Couple trapped in Aussie must repay $16,000 in pensions
The couple have been stuck in Australia for nearly a year.
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Tauranga pig farmer remanded in custody after sentencing hearing delayed
Tio Faulkner dumped around 1500cu m of steel and concrete into Tauranga Harbour.
Local Focus: Ocean sports are just a Friday Float away
Accessible water sports for people with disabilities on offer at Mount Maunganui.
Sisters will defend charges in relation to Tauranga boy's death
Two sisters charged over the death of a five-year-old Te Puna boy are heading to trial.
Trial date set for David Kuka murder accused
Two men who deny murdering Tauranga father David Kuka are heading to trial.
'Absolute breaking point': Midwife says shortage in the Bay is 'critical'
One midwife from Central Otago has been working in the Bay since November.
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.
Tauranga rental market in 'crisis', rents up, supply drops
The median weekly cost of rentals in Tauranga has risen $70 in the past year.
Rotorua's shortage of rental properties at 'crisis' point
Rotorua rental market prices increase four per cent, supply drops 15 per cent in a year.
Water-related death near Whakatāne Heads, rāhui in place
Police said a man died in the incident.
Charity founders could end up on the streets as living costs rise
It comes as the annual inflation hit a 30-year high in December.
Gym questions officials over location of interest
A Tauranga Gym is challenging its close contact place of interest notification.
'There is a lot of angst': First-time Mount festival adapting to red setting
Many Bay of Plenty events have been cancelled, but some are still planned to go ahead.
Man dead, woman injured in 'incident' at Anzac Bay
Police have referred the death to the Coroner.
'Thoroughly cook mussels': Warning after spike in illness relating to food prep
Three cases have been reported in the Lakes District Health Board region this summer.
Perfect anniversary long weekend weather for birthday regions
A ridge has fought off a front to keep the long weekend weather sunny and hot.
'Spirit of a lion': Nahne, 32, dies after year-long cancer battle
"When it was time to go she told us ... She told us she'd had enough and to let her go."
From Parliament to prison: How an Aussie politico ended up in a Kiwi remand cell
Tauranga man Tio Faulkner went from rubbing shoulders with Prime Ministers to an NZ jail.
Couple convicted for laundering nearly $1m of drug proceeds
Pair laundered money through their food business.
North Island motorists warned of delays as people escape the city
Holidaymakers are in luck this long weekend but are being warned to watch out for delays.
Boy, 5, picked up used needle in park 'thinking it was a toy'
Amber's nephew thought a needle he found in an old park footpool was a plaything.
'Unsettling': Early childhood centre closed due to Omicron link
All people present at the centre on January 19 are being treated as close contacts.
'We may never know': Boy undiagnosed after month in hospital
The family say Bowden is making progress but anticipated a 'very long road' to recovery.
'A hell of a mess': Company fined $27K for allowing pigs to foul streams
About 35 pigs spent five months living in the streams, which flow into Lake Rotorua.
Wildfire fears as BOP enters total fire ban
A total fire ban has been put in force for the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato district.
New vaccination centre prepping for Omicron
The new centre has replaced the indoor site for walk-ins in Westgate.
Local Focus: Accessible hotspots 'a game-changer for disabled people's lives'
Tauranga City Council invests $4 million to improve access to local facilities.
Dismissed: Court refuses to release man who illegally reclaimed Tauranga Harbour from custody
Tio Faulkner claimed that due to being tangata whenua, he was being detained unlawfully.
Police identify man found dead in Tauranga Harbour
Emergency services were alerted yesterday morning to a body in the Tauranga Harbour.
'Like a ghost town': Summer retail spending drops earlier than expected
Rotorua retailers have shared their experience of a sudden visitor spend decrease.
Illegal shellfish collecting on the rise as more people 'rip bust and leave bare'
Warning issued that our shellfish stocks will crash if overharvesting continues.
'It's life or death': Man in MIQ bed battle
'What I don't understand is if we're not suitable for an exemption to MIQ, who is?'
Midwife shortage: Covid retraining fund geared to 'builders, plumbers' not health professionals - union
The fund was introduced in mid-2020 to support those who lost their jobs due to Covid.
Shockwave of Tongan eruption recorded in Tauranga Harbour
Evidence of tsunami waves was also recorded in the Bay.