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Te Rawhitiroa Bosch: 'With another language comes another worldview'

Te Rawhitiroa says his life would be 'pretty vanilla' if te reo Māori wasn't a part of it.

Letters: Open borders? Not without a vaccination passport

Our readers have their say.

Tauranga Lotto player strikes a $30k win

The ticket was bought via MyLotto.

'Poor leadership': Former mayor blames successors for wasting millions

The former Tauranga mayor has blamed "poor governance and poor leadership".

Fatal motorbike crash in the Coromandel

One person has died following a motorbike crash in the Coromandel last night.

'It's our privilege': The lives and stories of the Bay of Plenty's lockdown warriors

As the Bay of Plenty went into lockdown a small army of unsung heroes geared up for work.

'I'm so hurt by those memories': Bay of Plenty ex-pats reflect on 9/11, 20 years on

Close to 3000 people died in the September 11 attacks, that changed the world forever.

'They call me the miracle guy': Mr Whippy beats rare kidney disease

"For some strange reason, the kidneys decided to work again."

'Incredible mistake': Mayor's frustration boils over in fight to fix 'most dangerous highway'

Local leaders left "bitterly disappointed" in the funding announcement.

Bay electricity prices thought to be among NZ's highest

It's a major poverty problem and we're estimated to be among the highest charged for it.

Cat curfew? Ban proposed as dead sea birds pile up

The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is urging people to keep their cats inside at night.

Air quality group holds Govt to task over lack of 'critical' involvement

The working party says it needs the help from Government to sort out the problems.

141 port workers in Bay unvaccinated, some risk redeployment

Over 100 port workers in the private sector are yet to be vaccinated by September 30.

Excitement and stress as businesses open in level 2

More businesses are allowed to open under Level 2, but with restrictions.

'An important win': Relief for 'crippling' building material drought

Auckland manufacturers supply 90 per cent of building products needed in the regions.

Restaurants approach level 2 with hope and caution

Local restaurants weigh in on the benefits and downsides to opening again at level 2.

Tauranga City Council services up and running with changes

Additional safety procedures will be in place under alert level two.

Letters: Government urgency on terrorism laws 'snail-like'

Our readers have their say.