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'The Aims Games are special to me': Dame Susan Devoy cheers on great-niece
“I think it is amazing. It is like the Olympics for them.”

'History': Fiji team welcomed to Aims Games, gets tips from rugby sevens great
“It was cool for them to meet a legend."

'I want to win': Afghanistan refugee part of AIMS Games 2023
“I feel good. I am very excited to do AIMS Games.”

'I felt like I was in jail': More roadworks pain for main street - but end in sight
Other businesses fear construction disruption will impact the busy Christmas period.

'Unsung heroes': The clean-up team behind AIMS Games
'They are ambassadors for visitors to Tauranga.'

'Biggest-ever' AIMS Games to descend on Tauranga
This year also welcomes back international schools from the Cook Islands, Fiji, and Samoa.

'Heartbreaking': Roadworks blamed as 20yo business shuts after 18 months in CBD
'I just can’t do it anymore … I am sinking into a black hole.'

Watch: Hip-hop crew Outkasts win bronze at world champs
'Hard work truly does pay off,' says Space Studios director Cameron Smith.

'Big fan of K-pop': Student to feature in Korean reality TV show
Students will be filmed over eight days as they stay with a host family.

'Blown us away': Rotorua business awards finalists announced
'We look forward to a great night of celebrating Rotorua’s successes in November.'

Extreme weather: 54 flood warnings issued in five months
That's 10 more than for the entire year to June 2022.

'Showing up everywhere': Concerns as homeless exempt from freedom camping rules
A fed-up Pāpāmoa man claims a house bus stayed a year, on and off, in a 'pristine' spot.

Welcome Orange Lionesses: How Bay Oval transformed to host World Cup team
'We want them to be able to train on the best facility possible,' the groundskeeper says.

'I have got nothing': Boat owner left homeless now liable for disposal of wreck
'I am out of pocket. I have got no boat, I have got no home, I have got nothing'

'I have got nothing': Boat owner left homeless now liable for disposal of wreck
"I am out of pocket. I have got no boat, I have got no home, I have got nothing."

'Invaluable': How one woman's research is helping bee populations
'If this trend continues it will make a great difference to the health of bee colonies...'

'Impressive addition': Superstructure for council's green build taking shape
“It is another great step forward towards the bustling city centre we are aiming for.”

‘I am going to be homeless’: Pilot Bay boat owner speaks out after sinking
“Everything inside was just floating, all of my clothes.”

Zoe Hunter: Changes to skilled migrant visas letting all sides down
Bosses are desperate for skilled workers.

'There is an art to it': Top tips for selling your home at auction
'It is not as simple as just standing up there... there's an art to it'.

'Raising the bar': Build starts on luxury $280m retirement village
The clubhouse will house a bar, cafe, dance floor, and state-of-the-art movie theatre.

'Going for gold': Father eyes boxing gold for daughter
"I have done all the hard work, and now it is time to claim what is mine."

The top three events Tauranga stands to make money from
"The city is ready and able to capitalise on the pent-up demand ..."

Revealed: The suburbs where every home sold made a profit
Homeowners who sold from January to March make hundreds of thousands.

Revealed: The suburbs where everyone selling their home made a profit
First-quarter data also shows some sellers made hundreds of thousands.

Storage wars: Inside the growing business of shipping containers
Spoiler: Lots of them are being used for anything but shipping.

Opinion: People hiding from gangsters in chillers - how did it come to this?
Someone has to take responsibility for antisocial behaviour in CBDs.

Demolition job: Replacement retirement village to feature four-storey complex
Meet the 81-year-old resident who was at the digger controls when demolition began.

Zoe Hunter: Stress and the 'state of the world' is no excuse to abuse city workers
Giving negative feedback is one thing. Outright abuse is quite different.

Mission to shine a light on the 'incredible' Māori of Tauranga and Rotorua
'We have got some incredible talent here,' says Bay director.

'A lot' of people don't know what it does, but this company is one of NZ's best to work for
'We are a very quiet company. If you know what we do, you know who we are.'

Patchell Group's call to enter the 'business party of the year'
'Rotorua’s business party of the year'

'Iconic' Art Deco winery building becomes $12m clubhouse for retirees
It comes as another Bay retirement village opens a $30m new residential aged care centre.

'Pinnacle': Highland dancer awarded for half-century of service
'It has just been a lifetime passion. I can't see my life without it.'

Latest businesses to join billion-dollar town centre
'We see The Sands as once in a generation development'.

Wrangling the waitlist: Hospital pumps $9m into cardiac care
It comes as second heart care laboratory opens at the hospital, meaning fewer transfers.

Sneak peek: Inside the Mount's new $20m apartment hotel
Plus we reveal the furniture and interior retail specialist on the bottom floor.

'Unheard of': Hip-hop crew ranked NZ's second-best - and now eyeing world title
'Some have even gone as far as sacrificing the school ball to make it happen.'