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Iconic Bay company Maketu Pies in receivership
Maketu Pies was placed into receivership last week.
Man arrested after random blindside tackle in Tauranga
Police have arrested a man in relation to a random attack in Tauranga in April.
Councillor's classic car damaged in attack
The damage happened at Downtown the Mount yesterday
Heartbreaking burglaries: But why aren't we reporting them?
More than 26 per cent of crimes reported to Bay of Plenty police were burglaries.
Tauranga cheaper to trade up than Rotorua
The median value of properties bought by first-home buyers in Rotorua was $395,000.
'Emotional Russian roulette': The painful ordeal of IVF
Infertility can be an emotionally and physically painful condition couples try to hide.
Hundreds turn out for student climate strikes
Hundreds turned out to protest for their climate.
Top 10 signs of the student climate strikes
Hundreds of students marched through the city centre
Dairy worker assaulted in aggravated robbery
Police were called to Ōmanu Superette on Oceanbeach Rd
From 'world of silence' to whole new world: Toddler's life-changing surgery
Tests revealed the toddler was deaf when she was only a baby.
Busted: $28m of cannabis seized in a year
About $28 million of cannabis was seized in the region and police are not softening up.
How ditching decile ratings could impact Bay schools
Decile-based school funding system could be abolished by 2021 or 2022
'I would do anything for him': Man's sweet plan to save pup's life
"He doesn't know what is going on.. he depends on me."
Business confidence down in the Bay
A new survey found only 9 per cent of Bay households were confident in the region's future
Young Tauranga cricketers take on Bangladesh in one-day matches
Fergus Lellman is one of three Tauranga cricketers named in team to play Bangladesh.
School bus crash: Eight injured after collision with van
The crash happened on Hewletts Rd about 9.20am
She paid Coast Homes $267K. Then a property dispute ensued
This month, Coast Homes was put into liquidation owing a significant amount of money.
Dawn Picken: Well-behaved pets no threat to rental properties
Landlords might consider pets home-wreckers, but for many of us, pets are family.
'I've lost my other half': Six months without Kristie Purton
The mother-of-three died on March 21.
'I used to always be an a***hole': Meth gangster's new family life
From cooking meth, through prison, to mentoring young people at risk.
Volcanix hungry for first win
The Bay of Plenty Volcanix take on Waikato in the fourth round of the Farah Palmer Cup
Vape on a plane sparks emergency airport response
Vaping device was activated during flight, Air NZ confirms.
Tauranga's Waikato University campus wins three property awards
The university CBD campus won a supreme award
Local Focus: DJ running for council
Te Kani wants to connect council to Māori communities. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Mayoral candidate and geologist says no climate change in 150 years
"No increase in hurricanes, droughts or wildfires". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: 'From a mongrel family, from a mongrel suburb in a mongrel town' says mayoral candidate
Retired management consultant running for mayor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Carmen Hall: Housing homeless in motels a stuff-up
COMMENT: Government has spent millions to put homeless in motels but where are the houses?
Chronic pain sufferer: Medicinal cannabis could change my life
Medical cannabis could have a huge impact on the lives of those in chronic pain, some say.
Family fight contract kill: Guilty of attempted murder 17 years after trigger pulled
The jury has returned with a verdict for Warren Uata Kiwi.