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Business leaders fearful as Covid-19 contact tracing app use wanes

"There is more chance of a seagull pooping on my head than me catching the virus."

Local Focus: Who is Chris Jenkins, TOP candidate for BOP?

TOP candidate Chris Jenkins' electorate profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kristin Macfarlane: Unemployed Kiwis need to plug the critical kiwifruit labour shortage

OPINION: People who think orchard work is beneath them need to get over themselves.

Dramatic rescue of 56kg dog immortalised in children's book

Book tells the true tale of 56kg dog Shogun's rescue.

Biddle takes his talents to Russia

Last year he led Te Puna to victory, now he's heading to Russia.

Tauranga water warning: Restrictions may hit earlier and be stricter

Extra water treatment capacity still years away as plant build hit by delays, cost rises.

Luke Toomey eyes up 2nd Charles Tour title

Tauranga golfer keen to secure back-to-back titles at the Carrus Open in Tauranga.

More than a pretty beach: Tourism Bay of Plenty serves up new marketing campaign

"We have a rich tapestry of unique stories to share."

Election 2020: Labour denies being worried about losing Waiariki seat

Poll shows Tāmati Coffey is 12 points ahead of the Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi.

Charge dismissed for woman who snuck into Sudima Hotel

The Tauranga woman was seen on the grounds of a Rotorua managed isolation hotel in August.

Car and motorbike crash in Tauranga

Police were notified of the incident at 7.12am.

Local Focus: All Tauranga candidates agree workers and employers are equally important

Tauranga candidates say it’s a balancing act. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZ Kiwifruit Growers and MPI launch new jobseekers course

A new course for those interesting in working in the kiwifruit industry has been launched.

Pedestrian in Tauranga Hospital with critical injuries

A pedestrian is in a critical condition after a collision with a car in Te Puke.

One person seriously injured at Ōmanawa Falls

A rescue helicopter has been called to Omanawa Falls to assist with the rescue mission.

Drivers risk road closures due to speeding at roadworks

Motorists need to be "putting themselves in the boots of our workers", Rob Campbell says.

First Union says Tauranga bus drivers robbed and assaulted

Tauranga bus drivers have been left shaken by a series of robberies and assaults.

Labour's Māori caucus coming to Rotorua and Tauranga

Tāmati Coffey is to host public hui in Rotorua tomorrow.