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'One of the better places': Bay to see hot, sunny Christmas Day
Get out your sunhat - it's shaping up to be a very warm Christmas Day!
Bay of Plenty paw-lice pup heads into retirement
Amazing Asta queen of the streets for seven years.
Jo Raphael: The age-old conflict between landlords and tenants
OPINION: Who is the villain - the landlord or the tenant?
A Christmas thank you to those working through the festive period
Have you ever worked a Christmas Day? Spare a thought for those who do.
Lotto players from Papamoa and Bay of Plenty $29K richer
Two Lotto players from Papamoa and Bay of Plenty received early Christmas wins.
Samantha Motion: A holly, jolly, news parody of the best Christmas song ever
OPINION: Is it even Christmas without the drunk tank or the boys of the NYPD choir?
Can you light your barbecue this summer? New tool will tell you
The new Fire and Emergency New Zealand online tool was launched today.
Fijian-born Bay residents praying loved ones safe
Cyclone Yasa wreaking havoc on Fiji, and Bay of Plenty relatives share their concerns,
Revealed: Rotorua's top-performing suburbs of 2020
CoreLogic report shows Fordlands in Rotorua recorded a 28.9 per cent rise in median value.
Tenants from hell: Assault, indecent exposure and scaring neighbours
The Tenancy Tribunal has dealt with hundreds of Bay of Plenty complaints this year.
Kiri Gillespie: Wharf St upgrade just what city needs right now
Opinion: Could the dining precinct come to rival Rotorua's popular Eat Streat?
'Skilful' 82yo cannabis grower avoids jail
Police found 364 well-tended cannabis plants and multiple growing operations in a search.
Young athletes excel on national stage
Hannah Gapes and Poppy Martin have put their best foot forward.
Spend-up: Bay of Plenty shoppers spend $67 million in one week
Retailers are also expecting a flurry of activity in the final lead-up to Christmas.
Kiri Gillespie: Jet skiers often in firing line - but is that fair?
Opinion: Jet skiers are some of the most responsible people I've met.
Catering companies busier than ever as last-minute Christmas bookings roll in
Some businesses say they are busier than ever in the lead-up to Christmas.
Bayfair exploring new tenants for former Imbibe bar site
Bayfair Shopping Centre's leasing team is exploring options with potential new tenants.
Many Kiwis scrambling for keys to the castle
OPINION: Investment in shares may be the way to grow a deposit for a home.
Local Focus: Building future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians
Getting kids to solve problems "from the ground up". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jo Raphael: Cut speed limits outside schools ... now
OPINION: Universal school speed limit reduction is a no-brainer.
Watch: One year after the eruption - Whakaari commemorations
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal eruption.
Opinion: Relationship building needed for our youth
OPINION: The recurring theme of the truancy crisis is a breakdown in relationships.
Bryan Gould: Investment bank could be a panacea to economy woes
OPINION: Government could establish an investment bank to stimulate economy.
Samantha Motion: When roads become bitumen battlegrounds
Opinion: We all play a little justification game to excuse our bad driving behaviour.
'Cut up like a wild animal': Attack leaves teen needing 300-plus stitches
A Tauranga teenager lost three litres of blood and needed more than 300 stitches.
Business Digest: Businesses encouraged to get financially fit for new era
Got business news? Email businessBOP@nzme.co.nz
New jobs put bright spin on redundancies
Redundancies have opened new doors for two men in the Bay.
Why ketamine is being trialled as an antidepressant in the Bay
The new drug trial is looking for participants.
Dawn Picken: Big Brother is watching
OPINION: Facial images may be collected at a distance, without consent or knowledge.
Opinion: Permanent fix needed for hole created by migrant labour
OPINION: Investing in local labour is a permanent fix to the seasonal labour shortage.
Samantha Motion: Concerns over homeless stem from pride of place
Opinion: It's time for some straight answers and real solutions on emergency housing.
'Critical': Bay retailers rely on Christmas shopping season post Covid-19
Bay of Plenty shoppers spent $43.7m between November 29 and December 1 last year.
Real reasons people refuse to catch bus
Surveys reveal why some people refuse to catch the bus.