Jo Raphael: Local operators putting on a brave face
COMMENT: Local tourism operators are putting on a brave face
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Samantha Motion: There must be a better way to sort out council bickering
COMMENT: Elected officials should think carefully before wielding the complaint stick.
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Smokefreerockquest winners announced
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Car flips, brings down power lines in Te Puke
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Local Focus: Bee ready for new travel card rollout
One card to rule them all? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Bee ready for new travel card rollout
One card to rule them all? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Whakaari / White Island hospital bills top $14m
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National vows $31b to crush 'congestion crisis'
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Bay represent! National front bench named
Nearly half of National front bench from of Bay of Plenty.
About 230 jobs to be created in Ōpōtiki after Tauranga investment in mussel farm
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Weather: 24 hours of heavy rain to batter Bay of Plenty
Downpours were already scheduled to hit the Upper North Island today.
Top Kiwi bands in One Love Festival line-up
There will be a clear Kiwi flavour at next year's One Love.
Three waters reform: Councils hesitant about $761 million funding pool
Only councils who opt into the three waters reform programme can access the funding.
Soon-to-be dad catches fire in freak accident
What was meant to be an evening of smoking fresh fish went horribly wrong.
Bay buses are running for free, who knew?
Fares will return in Rotorua and regionally on July 20 and in Tauranga on July 27.
Local Focus: Waiariki electorate explained
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Local Focus: Waiariki electorate explained
Will it be Labour or Māori Party for Waiariki? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bay Dreams 2021 first line-up announced
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Rise in protection orders paints gruesome picture
Urgent protection orders on the rise but what picture of the Bay does that paint?
Dawn Picken: Want to keep customers happy? Don't make us wait
Businesses will continue nudging us to pay and stay away.
'Biggest fears': Council investigates reports of 'plume' near Rena
"We are extremely concerned," says a technical adviser for Motiti Island residents.
Whakaari/White Island survivor recalls skin falling off her hands
Survivor reveals the hurdles she has overcome during the last six months of her recovery.
'We've had a bit of a hiding': Tornado as Bay of Plenty lashed with wild weather
"Driving conditions will also be hazardous with surface flooding and poor visibility."
Jo Raphael: The creative ways people are remembering their loved ones
COMMENT: The ways ashes can be memorialised are endless.
Public transport challenge: Use buses while they are free
"We are in times where things are different ... We need to give this a try."
Go Local! Farrah's road trip spreading the love to the locals
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Operation Silk: Defendants in court after police raids
The Mongols have been accused of being involved in six known shootings with other gangs.
Photos: Winners announced in architecture awards
Twenty-four projects have received awards.