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A community hijacked: PM revisits Whakaari / White Is tragedy

Today is Ardern's third day campaigning in the Bay of Plenty.

Turning the tide: PM Jacinda Ardern's return to her Tauranga roots

PM Jacinda Ardern reveals her Bay of Plenty roots.

Samantha Motion: New Zealand has enough imported holidays, it's time for Matariki

COMMENT: The winter gulf between public holidays has never felt longer.

Mortgage woes: Homeowners will sell up before bank can take house

Advice is to keep communication lines open with bank.

One year on: Teen barber-turned-regional councillor Stacey Rose

'There have been times I've sat there and thought 'should I really be at this table?'

'Devastating': Travel staff laid off and businesses closing

But travel agencies still optimistic in face of pandemic.

National's election promise: $190m for key Rotorua, Tauranga roads

National's Todd McClay and Chris Bishop spoke to local business leaders today.

'Over the moon': 450 Claymark employees jobs secured following company sale

A consortium led by Paul Pedersen has bought the business.

'Deserved': Bay Muslims react to mosque killer sentencing

Local Muslims say the Christchurch mosque terrorist's life sentence was justified.

Worker at Port of Tauranga investigated over Covid-19 hoax

A worker at Port of Tauranga is facing possible disciplinary action over a Covid-19 hoax..

Comment: We can't control Covid-19, but we can control our actions in our fight against it

COMMENT: Our mental, physical and economic health can't cope with a nationwide lockdown.

Alert level 2 restrictions hit Bay hospitality and tourism hard

Alert level 2 restrictions will remain in place in the Bay of Plenty until further notice.

Spat on and shoved: Council workers subjected to 'unacceptable' abuse

Attacks included trying to force a beer bottle into a council worker's mouth.

'Crazy demand': Big rush on kitchen and bathroom renovations in wake of lockdown

One company had 30 to 40 jobs coming in each month.

Stroke survivor sharing hard lessons

"Many of our own Māori families, whānau are not accessing what is already available."

Jo Raphael: It's time to clean up this managed isolation mess once and for all

COMMENT: Government needs to stop border breaches quickly.