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![Port of Tauranga makes generous foodbank donation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Port of Tauranga makes generous foodbank donation
"We want to do whatever we can to help".
!['People go nuts for them': Berry growers ready for a busy summer season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'People go nuts for them': Berry growers ready for a busy summer season
'It’s looking like it’s going to be a great summer.'
!['We’re bummed': Local shows impacted by Sublime with Rome postponements](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'We’re bummed': Local shows impacted by Sublime with Rome postponements
The band is set to part ways next year.
![Scrub fire in sand dunes at Mount Maunganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Scrub fire in sand dunes at Mount Maunganui
Emergency services were called around 11.40am.
!['A culture of giving': Tech business makes big donation to foodbank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'A culture of giving': Tech business makes big donation to foodbank
Business owner says donations positively impact staff and create “culture of giving".
![Christmas Appeal: Community garden helps stock foodbank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Christmas Appeal: Community garden helps stock foodbank
About 24 banana boxes a week of fresh produce are donated to the foodbank.
![Bay of Plenty roadworks: A summer holiday guide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bay of Plenty roadworks: A summer holiday guide
Contractors will pause work from midday tomorrow through to 8am on January 8.
![‘Tummy issues’ as up to 20,000 taste 'dirt' in water from new $197m plant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
‘Tummy issues’ as up to 20,000 taste 'dirt' in water from new $197m plant
Council says the water is 'safe to drink' and there's no public health issue.
!['Families feel so much pressure to buy': How to do Christmas on a budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Families feel so much pressure to buy': How to do Christmas on a budget
With finances tight, many families may need to approach festivities differently.
![‘Good as an airport runway’: 48 patches later, there's hope a pothole plague is over](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
‘Good as an airport runway’: 48 patches later, there's hope a pothole plague is over
It’s taken three years, seven complaints, 48 patch-up jobs and an apology to happen.
![Mini golf owner ‘couldn’t be happier’ after Memorial Park decision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Mini golf owner ‘couldn’t be happier’ after Memorial Park decision
He believes 'overwhelming' community support for the business must have helped.
![SH30 collision: Two die in region's third fatal crash in three days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
SH30 collision: Two die in region's third fatal crash in three days
Three other people were badly injured in Monday's Te Ngae Rd/State Highway 30 crash.
!['Massive relief': Children to get free consults at city medical clinic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Massive relief': Children to get free consults at city medical clinic
It comes as a funding agreement was reached between Te Whatu Ora and the PHO.
![Boogie boarder 'battling': Veteran Mount lifeguard rescues two](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Boogie boarder 'battling': Veteran Mount lifeguard rescues two
Hundreds flocked to Bay beaches this weekend.
![One person killed in Tauranga crash, second person 'critical' in hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
One person killed in Tauranga crash, second person 'critical' in hospital
The crash happened shortly before 12.50pm on Saturday.
![Sharemarket well-positioned for 2024 after stronger-than-expected year - Mark Lister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Sharemarket well-positioned for 2024 after stronger-than-expected year - Mark Lister
OPINION: Our market is heavily weighted to defensive businesses that pay dividends.
![Making a splash: An expert's guide to doing the perfect bomb/manu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Making a splash: An expert's guide to doing the perfect bomb/manu
Those judged as having the best manu could head to the world championships.
!['A good day': Grieving mum welcomes crossing safety improvements](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'A good day': Grieving mum welcomes crossing safety improvements
Changes made after schoolgirl fatally struck by train this year.
!['Large gang presence’: Extra police for two gang funerals in Whakatāne](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Large gang presence’: Extra police for two gang funerals in Whakatāne
Locals are asked to expect delays while gang farewells members.
![Business donates nearly $14K to Bay of Plenty foodbanks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Business donates nearly $14K to Bay of Plenty foodbanks
Foodbanks are “at the coalface of the cost-of-living crisis".
![Shot at, bashed, intimidated: Road workers speak out on 'extreme' abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Shot at, bashed, intimidated: Road workers speak out on 'extreme' abuse
NZTA boss worries for industry's future as half of staff quit within a year amid abuse.
![Mobster sentenced for 'execution-style' 2018 murder of innocent man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Mobster sentenced for 'execution-style' 2018 murder of innocent man
Victim David Kuka was 'simply in the wrong place at the wrong time', a judge says.
![New Year's Eve terror: What caused a bouncy castle to become 'airborne' - injuring five people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
New Year's Eve terror: What caused a bouncy castle to become 'airborne' - injuring five people
WorkSafe has released the findings of its investigation into the incident.
![New reports sought on Tauranga murder-accused's fitness to stand trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
New reports sought on Tauranga murder-accused's fitness to stand trial
One report will explore whether she was legally insane at the time of the alleged killing.
![Plunket foodbank referrals up 13pc increase, now it's giving back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Plunket foodbank referrals up 13pc increase, now it's giving back
'This is what community is all about.'
![New $122m aquatic centre with three hydroslides for Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
New $122m aquatic centre with three hydroslides for Tauranga
Memorial Park will undergo a $128m upgrade including a new aquatic centre.
!['Massive implications': Council under fire over 'inaccurate' slope hazard maps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Massive implications': Council under fire over 'inaccurate' slope hazard maps
Scott Adams says in his view: 'There is a question to be asked around competency here'.
![Bargain hunter alert: 25 neighbours combine for monster garage sale trail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bargain hunter alert: 25 neighbours combine for monster garage sale trail
The Tauranga neighbours have something for everyone and 'loads of bargains'.