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Woman suffers head injury after falling about 22m from climbing while on Mauao. Photo / file

NEW ZEALAND

Climber seriously injured in horror 22m fall from Mauao

17 Jan, 2019 10:36am
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Woman suffers head injury after falling about 22m from climbing while on Mauao

There were 100 elective surgeries and 549 outpatient appointments postponed at Tauranga and Whakatāne hospitals because of this week's junior doctors' strike, the Bay of Plenty DHB said. Photo / Getty Images

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Junior doctors' union, Bay of Plenty DHB clash over staff lists

17 Jan, 2019 10:30am
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Another 48-hour strike is planned for the end of this month.

Signs have been put up at the Bella Vista Homes site for Shane Moore Services,

BUSINESS

Bella Vista demolition work to begin in coming weeks

16 Jan, 2019 8:02am
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Upper levels of some of the houses likely to be removed, block foundations demolished.

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board area includes Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Sixteen deaths from adverse and mental health events

14 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Fourteen of the deaths related to mental health events over a period of 18 months.

Dr Nicolas Thorburn, who works at Tauranga Hospital, says the strikes are not about pay, but about workers' rights. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Junior doctors' strike: 100 elective surgeries postponed

12 Jan, 2019 11:00am
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About 650 will be affected by the strikes, which doctors say are about workers' rights.

Former Bella Vista boss Danny Cancian is the sole director and shareholder of all four of the related companies put into liquidation in November. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Bella Vista-related firms owe nearly $270,000: liquidators

12 Jan, 2019 8:14am
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Liquidators say they are targeting more than a hundred thousand dollars' worth of assets.

Donald McCorquindale catches up wth his rescuer Ian Pugh, 13, at Mount Manganui Main Beach. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Teen rescues man at Mount Main Beach

11 Jan, 2019 6:50am
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Ian Pugh is not yet old enough to be a surf lifesaver but has made his first rescue.

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Fewer patients but busier workload for Tauranga Hospital ED

9 Jan, 2019 1:41pm
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Hospital co-ordinator Julie Williams said New Year's Eve was the quietest in many years.

Hazel Hape, manager of Tauranga Women's Refuge, said the holiday period could be a stressful and traumatic time for women and children experiencing domestic violence. Photo / George Novak

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Another overwhelming holiday season for women's refuges

9 Jan, 2019 9:00am
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Tauranga's women's refuges were at capacity over the holiday break.

Ian Pugh, 13, at Mount Main Beach, the scene of the rescue on Friday. Photo / Jamie Troughton, Dscribe Media

NEW ZEALAND

Tauranga teen steps up to save a life at the Mount

8 Jan, 2019 7:31am
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Tauranga teen helps struggling body-boarder to safety from rip at the Mount.

The second day-night ODI between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka starts at 2pm tomorrow at Bay Oval. Photo / John Borren / www.photosport.nz

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Cricket: Bay stage set for another humdinger

4 Jan, 2019 7:30pm
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Play starts at Bay Oval at 2pm tomorrow.

Ben (left) and Sam O'Dea will be back on court together this weekend at the New Zealand Beach Volleyball National Championships at Mount Maunganui. Photo / Andrew Warner

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First tournament back for O'Dea brothers

4 Jan, 2019 8:04am
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The brothers picked up bronze on the Gold Coast, and are now looking ahead to Tokyo 2020.

Martin Guptill was given a standing ovation as he walked off the field in the 42nd over, having hit 138 runs off 139 balls. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Cricket one-dayer shaping up to be a cracker

3 Jan, 2019 5:44pm
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Stunning night at the cricket on the cards as Black Caps take on Sri Lanka in first ODI.

The Black Caps and Sri Lanka will play the first One Day International of the series today at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Photo / File

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Big bright summer of ODI cricket begins at Bay Oval

3 Jan, 2019 7:20am
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Play starts at 2pm and will continue into the evening under lights.

