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Second BoP daycare has child escape, found by member of public
The incident sparked a risk assessment and supervision review.
Firefighters tackle 12-hour climb for charity
Firefighters will climb Mauao for 12 hours to raise funds for a good cause.
Why fast-growing schools are having to say 'No' to new students
'The ministry won’t give you more buildings if you have too many out-of-zone enrolments.'
'A reconnect for me': Thousands embrace Māori culture at event
Māori in the Moana unites the community through culture, music and workshops.
Unity and history: Community marks Waitangi Day in Tauranga
Crowd celebrates Waitangi Day at Hopukiore despite light rain.
Māori ward race gets under way
Nominations have opened for Tauranga's Te Awanui ward byelection.
Truck driver charged after 'shocking' overtaking on Kaimāī Range captured on dashcam
The man has been charged by police with dangerous driving.
Tauranga students travel 365km to engage with Waitangi, politics
They engaged with influencers and politicians, asking tough questions.
'I was in shock': Grandad finds four preschoolers on road after escaping from daycare
'I would be asking a lot of questions ... cars don’t go slow around there.'
'Forever 8': Women deny killing young boy in alleged assault
The pair accused of killing Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa plan to take the charges to trial.
144m to 1 odds: Golfer hits second hole-in-one on same hole
'I have been playing for about 16 years, and they are the only hole-in-ones I have had.'
'I heard all my bones break': Runner loses leg in farming accident
The 'shattered' bones in his leg were 'like Weet-Bix', he said.
Waitangi Day in the Bay of Plenty: Your guide to events
Annual events will be returning this Waitangi Day to bring local communities together.
Driver dies after car crashes, rolls into creek, in Pukehina
Police confirmed there were no other passengers in the vehicle.
Mum’s ‘hellish’ fight to recover after motorcycle crash
'I was high-sided into the air and landed on the cheese-cutters.'
Opinion: History shows average market forecasts often miss the mark
OPINION: The market has risen in 93 out of 125 years, with 47 years over 20%.
'It's a joke': Victim owed nearly $350k reparation
Victims owed millions - one man wants more done to pursue offenders.
‘Serious addiction to disgusting things’: Preschool teacher tells police
The 22-year-old woman was arrested after an FBI sting in the US.
Tauranga’s first Māori ward councillor resigns
He was elected in July but has not been able to take up the role due to illness.
Police name woman who died at Pilot Bay
Laushaun Ying Soon died at Pilot Bay in early January.
Tauranga police seek information on 2023 killing
Police renew plea for information in relation to man's violent 2023 death.
$3 billion by 2035 - Shane Jones lays out mining plan
A protest was organised for outside the mine this morning.
'Just about spat my coffee': How five mates made a viral Google moment
'We saw the car and thought, Why not?'
'Left for dead': 12yo finds badly injured mobster dad in shed after hammer attack
The Mongrel Mob member's skull was shattered 'into minute pieces'.
Scrub fire along railway tracks near SH2 contained
The fire is 'growing quickly' according to witnesses.
'Massive revitalisation’: The new builds changing the face of Tauranga
Tauranga's city centre is seeing a massive revitalisation for private and public projects.
Medical imaging now more accessible in Bay of Plenty
A new medical imaging clinic is now open in Tauranga.