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Letters: Delta is airborne, so why are drinking fountains closed?

Our readers have their say.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Water reform presents opportunity for National

OPINION: Water reforms are a biggie and will only get bigger.

How Covid-19 wastewater testing works

Further wastewater results are expected on Thursday.

Luke Kirkness: My first vaccination went without a hitch. Here's my guide

Opinion: I got my first Covid-19 vaccination on Tuesday. Here's how you can do the same.

Have symptoms? Get tested: 'Low-level' Covid-19 detection in Tauranga wastewater

Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield made the announcement today.

Warning for water users after SH29 chemical spill

The incident happened at 6.15am.

Barber shop in Pāpāmoa there for the bros

Barber shop by day – men's mental health group by night.

Jo Raphael: Drawing back the curtain on our mental health

OPINION: Gone are the days when you were told to "buck up".

Paint the town pink: Hot Pink Walk for breast cancer

Breast Cancer Support Service Trust Tauranga is holding its Hot Pink Walk on October 20.

'A high personal price': Why Bay teachers and principals are quitting

Former teachers and principals are speaking out about why they left the profession.

Local Focus: Pāpāmoa becoming a surf skate mecca for women

"To see girls skateboarding – whatever they're skating – is just fantastic."

One in five Bay Māori now fully vaccinated

Māori vaccination rates in the Bay of Plenty are behind the national figure.

Man admits inciting hostility towards Māori in video

A Pāpāmoa Beach man has admitted posting a video online inciting racial disharmony

'A long rolling kind of experience': Bay Kiwis in Melbourne react to 5.9 earthquake

Kiwis from the Bay of Plenty say Melbourne's buildings rocked and rolled.

We'll be there: Customers eager to support bakery hit by Covid scare

Uppercrust Bakery was named a location of interest.

Rain and wind pound region, weather watches in place

MetService has issued wind and rain watches.

'It is a difficult time for all kids': Practice exams under way in Tauranga

A Bay principal says some students are "struggling with anxiety" post lockdown

The Premium Debate: Subscribers have a say on rising building costs in Tauranga

Have your say by going to bayofplentytimes.co.nz and becoming a Premium subscriber.