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Mount house sells after 70 years with one family

The 1548sq m site was originally bought by John Bateman for £200 in the late 1940s.

Panel selected for council conduct breaches

The move is part of an attempt to meet Crown's expectations of a high-performing council.

Kristin Macfarlane: No kisses or hand shakes - so why is it okay to touch eftpos buttons?

COMMENT: Tap and go payment systems should be available at all businesses.

$1.04 million playground set for Omokoroa

The new playground will replace the existing outdated one on the Domain foreshore.

NZ Architecture Awards: Who made the cut?

45 projects from Whangarei to Wanaka have been shortlisted for the awards.

Letters to the editor: Illegal dumping an eyesore and disgrace

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

A community hijacked: PM revisits Whakaari / White Is tragedy

Today is Ardern's third day campaigning in the Bay of Plenty.

Turning the tide: PM Jacinda Ardern's return to her Tauranga roots

PM Jacinda Ardern reveals her Bay of Plenty roots.

The PM, a blanket and an 11-year-old boy

Ardern was visiting the Māori housing development.

He started working for Farmers at age 17. Fifty years later he is still there

Graeme Walker started working at Farmers in 1971.

Train hits motorbike abandoned on tracks

'It was pushed along a couple of hundred metres.'

One year on: Teen barber-turned-regional councillor Stacey Rose

'There have been times I've sat there and thought 'should I really be at this table?'

'Devastating': Travel staff laid off and businesses closing

But travel agencies still optimistic in face of pandemic.

'Ridiculous': Costs of pursuing Bella Vista Homes court case revealed

Enforcement is 'always a last resort' says mayor.

'The party got lame so she left': Tauranga's beloved Nana Holland dies

"She came alive when the beat was right."

Samantha Motion: Should Tauranga's dysfunctional council be replaced?

COMMENT: The clamouring for a clean-out is growing every week.

National's election promise: $190m for key Rotorua, Tauranga roads

National's Todd McClay and Chris Bishop spoke to local business leaders today.

Chemical leak onboard container ship at Port of Tauranga

Two fire appliances are at the Port of Tauranga after a chemical leak from ship container.