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Untapped aquaculture resources explored at iwi meeting

Hatcheries, aquaculture technology and workforce training explored.

Jo Raphael: There is a reason for hope amid the pandemic

Hope can be a powerful feeling and we need it right now.

Wanted man arrested after 500m dash into the sea, say cops

Man to appear in the Tauranga District Court tomorrow after Pāpāmoa Beach arrest.

Free school buses for Tauranga students to continue

Tauranga school students get another year of free bus use.

'Pink' beach house sells for $3.15m - almost $1m above CV

The property had not been on the market in close to 50 years.

'Deserved': Bay Muslims react to mosque killer sentencing

Local Muslims say the Christchurch mosque terrorist's life sentence was justified.

Matakana Island proposal prompts encouraging level of interest

Consultation over a proposal to return part of Matakana Island to Māori continues.

Letters to the editor: Blase attitude to masks concerns

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

'My integrity was impugned': Councillor lays complaint over Facebook post

The complaint was laid the day after an emergency meeting over tensions in the council.

'Beautiful kind man': Ngāti Ranginui iwi leader Colin Bidois dies

Well-known Ngāti Ranginui iwi leader Colin Bidois has died.

'Enormous deficit': Bay of Plenty DHB blows the budget

However, the chief executive is optimistic a small surplus can be made in three years.

Impassioned pleas to save Tauranga avocado tree fail

The council has voted for the mature tree's destruction despite opposition.

Tauranga votes to establish Māori ward

A ripple of surprise ran through the chamber as the vote passed.

Comment: We can't control Covid-19, but we can control our actions in our fight against it

COMMENT: Our mental, physical and economic health can't cope with a nationwide lockdown.

Tauranga wedding businesses face 'scary' unknowns

"I don't think anyone has come out lightly from the situation in the wedding industry."

'Shocked': Neighbours clash over 44-year-old avocado tree

Neighbours say the tree has supplied them with avocados for years.

Alert level 2 restrictions hit Bay hospitality and tourism hard

Alert level 2 restrictions will remain in place in the Bay of Plenty until further notice.

Say goodbye to the Bay's 'baddest' kitchen

Tiles popping off, and random pipes out of the wall help make the 'baddest' kitchen.