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Taking stock: Why are some supermarket shelves empty?

Staffing and supply issues mean shoppers face difficulties buying grocery basics.

Top school failed to safeguard students, says complainant; five more come forward

Pinky Green complainant asks for Tauranga Boys' College Board of Trustees to step aside.

Simon Bridges: NZ's cost of living crisis and what we can do about it

OPINION: In a cost of living crisis, New Zealanders deserve relief, says Simon Bridges.

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake felt in Ōpōtiki

GeoNet says the quake may have been felt in Rotorua and Tauranga as well.

Man imprisoned after drugging, repeatedly throttling woman

A Tauranga man who drugged and strangled the woman has been sent to prison.

A billion bottles a year: Whakatāne iwi challenges water bottling consent

A Chinese water giant's consent to bottle water is being legally challenged once again.

Local Focus: An uplifting role model

How powerlifting helped a single mum become a better version of herself for her daughter

Retailers brace for 'killer' parking fees as council nets $2m loss

The loss comes as the council considers selling up the city's parking buildings.

'We hope they will come': Kiwifruit employers on RSE workers

'I miss my family so much': We talk to RSE workers who have not been home since 2020.

Kiwifruit workers earning up to $40 an hour as sector battles labour shortage

Some seasonal kiwifruit workers are choosing the days and hours they want to work.

Russia-Ukraine war: 'All I want to do is get to Anna and the children'

A Tauranga man is heading to Poland to reunite with his Ukrainian fiancee.

Have you noticed unmaintained berms around Tauranga? If so you're not alone

Tauranga City Council explains why some berms and verges have been untouched recently.

'Just horrendous': Staff shortages leave businesses stressed and scrambling

Bar owner losing $50,000 every week closed, says he tries not to show his stress at work.

The teacher, the sexual proposition for money - and a 34-year wait for an apology

Glenn Marshall was 17 when teacher Pinky Green asked him to tie him naked to a chair.

All-boys school latest to apologise for historical incidents

Tauranga Boys' College says a review of historical harassment was not good enough.

Helen Clark's dad turns 100: A secret to a long life

The former PM Helen Clark's father George celebrates 100 years.