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'Critical' $3b transport plan gets green light to go to the public
Mode shift, public transport and climate change are key points of a new $3b plan.
Cricket: Breaking the Williams Cup log jam
Bay of Plenty's premier cricket competition is heating up.
Luke Kirkness: Why are some people not taking Covid-19 seriously?
Opinion: Collectively, we need to step up.
The long goodbye: How the pandemic is changing funerals
Is this how you would chose to have your funeral?
Matt Cowley: More robust contact-tracing could achieve more targeted lockdowns
OPINION: The lockdowns are very real for businesses.
Leaders, businesses react as Bay of Plenty alert level lowered
The Prime Minister has today announced the way forward in terms of Covid-19 alert levels.
Operation Notus: Man jailed for more than 9 years
Three more Operation Notus offenders have been sentenced and another awaits his fate
Jo Raphael: Let's remove all barriers to Covid vaccinations
OPINION: Let's get our population immunised.
Wild weather: Wind and rain on the way
A subtropical low moves southwards onto the north of the North Island.
'A gift from God': How one organisation is saving lives
Big-hearted programme gives addicted, homeless and mentally unwell people a second chance.
Partner of Mongrel Mob Kawerau president jailed
Partners of the Kawerau chapter president and his son are sentenced for money laundering.
Jo Raphael: More focus needed on school upgrades
OPINION: Eight years of nagging finally gets results for a Rotorua school.
'Vigilante' gets home detention for violently stabbing two men in unprovoked attacks
Despite the violent attacks, Daniel Ernst isn't going to jail.
All rise: Region's criminal lawyers appointed district court judges
Two top defence lawyers in the region have been made judges in the district court.
Gang accused in attempted murder trial claims 'mistaken identity'
A Black Power gang member from Whakatane is defending an attempted murder charge.
'Best one to date': One Love festival brings in thousands
Thousands of people packed into the Wharepai Domain for the One Love Festival.
Samantha Motion: Changes to school names are remaking history
Opinion: Name changes can be met with grumbles of history erased.
Tauranga doctor takes on second career as Rotorua teacher
He's only 30 and is a doctor, and now a teacher and wants to do both to make a difference.
Sunshine and big crowds expected at One Love
The popular event has sold out for the fourth time.
Jo Raphael: What's next for tourism and hospitality?
OPINION: We're basking in a summer glow but it'll soon be back to reality.
Omanawa murder accused appears in court
Omanawa murder accused remanded in custody.
Murdered toddler: 'She is nobody's little princess any longer'
The impact of Maketū toddler Nevaeh Ager's murder was revealed at attacker's sentencing.
Family swear at judge as man who killed his best friend jailed
Carden Soole killed Joshua Michael Louis Copestake on January 4 last year.
'Brutal in the extreme': Dad who murdered 2-year-old daughter sentenced to life in prison
The Maketū father who murdered his 2-daughter has been sentenced.
Business digest: Performing arts centre becomes charitable trust
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Jo Raphael: We need clarity on essential workers
OPINION: Russell Howard and the Wiggles are a hoot but are they 'essential workers'?
All you need to know about One Love Festival
The festival has evolved significantly in a short seven years.
42 years, 413 dead bodies: Police photographer retires
In more than 25 years as a forensic police photographer, you see a lot.
Beach safety: Learn how to look out for rips
Learning how to identify rips could save lives.
Historical Covid-19 case confirmed at Port of Tauranga
The case is historical and not infectious, the ports said.
Business digest: Shoppers spend $3m in Bay of Plenty during 2020
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What do tenancy law changes mean for domestic abuse victims?
New rules for renters aim to make life easier for victims of abuse but will it work?
'Thought the whole house was going to fall down': Resident close to quake epicentre shares story
People have described feeling the quakes around the Bay of Plenty.