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'Hugely needed': Building to start on two new schools for Ōmokoroa next year
The primary school and secondary school would cater to to more than 1100 students.
200ha, 400 businesses, 5700 people and not finished: How big will this business estate get?
New details reveal just how massive it will ultimately be.
State Highway 2 reopens at Taneatua after car hits bridge
Motorists are asked to take alternative routes.
Watch: Drone footage reveals extent of SH25 slip in Coromandel
There will be an hour-long window for drivers to get through today.
Hospo margins 'squeezed' even as spending up in the Bay despite cyclone
Worldline data showed national consumer spending in February in retail was $2.8 billion.
Mystery of the missing doctor: New CCTV footage released over vanishing
David Holland was last seen at his Pāpāmoa Beach home on March 11 last year.
Now hiring: Thousands of kiwifruit workers needed for harvest
'Projected lower fruit volumes meant there is likely to be a shorter post-harvest season.'
Council ‘disappointed’ by local government review
Commission chairwoman Anne Tolley says the review was the one chance to get it right.
Faecal contamination: Health warning issued for Tauranga stream
Regular sampling of the stream water will continue.
Opinion: Two things especially clear after Cyclone Gabrielle
OPINION: We all have a part to play in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Council pay outs for personal grievances revealed- but no apologies
More than $186,000 has been paid out by two councils - a third wouldn't give its figure.
New trails a treat for locals
The Waitekohekohe Recreational Park is officially open.
Dog parks paws-itive step for Western Bay centres
Development of the parks will take place this year and next.
'The screams were horrendous': Surfer's warning after saving mum, kids from 'gnarly' rip
A surfer says the rip was like nothing he had seen before in 20 years of living there.
Construction of two new Ōmokoroa schools get Govt tick
Construction of two new schools in Ōmokoroa will begin next year.
'Largely unintelligible': Tio Faulkner's High Court appeal rejected
Tio Faulkner was jailed after dumping demolition waste into Tauranga Harbour.
One critical after e-bike incident in Tauranga
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
Coromandel highway closed after further collapse
The road was originally closed early Monday morning.
Comment: Group tapping workforce opportunities
OPINION: Our work is finding regional solutions for regional labour market challenges.
Opinion: Misstep by health boss was not a sacking offence
OPINION: As with so many political appointments, these are rarely straightforward.
Planner: $88m Tauranga wharf extension will have ‘no significant cumulative effects’
The Port of Tauranga has applied for a resource consent for its $88m expansion plans
'Unacceptable risk': Project to build hundreds of homes stalls after funding bid fails
Change 'late in the process' presents 'unacceptable risk' for housing provider.
Turtle-y awesome: 'Cheeky' green turtle Smee returned to ocean
He needed help after being hooked by a fisherman.
Downpour: Potential wastewater spill, beach access damaged in Omanu
Heavy rain event put pressure on the city’s stormwater.
Dozens attend storytime session with drag queens despite complaints
The event was well-attended despite a number of complaints.
Summer of cyclones: Tauranga's wettest summer in more than 120 years
Weather experts have confirmed just how terrible last summer was.
Korohina is new Tauranga Art Gallery director
The appointment will help to grow the CBD's vibrancy.
Tauranga port resource consent hearing witness challenged on 'negligible' impact findings
Key witness says Port of Tauranga's wharf plan will see “negligible” effects.
Waitekohekohe recreational park officially opens
New park opens for Katikati's walkers, mountain bikers and horse riders.
Mosen's $5000 Baypark win
Former national champ comes from grid nine to take the win.
Multiple flooding callouts in Tauranga; SH25 closed due to washout
There were callouts to 10 properties overnight.
Crankworx to return to Rotorua 'bigger and better'
Hundreds of athletes and an audience of millions will have their eyes on Rotorua.
'I can't do anything': Woman's painful wait for surgery
The 67-year-old Katikati woman says the pain has made her feel “older than my years”.