Veteran fast bowler Lasith Malinga in action at the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015. He has arrived in New Zealand to captain Sri Lanka in the upcoming ODI and T20 series against the Black Caps, starting today. Photo / File

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Countdown on to first one-dayer at Bay Oval

3 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Opening ODI promises plenty, with return of Lasith Malinga, and Trent Boult in great form.

Local Black Cap Trent Boult plays a more relaxed style of cricket at Mount Maunganui Main Beach. Photo / George Novak

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Black Caps hit the beach before Bay Oval ODI

1 Jan, 2019 6:00pm
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Black Caps play Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the series at Bay Oval on Thursday.

Charlie Goodhue, 12, says he has been growing in confidence since taking part in the Anchor AIMS Games. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Charlie the lionheart spurred on by Games

1 Jan, 2019 10:00am
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The 12-year-old has a heart condition which limits the sports he can be involved in.

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Hooked on genealogy: Tauranga woman awarded QSM

31 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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The 81-year-old has received a QSM for services to genealogy and historical research.

Dr John Gemming joined the Fifth Avenue Family Practice team in 1978. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Dr John Gemming retires after 40 years on Fifth Ave

30 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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The 68-year-old's last day is on Monday and he says he is leaving with mixed emotions.

Zahnee Riley-Campbell, 13, is back on her feet after a complex surgery at Starship Hospital late last month. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

Brave Zahnee Riley-Campbell is back on her feet

29 Dec, 2018 10:00am
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The 13-year-old has been longing for this moment for months.

It was another busy day at Mount Main Beach yesterday. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Mount Maunganui, Papamoa beaches packed

29 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Temperatures for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are forecast to be in the mid-to-late 20s.

The Willow St bus interchange in the Tauranga CBD. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Complaints, feedback flood in about new bus network

28 Dec, 2018 9:09am
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Real-time monitoring shows almost 20 per cent of the buses have been late.

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has put up a new billboard campaign on State Highway 2. Photo / Supplied

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MP launches SH2 billboard campaign

27 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Labour list MP Angie Warren-Clark called the move "scaremongering".

The plaque bearing (inset) Rongoihaere Rikihana's name at the World War I Memorial Gates in Tauranga. Photos / John Borren / Supplied

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The Kiwi soldier who almost made it home

27 Dec, 2018 6:00am
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Wounded and gassed on the battlefield, he made it back to New Zealand and headed for home.

Waikino School, the scene of the shooting tragedy. Photo / Waihi Arts Centre and Museum Association

NEW ZEALAND

The story of NZ's first and only mass school shooting

25 Dec, 2018 6:00am
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95 years after the tragedy, all that remains are memories and the graves of two boys.

He Kaupapa Kotahitanga Trust Tauranga chairwoman Angela Wallace, with fellow trustees (from left) Colleen Spiro, Marcia Taikato-Whauwhau and Tania Lewis-Rickard. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Women's shelter secures $150,000 in funds

22 Dec, 2018 11:00am
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It will open its doors for the first time early next year, organisers say.

The Our Place container village on Willow St in the Tauranga CBD. Photo / File

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Container village Our Place pays $1 for its CBD lease

22 Dec, 2018 10:15am
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The 'peppercorn' lease agreement has drawn criticism from a hospitality industry leader.

Hori BOP has long campaigned for a new stadium in the city. Photo / George Novak

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'At last': Money secured to look into Tauranga stadium

20 Dec, 2018 9:00am
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This comes after more than a decade of stadium pitches and plans.

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Another $60,000 of ratepayer funding for Our Place

19 Dec, 2018 6:10am
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The downtown retail and eatery precinct has already received $357,824.78.

The Our Place container village on Willow St in the Tauranga CBD. Inset, Our Place owners Rachelle and Christopher Duffy. Photos / Andrew Warner / File

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Our Place container village seeks more public money

15 Dec, 2018 6:20am
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Request comes after $357K already given and contractors claim they are owed thousands.

Richard Marriner, who died while paragliding last week, was known for his 'happy, smiling face'. Photo / Supplied

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Adventurous paraglider 'was always on the go'

13 Dec, 2018 9:00am
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Richard Marriner, who died while paragliding, was known for his 'happy, smiling face'.

