Samantha Motion: Hotels and a tale of two towns
Comment: Does Tauranga need to catch up to Rotorua?
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Kiri Gillespie: Don't tell me not to eat meat
All of this environmental white noise and societal finger-wagging is tiresome.
Pōwhiri blunder benefits cultural tourism
Community leaders are getting behind the push for more cultural tourism in the city.
Back in the mix: Blyde returns from injury
The Black Ferns Sevens welcome back some real firepower for the Hamilton Sevens.
Carmen Hall: People who dump rubbish at charity shops are losers
Comment: People continue to dump rubbish at charity shops in the Bay of Plenty.
Chiefs changes ahead of 2020 Super Rugby campaign
Chiefs and Blues face off in pre-season match at Waihī.
Rose Davis: The challenge of changing with the weather
'What shifts so I no longer shut down and refuse to hear my guilty thoughts?'
Weather: Cool temperatures make way for scorching week ahead
Have you felt the cold this week?
One person dead after car leaves road in Bay of Plenty
Officers were called to Galatea Rd about 5.40am after a car was found off the road.
Stan Walker to headline Kids' Day Out in Tauranga
The event, in its fourth year, is basically a big kids' party for the community.
Carmen Hall: Government needs to address housing affordability
COMMENT: We were lucky to buy our home but others haven't been.
World champion and now a Halberg finalist
Lisa Adams' rise in the world of shot put has been impressive and it just got better.
Bryan Gould: Explanation for bush fires not hard to find
Insatiable demand for consumption is upsetting the natural balance on which life depends.
Kiwi cricket fan's two-year ban for racially abusing English star
The fan who racially abused an English cricket has been hit with a ban.
Tauranga bowlers are the Bay's champs - twice over
And they've qualified for the national sevens final in Auckland.
Samantha Motion: Reparation delays add insult to injury
Comment: Ensuring reparation system doesn't re-victimise people is the least we can do.
Cricket: Two sides unbeaten in Baywide T20
Rounds three and four were played in Rotorua on Saturday.
Tauranga Half: Course record obliterated
Braden Currie's Tauranga Half course record has been beaten by a large margin.
Local Focus: Life between the flags
A day in the life of a lifeguard. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bay pharmacies to roll out free measles vaccines
The last confirmed case of measles in the region was on December 31.
Cricket: Baywide Twenty20 heats up
The Baywide Twenty20 competition is approaching its climax.
Esteemed judge remembered for fairness, wit and humanity
"Rob was gregarious, warm, fun, brilliant."
Carmen Hall: Cigarette addiction has cost me tens of thousands of dollars
COMMENT: But giving up smoking is not as easy.
'A lovely guy who will be deeply missed': Auckland judge mourned
'Ronayne will be remembered as a very kind, balanced and fair judge'.
Local vet nurse heading over to help with bush fire relief
The 23-year-old was heartbroken to see the destruction the blazes had caused.
Halved Bay drowning toll 'no reason to celebrate'
Drowning numbers in the Bay of Plenty region have decreased markedly in the past year.
48 Lake City kids set for Colgate Games
Every year, children all over New Zealand circle the Colgate Games on the calendar.
Tauranga Half: Who will win?
Some of New Zealand's classiest triathletes will be aiming for glory this weekend.
Man sentenced for punching teacher in head outside school
The teacher was unable to work for several months after the assault.
Late-night mayday from missing yacht sparks search and rescue in Bay of Plenty
Search and rescue crews are looking for a vessel after two mayday calls last night.
Kiri Gillespie: We're getting fat and lazy and we're to blame
And now we're paying the price at our funerals.
Kawerau residents boiling water for next three days at least
The first retest results have come back clear today.