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Dawn Picken: Decluttering can improve mental health
COMMENT: The case for decluttering: disposing of junk can improve your mental health.
Bethlehem College takes national Stage Art title for third year on trot
Performing arts have become an entrenched tradition for the school.
Severe weather warning still in place for Bay of Plenty
Between 9 am and 5pm, 50-80mm of rain was expected in the Eastern Bay of Plenty ranges.
Q+A: How Tauranga's new kerbside collection will work
Help with your bins? A bigger bin? Live in an apartment? Your top questions answered.
Pop-up skate rink has kids squealing with delight
Many people haven't even seen an ice rink before, says its manager Darren Woodacre
Panepane Point submissions come in from around world
Of the 7381 submissions, 7121 were for the proposal and 260 opposed.
Six months since lockdown: How life in the Bay has changed
How did lockdown change things for different corners of society?
Hungry and anxious: Teacher dreads looking in children's lunchboxes
More than 500 local children are waiting for help from KidsCan.
'Bawling my eyes out': Baby Daxton fights for life after four brain surgeries
''Half of his brain was the normal grey colour and half of it was real black.''
Armed police help with search warrant at Pyes Pa house
Armed police helped uniformed police with search at a Pyes Pa house today.
Local Focus: What do candidates say are Tauranga's big election issues?
Candidates call out growth, roads and the Covid response. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: What do candidates say are Tauranga's big election issues?
Candidates call out infrastructure and Covid recovery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
$1.6m Ōmokoroa sports pavilion opened
The purpose-built two-storey facility was officially opened this morning.
Zespri scoops Kiwifruit Innovation Award
Russell Lowe first began working on the challenge of breeding a new red kiwifruit in 1993.
'We have work to do': Satisfaction with council hits new low
Legacy issues, elected member behaviour, the process of change blamed for downturn.
'One of the toughest years on record' but Western Bay Council relatively strong
The council has continued careful management of its operating expenditure.
L.A.B sharing the stage with fellow Mount Maunganui lads The Leers
From Mount Maunganui College to Mt Smart Stadium.
Letters to the editor: Who will clean the food scraps bins?
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
'We're devastated': Popular owl sculpture stolen
'Owl' stood proudly at the Te Puna Quarry Park for more than 20 years.
'Flabbergasted': City split over new rates-funded kerbside rubbish service
'If I don't want a big bin, why should it be forced on me?'
Significant changes ahead for SH2/SH29A Te Maunga junction
Significant charges on their way for the Te Maunga intersection junction of SH2/SH29A.
Mongrel Mob Kawerau president and 7 others on trial
Eight people accused of drug dealing offences are on trial in Hamilton District Court.
Bay Steamers team to play Wellington Lions named
Bay of Plenty Steams team to play Wellington Lions named.
Set to sizzle: Are you a BBQ master?
Battle of the BBQs Tauranga brings together Kiwis for a BBQ cook-off.
Local Focus: Who is Angie Warren-Clark, Labour candidate for Bay of Plenty?
Labour candidate Angie Warren-Clark's election profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Opinion: Women and the young bear brunt of economic 'scarring'
COMMENT: We need to think creatively about how firms might engage with job seekers.
Jo Raphael: We need Aucklanders
COMMENT: Aucklanders need to spend their money in the regions - not just Auckland.
Weather: Heavy rain on the way for Bay of Plenty
A front moving over central North Island is bringing periods of heavy rain with it.
Hundreds of teachers' jobs at risk as foreign students dwindle
Banning foreign students may cost hundreds of teachers' jobs.
Hapū leaders divided over Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway
Progress on resolving an issue with a cycleway has prompted divided opinions.
Man trapped by tractor remains in serious condition
A person has been injured after a tractor rolled at a rural property in Aongatete.
Tauranga's new rates-funded rubbish service comes at a price
Rates will also go up a median 7 per cent next year to pay for the new recycling service.
Tauranga teen dominates awards at Blue Light Camp
Bryan Murray proved to be an integral part of the camp and his team.