As well as a paragliding enthusiast, Richard Marriner loved water sports and trail bike riding. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Fly free': Tragic link between paragliding deaths

13 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Richard Marriner died in a tragic paragliding incident on Mauao last week.

The businesses of the ANZ Centre - 247 Cameron Rd - filled the foodbank van up to its windows with donated goods. Photo / Scott Yeoman

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ANZ Centre businesses fill up foodbank van

11 Dec, 2018 11:00am
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An impressive Christmas haul, containing more than a few nappies.

Daara Parkinson saves the morning as the Golden Sands Express debuts in Tauranga. Photo / Scott Yeoman

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What is Tauranga's new bus network really like? We find out

10 Dec, 2018 11:38am
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A review of the 30X – Golden Sands Express – on the first day of the new bus network.

Theresa Rosborough, Otumoetai Kāhui Ako learning support co-ordinator. Photo / George Novak

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Mental health pilot in schools earns mention

9 Dec, 2018 9:00am
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Two specialist child and adolescent mental health clinicians were embedded into schools.

Chess is a popular pastime at Street Retreat, as Scott Yeoman finds out the hard way. Photo / George Novak

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Tauranga's Street Retreat: Changing lives for the homeless

8 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Scott Yeoman spends time at Street Retreat - a drop-in centre for the homeless.

Papamoa Pines Medical Centre's Chris Millar, Jo McIlwaine, and Fiona Williams are on board to collect for the Tauranga Community Foodbank this Christmas. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Papamoa Pines on board for foodbank

4 Dec, 2018 8:56am
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Last year, one moment in particular brought a tear to the eye of Jo McILwaine.

Archbishop Philip Richardson presents the Anglican Church's apology to Ngāti Tapu kaumātua, Puhirake Ihaka (left), and Ngāi Tamarāwaho kaumātua, Peri Kohu. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

'Solemn sadness': Church makes historic apology in Tauranga

1 Dec, 2018 7:00pm
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The church was in town to apologise to Tauranga Moana iwi for land lost 151 years ago.

Ngāi Tamarāwaho kaumātua, Peri Kohu. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: A church apology, 151 years in the waiting

1 Dec, 2018 6:00am
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It's been a long, painful process to have the grievance recognised and acknowledged.

The Bay of Plenty DHB employs 283 people in mental health and addiction services. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Emails and memo reveal fallout from damning DHB report

28 Nov, 2018 9:00am
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Three key staff members were asked to take "some time out" after the report's release.

Former Bella Vista boss Danny Cancian is the sole director and shareholder of all four of the companies put into liquidation this week. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Companies related to Bella Vista Homes put into liquidation

23 Nov, 2018 2:00pm
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Former Bella Vista boss Danny Cancian is the sole director and shareholder of all four.

He Kaupapa Kotahitanga Trust Tauranga chairwoman Angela Wallace, with fellow trustees Tania Lewis-Rickard (left) and Colleen Spiro. Photo / George Novak

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Building found for Tauranga women's shelter

20 Nov, 2018 9:00am
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A big step has been taken in the long-running effort to establish a women's shelter.

Trenches at Gallipoli and, inset, Winiata Rewi Tapihana. Photos / Weekly News / Tapsell Family Collection

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'Te Arawa took those trenches'

11 Nov, 2018 5:59am
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100 years on and one soldier's story is a taonga passed on to future generations.

Stretcher bearers on the Western Front during World War I. Photo / British Imperial Museum

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Stories of those who served and gave their lives

10 Nov, 2018 12:00pm
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How the stories of those who served and sacrificed their lives are still being told.

NEW ZEALAND

The Kiwi soldier who almost made it home

10 Nov, 2018 10:06am
8 minutes to read

Wounded and gassed on the battlefield, he made it back to New Zealand and headed for home.

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

How the Armistice was received locally

10 Nov, 2018 9:00am
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The people of Tauranga were reading words they had long been waiting for.

