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A jury has found a Bay man guilty of murdering a Tauranga toddler in March 2019.
Man dies after being hit by train in Bay of Plenty
The track is closed and police are managing traffic.
Preventative Covid-19 action saw death rate fall in 2020
The rates of death plummeted in 2020, largely thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic response.
$3.8b housing package: Will it work?
The Government has announced a raft of changes aimed at solving the housing crisis.
Rob Rattenbury: Challenges ahead for police commissioner
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Teen wins Banana Boat Ocean Swim national titles
A Bay teen has won national schools titles during the Banana Boat NZ Ocean Swim Series.
Rotorua Lotto player $17K richer
A Rotorua Lotto punter is $17,460 richer, winning a share of a second division ticket.
Jo Raphael: Curb first-home expectations
OPINION: Look at houses below the median house price for bargains.
Opinion: Is there a power imbalance between Government and individual citizens?
OPINION: We must balance our over-familiarity with a healthy emotional distance.
Oh buoy! Burling's boating club overjoyed at America's Cup win
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'Mature presence': Pāpāmoa woman oldest police recruit in 40 years
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Ex-All Black Liam Messam gloves up for nephew
Liam Messam dons his boxing gloves to support nephew's health battle.
Jo Raphael: March 15 terror - we hope this never happens again
OPINION: Second anniversary of "one of New Zealand's darkest days".
National Jazz Festival giveaway: City set to come alive
Be in to win tickets for the annual festival being held in Tauranga.
'Without funding we would have already closed': International student numbers plummet
Toi Ohomai international student revenue drops by $10 million.
Dawn Picken: It's time to think about reopening the border
OPINION: Why should only godwits get to fly?
Police on hunt for man with links to the Bay of Plenty
There is a warrant to arrest the man who has known links to the Bay of Plenty.
Jo Raphael: Rates are a necessary evil
OPINION: The status quo is no longer acceptable.
Second Tauranga meth smuggler convicted in 500kg drug operation
Another Tauranga man has been convicted for importing 500kg of P and P-dealing charges.
Tauranga entrepreneurs take over iconic Rotorua building
The building is almost unrecognisable from its former self.
'Out of order': Councillor walks out after tense exchange
Councillors faced off after a 'private' discussion was raised in a public meeting.
Western Bay moves to restricted fire season
The restrictions were put in place this morning.
Dawn Picken: It's not cancel culture, it's progress
OPINION: It's only cancel culture when you don't like the change, Dawn Picken writes.
Inexperience and infrastructure costs blamed for local government dysfunction
Three main factors get in the way of good governance, says a veteran councillor.
Hot temperatures and downpours: Autumn weather to be a mixed bag in the Bay
The Bay of Plenty could expect more "variable conditions" as autumn hits.
Youth cancer survival rates increased - but less likely if you live in a region
Haley Thomas can't wait to turn 30. She didn't think she'd live that long.
Jo Raphael: Aucklanders who escape lockdown are putting us at risk
OPINION: We all have a right to feel angry.
Business digest: Kiwi Airbnb guests look to the regions
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Jo Raphael: Our child poverty shame is letting us down
OPINION: Are we really the best country in the world to be a child?
Covid 19: Bay of Plenty business leaders and owners reeling
Hospitality and tourism businesses will be hardest hit by the change to alert level 2.
Bay business leader: Move to alert level 2 'soul destroying'
The Bay of Plenty is back to alert level two Covid-19 restrictions, Auckland at level 3.
Keeping it clean: Cleaning pros spill the tea on going rates, value for money and expectations
An increasing number of time-poor families are calling in domestic house cleaners.