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Council backs down on ‘cash-grab’ sports fees

'Where we’ve landed is probably reasonably fair.'

Overnight road closures coming up on Tauranga highway

Road users will be detoured via SH2 while works take place.

'Huge impact': Bottle-O owner 'angry' and 'frustrated' after ram-raid

Police are investigating a ram-raid burglary at the Bottle-O Te Puke store

Where new supermarkets have opened and might rise soon

Where are new stores opening? One store shut in Flaxmere but that's been eclipsed.

Tauranga Boys’ College spends more than $11k on 'PR spin' in historical sexual abuse case

The school says such 'complex' cases require specialist advice to protect all involved.

Tauranga ratepayers face 15.8 per cent rates hike, Cameron Rd works delayed

Homeowners face paying another 11.1 per cent on average.

Boy with 'crippling disability' denied rehab after five-hour brain surgery

'We just do not have enough facilities for the kids in our country,' his mum says.

Police probe incident at Tauranga college, deputy principal describes 'scuffle'

Staff intervene after trio come to college wanting to 'confront' student.

Not enough cash: Major city projects delayed amid three waters woes

It comes as Tauranga's council grapples with 'budget limitations'.

'Significant delays' expected on SH2 as overnight works carried out

A section of State Highway 2 will have one-hour traffic holds overnight next week.

Why this candidate poured $27k into a campaign he expected to lose

Bay of Plenty's Taupō Wahed says he has no regrets.

Controversial road closure leads to $5m in fines

Since the cul-de-sac was created in March 2022, 34,299 fines have been issued.

All Mauao tracks to close while sculptures installed

Weighing around two tonnes each, the sculptures will be installed via helicopter.

ComCom wrote to 12 retirement village owners on false, misleading claims

Companies should seek legal advice about issues it had raised, Commerce Commission said.

Pot plants in potholes: 'Creative' ploy to get road fixed successful

It comes after roundabout grass was baled by a rogue farmer in the same community.

Failed bid to have newly elected council monitored revealed

But those behind it are considering trying again.

'Flying high in heaven': Tributes flow for pilot and speedway identity who died in crash

'We nicknamed him Waterboy. But he was no boy. He was da man.'

'Silent killer': Nurse battles cancer that has 'no specific screening test'

She had 'always been fit and well' so the diagnosis at age 55 came as a 'shock'.