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• Cyclone Vaianu: Bay of Plenty retailers brace for weekend surge as storm nears

  Retailers across the Bay of Plenty say demand is expected to ramp up over the weekend as Cyclone Vaianu moves closer to the region.

• Tauranga housing crisis: Housing register up 30% since the 2017 state housing sell-off

  Tauranga remains short of thousands of homes, and the city's social housing waitlist has climbed by about 200 applicants in almost a decade.

• State Highway 29 Kaimai delays: Stop/go traffic after vehicle breakdown

  Drivers are being warned to expect lengthy delays on State Highway 29 through the Kaimai Range following a truck breakdown.

• Katikati fatal dog attack: Accused owners reappear in court, no pleas entered

  Two people charged in relation to the death of a Katikati boy attacked by dogs have made their second court appearances.

• Guardians of Gold receivers seek High Court ruling over $250k bullion ownership

  The issue of who owns an estimated $250,000 worth of precious metals held by a gold and silver trading company when it failed is heading to court.

• Western Bay councillors narrowly approve Tauranga water partnership amid trust fears

  The trust between two Bay of Plenty councils appeared frayed after the councillors spent more than five hours in debates before narrowly agreeing to form a shared water services organisation.

• Tropical Cyclone Vaianu tracking south as MetService issues early severe weather watch

  Bay of Plenty residents, including those in Rotorua, are being urged to watch forecasts as Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu tracks south towards New Zealand.

• Severe weather: Orange rain warning and cyclone wind watch for Bay of Plenty and Rotorua

  An orange rain warning issued for the Western Bay of Plenty and Rotorua today remains in place.

• Welcome Bay woman bitten by roaming dog, council hunting for 'menace'

  A retiree bitten by a roaming dog says it is "only luck" the attack was not far more serious, and fears it could happen again if the "menacing" dog is not found.

• Police presence after firearm sighting near Tauranga Girls' College

  A report of a person with a weapon sparked a police callout in Tauranga.

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• Free buses anytime for school students

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• Robots to pack kiwifruit at Eastpack

  Robots will pack kiwifruit at Eastpack this season as part of a 12-month, $35-million investment plan across its business....

• Hospice says no to assisted dying

  Tauranga’s Waipuna Hospice is one of three Bay of Plenty hospices that will not offer assisted dying services when the End of Life Choice Act comes into force in November....

• Set for some soul-searching

  As the Prime Minister delivered an official state apology this week to the hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who were abused in care, Dr Christopher Longhurst watched from Parliament’s debating chamber....

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• The inside story on Ngāi Te Rangi A homicide, a tangi, a blessing and business

  It’s Monday morning and a homicide has already sent the week into a tailspin. Work calendars have been reshuffled. Teams, including social workers, are mobilised and on standby to help any whānau affected by the tragedy....

• ‘SOMETHING WASN’T RIGHT’

  It is possible to imagine a world in which Malachi Subecz is still alive. The kind, adventurous, charming youngster, who was mad about dinosaurs and whose favourite movie was The Land Before Time, would be living with his maternal whānau in Wellington....