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Bystander grappled knife-wielding patched mobster after robbery
A Bay of Plenty man has been jailed for a spate of armed robberies in Ōpōtiki town centre.
Port workers question if Rio de la Plata workers knew they were sick
The risk to the Tauranga community remained low, the Ministry of Health have said.
Solo mum goes from 'gutter' to beachfront emergency housing
Motel owner: 'It's a supreme location, doesn't mean that it's too good for MSD people'.
Transitional housing planned for large vacant Fenton St motel
Signs on Fenton St have prompted concern over housing for the homeless.
Only half of contracted port workers vaccinated - Hipkins
"It is the contracted workers ... proving the most challenging and difficult to budge."
Editorial: Unvaccinated port workers inconceivable
EDITORIAL: We have health & safety conditions to protect workers in hazardous situations.
Tauranga port's exposure to Covid ship erodes faith in system - port chair
NZ's busiest port needs to be able to rely on Govt border security advice, says chairman.
Former Māori language commissioner Waereti Tait-Wall dies
Her tangihanga is being held at Tūnohopū Marae in Rotorua.
Local Focus: Motiti Protection Area 'makes it illegal for us to be Māori'
New rule protecting biodiversity comes into effect. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Port worker scare: Vaccination levels a 'real weakness', expert says
Vaccination levels among port workers are low, which worries Professor Michael Baker.
Covid: Ship pilot's infection linked to Qld taxi driver, abuse 'not helpful'
Health authorities reveal pilot has same Delta strain as Cairns taxi driver.
Burglars raid Tauranga Crossing jewellery stores
A vehicle was left at the scene and items stolen.
Arson trial: Couple accused of burning down house for $85,000 windfall
A man and a woman are accused of burning a house down to gain money from insurance.
Health Ministry cleared Covid-infected ship for berthing, says Maritime NZ
It happened despite knowing the ship was connected to an Australian Covid case.
Covid on cargo ship, unvaccinated port workers - how high is the risk?
"There are quite a few things that are on our side" - professor Michael Baker.
Port workers angry over 'shambolic approach' to ship with infected crew
Staff were brought back to work after they'd been in contact with the Rio De La Plata.
Covid-infected ship: Only 9 of 98 Tauranga port workers vaccinated
Nine of the 98 port workers were fully vaccinated and two had received their first dose.
Live: Anxious Covid wait for Tauranga port workers; no new community cases today
More details are expected about a Covid outbreak on a container ship off Tauranga.
Leaving a generation to the 'scrap heap': Child poverty soars
"If we give up, say it's too hard, we are consigning a generation to the scrap heap."
Another Rotorua store targeted as Bay of Plenty records increase in car thefts, ram-raids
Rotorua's FreshChoice is the latest victim in a string of property damage incidents.
$6.5m in unpaid rates owed to Western Bay of Plenty council
The council says a significant portion of unpaid rates is related to Māori freehold land.
'I know what I've put in': Lisa Carrington on becoming NZ's most successful Olympian
"Those scary things you don't want to look at ... there's some gold on the other side."
Bryce Heard: Why are farmers frustrated? We've got short memories
OPINION: Many of today's farmers are the grandchildren of people like my father.
Four deaths, five days: How a rampage has left families broken
Three heartbroken mothers speak out about coping with their loved ones' brutal deaths.
Local Focus: Rotorua's male midwife says gender is irrelevant
One of only eight male midwives across the country. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Students learn about collaboration and environmental sustainability
Students plant 1500 native trees to protect the harbour and habitat for native birds.
Bay of Plenty nurses 'bordering on unsafe' work conditions
The DHB has sought legal advice, concerned about staffing levels on strike day.
'Baby Royal' killer loses appeal against sentence, minimum sentence
Surender Mehrok was jailed for the manslaughter of a 14-week-old boy.
'Anti-vaxxers' under fire for holding public event
DHB advises people to get vaccination information from trusted medical professionals.
'Mana Māori': Tauranga Moana kaumātua Kihi Ngatai laid to rest next to Maria
'He was ready to go'.
This high school has more Olympic gold than most countries
Lisa Carrington and Stacey Fluhler have more gold medals than most countries competing.
Tauranga Moana mourns as Kihi Ngatai laid to rest
Respected kaumātua Dr Kihi Ngatai, QSM, is being laid to rest today.
Māori flag to fly at BOP regional council buildings
The last surviving designer of the flag says the move is "awesome".