14 to 20, 2021.
Leah Tebbutt: Racist ideas ensured my strongest connection to my whakapapa is a man no longer here
OPINION: My Poppa is my identity to te ao Māori
Dawn Picken: Listen up, I've got something to say
OPINION: We know when someone's focusing on our words and when they're not.
Volcanix squad named for 2021 campaign
The Volcanix start their season against Auckland on Saturday, July 16.
Jo Raphael: School leaders burning candles at both ends
OPINION: A happy medium needs to be found for burnt-out school leaders.
Free dental care in BOP thanks to stranded aid ship
Medical aid ship is now delivering free dental care on land.
When Doreen 'met trouble': Couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Kemp and Doreen McGechie reminisce on the past 70 years of their married lives together.
Business digest: Bay of Plenty real estate performers shine at awards
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