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Letters: Council's waste collection plan rubbished

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Invincibles: Pāpāmoa FC chase perfect season

Pāpāmoa FC have clinched the WaiBop Premiership, but they're not done yet.

Thousands spent to clean illegal rubbish dumping from Bay's picturesque spots

People targeting beautiful Bay waterways for rubbish disposal have sparked concern.

Kristin Macfarlane: 'I was alive but I wasn't living'

Comment: I couldn't even recognise myself anymore but had no idea how to fix that.

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

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.