The World War I Memorial Gates at the entrance to Wharepai Domain in Tauranga. Photo / John Borren

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Opinion: Great War stories touched a nerve

10 Nov, 2018 9:00am
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To read first-hand accounts of World War I breaks your heart and invokes waves of dismay.

Katikati's Memorial Square and (inset) Russell Freeland Walford. Photos / Scott Yeoman / Weekly News

NEW ZEALAND

Secret, heartbreaking story behind a town clock revealed

8 Nov, 2018 12:00pm
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The true story of an iconic landmark has been largely unacknowledged, and not by accident.

Becky Dougherty will be speaking at a special service next week to mark 100 years since Armistice Day. Photo / John Borren

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Armistice speech: 'Quest for peace' the ultimate message

3 Nov, 2018 5:22pm
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The Otumoetai College head prefect will speak at a special service next Sunday morning.

Emergency services responding to the incident on Waitaha Rd in Welcome Bay. Photo / Dscribe Media Services

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Teen falls from ute: 'He was bleeding out the top of his head'

3 Nov, 2018 2:54pm
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Police seek witnesses after teen falls from ute.

NEW ZEALAND

The NZ workplace where 107 people resigned in 5 years

3 Nov, 2018 7:30am
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The numbers paint a local picture of what some are saying is a nationwide staffing issue.

Mokoira Davies enjoying a game of chess on the first day of Street Retreat at Holy Trinity Church in Tauranga. Photo / George Novak

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Day drop-in centre trial begins

2 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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The homeless community will find food, hot drinks, books, cards and board games there

The Field of Remembrance on Tauranga's waterfront. Photo / John Borren

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World War I: Six men who didn't come home

27 Oct, 2018 11:05am
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They left behind families, jobs and hobbies when they left for war, and didn't come home.

TRAVEL

Africa: How we finally spotted a leopard

24 Oct, 2018 10:00am
11 minutes to read

On an African expedition, an encounter with the elusive big cat is unforgettable.

Gary and Marlene Ware have made a significant contribution to the foundation and running of the Tauranga Boys' College Old Boys' Association, and various school reunion events over the years. Photo / File

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Tauranga College stalwart Gary Ware dies

20 Oct, 2018 9:30am
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Gary Robert Ware was 80 and died peacefully last Sunday after a short illness.

NEW ZEALAND

The story of NZ's first and only mass school shooting

20 Oct, 2018 8:00am
14 minutes to read

95 years after the tragedy, all that remains are memories and the graves of two boys.

Tangaroa Pou-Clark (front), 11, with (back l-r) Jack Bathe-Taylor, 9, Hunter Maclennan, 9, and Taiaha Pou-Clark, 8. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Colourful home crowd cheer on Bay of Plenty in Tauranga

14 Oct, 2018 12:47pm
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The Steamers held on to beat the Northland Taniwha 38-35 at Tauranga Domain.

Scott Hollis-Johns had a car smash into his Welcome Bay Rd house on Friday night. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

'He actually had big pieces of wood inside the car'

13 Oct, 2018 2:14pm
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They heard a squealing of tyres and then a big bang.

Pamilar King (inset) died alone in her cabin on a long sea journey last month. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Lonely death at sea: Why an ailing 75-year-old set sail

13 Oct, 2018 8:00am
14 minutes to read

No one was waiting for her. No grieving family or friends, just the police.

Bella Vista homeowners and their supporters protesting outside Tauranga City Council offices. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Bella Vista homeowners protest outside council offices

12 Oct, 2018 5:29pm
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Some were carrying signs. One said: "Fair Market Value, That's All We Want".

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Tauranga could be a more economical logistics hub

6 Oct, 2018 4:30pm
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The report assessed logistics costs for: furniture, electronics, apparel and vehicles.

Phase one of a $150 million enclosed mall at Tauranga Crossing opened on Thursday, the second stage is on track to open in April 2019. Photo / John Borren

BUSINESS

Workers needed to fill hundreds of new retail jobs

6 Oct, 2018 1:40pm
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The Tauranga Crossing and Bayfair developments are both due to be completed next year.