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Poutiri Wellness Centre’s new disability support service
Service leader's role is part advocacy, part adviser

Blackbird Records opening in Te Puke this week
Owners want to create a destination for music lovers

Lack of doctors having a serious impact on viability of GP practices
Clinical director and GP Vicky Jones discusses NZ’s doctor shortage.

Katikati RSE workers receive big welcome to town
Gift packs included Easter eggs and a beanie.

Housing market: The city where average capital values have plummeted since 2021
Interest rates, inflation, and rising construction costs have been blamed.

Youth market returns for the holidays
Every school holidays, a market run by kids is held in Whakamarama.

Aucklander’s 88 years at Lake Rotoiti bach ends with $4m sale - more than $2.5m above RV
Vendor says selling holiday home the most unpleasant thing he's had to do.

Tense scenes as driver of double fatal crash admits guilt
Jeannine Ball and her mother-in-law Lynda Ball died in the Taupō crash earlier this year.

Retirement village residents embrace new crossing
Residents spent years lobbying for safety improvements.

One person injured in workplace incident
Police were helping ambulance and fire services at an incident on Athenree Rd.

Boarding house ordered to pay $37k for removing hot water taps, lack of heating
Edgecumbe House did not comply with healthy homes rules and a range of other regulations.

Football: Tough start for Te Puke men's teams
Te Puke now has two women's teams for the first time in the club's history.

NZTA tick off roading targets
OPINION: NZTA's Roger Brady provides an update on the SH2 Waihī to Ōmokoroa corridor.

Nation's biggest disability sporting event comes to Tauranga
Expect some heart-stopping action as talented athletes compete.

One person in hospital after paraglider crash
Lifeguards and police responded to the crash.

Tauranga baker is fundraising to set up a mobile kitchen in Ukraine
Tauranga baker and barista Harriet Campbell has launched a Givealittle page to raise funds to set up a mobile kitchen in Ukraine. Video / Alex Cairns

'Unbreakable spirit': Why this Kiwi baker is braving missile strikes in Ukraine
A Tauranga woman and her partner's fundraising mission for Ukraine.

Seven Health NZ staff paid $394k in redundancy in BOP, Lakes
Thirty-six roles have been disestablished in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes since July 2022.

Plenty of flavoursome plates
Chefs enter the Plates of Plenty Challenge throughout the foodie festival.

'A real surprise': Dennis Main is Waikato BOP Young Farmer of the Year
Piarere Young Farmers member said he wasn't expecting to take out the regional final.

Man killed in crash near Tīrau named
The man died after a car collided with a tree.

Mystery historic photo from Pukehina, 1981
Bandits capture a miscreant in this image from the past.

Mark Lister: What to watch over the next three months
OPINON: This year has started very strongly for share investors.

Gut-busting climb for Epic end
The final day of the Volcanic Epic saw riders sprinting through Rotorua's city centre.

Lower speed limits for Western Bay up to two years away
The new speed management plan was adopted by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

Pāpāmoa Rotary golf tournament raises over $40,000
The tournament was won by the team from Generation Homes

Waikato wheelchair rugby player tackles Outward Bound course
The special programme was developed with Paralympics New Zealand and NZ Wheelchair Rugby.

Fighting insomnia? One thing will help more than sleeping pills
Nearly all NZers experience some degree of acute insomnia throughout their lifetime.

Katikati Folk Club: Stories of the poor put to music
Folk singer Rachel Dawick recreates a snapshot of life on the street in music.