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- Whitianga crash closes SH25: Serious injuries reported, 90 minute diversion delay
A serious crash has blocked access to Whitianga from the south.
- University of Waikato Ecological Corridors project to uncover Tauranga land-to-sea links
What happens on land doesn't stay on land – and a new initiative in the Bay of Plenty aims to show why.
- Tauranga Special School principal Barrie Wickens steps down after 23 years
Barrie Wickens held two fundamental philosophies during his 23-year tenure at Tauranga Special School.
- Mauao fireworks probe: Security camera footage shows seven potential suspects
Security camera footage shows seven people potentially involved in illegally letting off fireworks on Mauao.
- On The Up: Why Mount Maunganui childhood friends bought the Pacific Motor Inn
Two young Kiwis have returned from pursuing careers overseas to take the plunge into motel ownership in their hometown, Mount Maunganui.
- Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki and Kawerau councils' water plans approved by DIA
All three Eastern Bay district councils have had their plans to keep three waters services in-house for the next few years approved by the Department of Internal Affairs.
- Tauranga CBD's Elizabeth Towers back on the market – 6 months after being pulled
Apartments and villas in Tauranga CBD's luxurious $200m-plus Elizabeth Towers are back on the market after a six-month pause.
- Former Tauranga council chief executive Alan Bickers remembered for lifetime of service
Alan Bickers led a life of service.
- Tauranga City Council closes Mauao, involves police after fireworks repeatedly used on sacred maunga
Tauranga City Council says a full overnight closure will be in place on Mauao over the next three nights after fireworks were let off on the maunga on multiple nights this week.
- Kawerau elects two sisters, Gloria Leokava-Taani and Sela Kingi, to council
Kawerau voters have selected two sisters to sit side-by-side on the Kawerau District Council.
Featured documents
- Free buses anytime
for school students
Bay public transport leaders have voted to trial anytime free bus fares for school-age children in Tauranga....
- COMMENT
ChatGPT threatens language diversity in the age of AI
The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT is palpable. People are both optimistic and frightened by the possibilities of these tools. Clearly, these technologies will change how people write. But in terms of what people write, these technologies seem to be embracing the ...
- 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....
- From heaven
to hell and
back again
Rebuilding a forgotten timber town
We were
taught
respect, to
have good
manners, and
old-school
values ...
— Lea Thompson
Kaingaroa was “heaven” until it was “hell”....
- The dark
SURROUNDED BY thick native bush on the rural outskirts of Tauranga, at the bottom of a steep track, was a makeshift tent covered in camouflage netting....
- From heaven
to hell and
back again
Rebuilding a forgotten timber town
We were
taught
respect, to
have good
manners, and
old-school
values ...
— Lea Thompson
Kaingaroa was “heaven” until it was “hell”....
- ESCAPE
WITH FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL
CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY in tough times is the aim of the upcoming Escape 2022, the Tauranga Arts Festival’s biennial writers festival....
- RENA
A DECADE AFTER DISASTER
It’s a bleak, grey morning as Buddy Mikaere stands with his back turned, bracing against the wind. He is looking out to where Rena’s abandoned and barnacled wreck still lies — despite his relentless efforts to see it removed....
- RENA
A DECADE AFTER DISASTER
It’s a bleak, grey morning as Buddy Mikaere stands with his back turned, bracing against the wind. He is looking out to where Rena’s abandoned and barnacled wreck still lies — despite his relentless efforts to see it removed....