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Tracy Cooper is opposed to the council's begging and rough sleeping ban. Photo/Scott Yeoman

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Hīkoi for the homeless underway in Tauranga

18 Jun, 2018 1:56pm

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Georgia Eldridge goes high in the air to take the ball at C for FTNC Premier while a number of other players look on. Photo / Judy Macdonald

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Netball: Indoor premier interclub action

18 Jun, 2018 1:20pm
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Bryan Gould: We are slow to learn important lessons

18 Jun, 2018 11:15am
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Bunnings owe staff $11m after shortchanging holiday pay

18 Jun, 2018 10:07am
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Mum saved my life: Teyah, 10 years after life-changing op

18 Jun, 2018 10:05am
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Woman credits smoke alarms for saving her life

18 Jun, 2018 9:26am
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A wet start to the week is forecast for most of the country. File photo / Brett Phibbs

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Heavy rain, thunderstorms and chance of tornadoes on the way

18 Jun, 2018 12:18pm
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Not many places in the North Island will be dry today.

The vote is a response to a third pay offer from DHBs. Photo / Greg Bowker

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Nurses reject pay offer, demand urgent mediation

18 Jun, 2018 1:05pm
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Nurses and midwives have spent the past two weeks considering the DHBs offer.

Primary teachers' collective agreement lead negotiator Liam Rutherford (pictured, right) said strike action was up to the members. File photo

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Primary school educators meet today on pay dispute

18 Jun, 2018 7:42am
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It comes as government workers and nurses also decide on industrial action.

Two people have been saved from a house fire in Ōmokoroa near Tauranga overnight. Photo/file

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Two people rescued from house fire

18 Jun, 2018 6:28am
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Two people have been saved from a house fire near Tauranga overnight.

House prices in Tauranga have reached a record median of $660,000. Photo / File

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Tauranga houses reach record $660,000 median

18 Jun, 2018 6:02am
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A total 293 houses sold in Tauranga last month, with a 3.9% price rise year-on-year.

Barkes Corner should be made safer, says one reader. Photo/File

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Letters to the editor: Broken families, Barkes Corner and Pilot Bay

18 Jun, 2018 5:07am
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Letters to the Editor: June 18, 2018.

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Opinion: The Fifa World Cup is upon us

18 Jun, 2018 4:30am
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Indoor bowls: Tauranga club wins nationals

18 Jun, 2018 3:03am
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There were a dozen lightning strikes over Tauranga overnight. Photo/File

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Abortion law reform - what's at stake?

17 Jun, 2018 11:00am
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Should abortion be removed from the Crimes Act?

Police at the scene after a firearm was discharged into the garage of Christopher Street home. Photo/Andrew Warner.

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Woman hurt after firearm discharged into garage of Tauranga home

17 Jun, 2018 10:40am
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Woman shot after a firearm discharged into garage of Tauranga home

Tauranga Sports winger Tyrone Keith scores his second try against Te Puna. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER

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Baywide rugby: Tauranga Sports end Te Puna's winning run

17 Jun, 2018 10:27am
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Tauranga Sports upset Te Puna but Te Puke Sports lead Baywide Premier 1 table.

Banning beggars and rough sleepers, is it the answer to the problem? Photo/File

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Opinion: Finding a solution for Tauranga's begging and rough sleeping problem

17 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Banning beggars and rough sleepers, is it the answer to the problem?

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Our Place: Shoe Designer Rebecca Anderson

17 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Alvarez - dreamer who makes things happen

16 Jun, 2018 7:00pm
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Bella Vista Saga

Jenny and Damian Coffey's Bella Vista home at The Lakes was one of those evacuated on March 9. Photo / George Novak

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Homeless, furious: Inside the Bella Vista Homes nightmare

On March 9, 13 families were told to evacuate their homes. Most can never return.

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES | Business

'We did not ask for this. All we did was buy a house'

Owners describe pain and heartache left in wake of the Bella Vista development failure.

Lee and Denise Konowe (left) and Ron and Sarah McDiarmid say they are not prepared to wait for a closed Tauranga City Council meeting to decide their fate and will sue instead. PHOTO/JOHN BORREN

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Bella Vista owners set to sue city council

Homeowners frustrated at council's handling of Bella Vista's evacuation say they will sue.

Maddi's Christmas wish was to have a ride on a motorcycle but instead of one, 80 turned up at her house along with a handful of hot rods and classic cars. Photo / Supplied

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A brave 11-year-old loses her fight with cancer and now 'flies with dragons'

16 Jun, 2018 9:56am

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Bowls Matua vice president Cliff Osborne moved to Matua in the year 2000. Photo/Andrew Warner.

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Tauranga house values top $700k mark

16 Jun, 2018 9:00am
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Tauranga home values rose 2.6 per cent year on year.

One reader suggests David Seymour may want to reconsider his day job. Photo/File

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Letters: Begging, Dancing with the Stars

16 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Letters to the Editor: June 16, 2018

Dan Shea from Mills Reef, Matilda Rice and Will Johnston at the Ladies' Charity Luncheon. Photo / Supplied

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Will Johnston: Ladies' Charity Luncheon

16 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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I put my first world problems in check and turned up to be part of the 'Bond Boys'.

Hollie Procter had no training for her job, just a passion for food. Photo / Good Together

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GIRLBOSS: Platter artist Hollie Procter

16 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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I cater for all events, from staff get-togethers to weddings.

Tibetan-born Hellen Faulkner is looking to the Chinese market to expand her business. Photo / Andrew Warner

SPORT

Skincare made from kiwifruit putting Bay on the map

16 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Hellen Faulkner started her HZP+Co skincare business two years ago.

Big reads

Leo Murray's tiny house is the result of New Zealand's first tiny house building workshop in Tauranga last year. Photo / John Borren

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Life in a tiny house on wheels

29 May, 2018 10:00am

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Homeless, furious: Inside the Bella Vista Homes nightmare

7 Jun, 2018 9:00am
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Bay residents Under the Knife

2 Jun, 2018 1:00pm
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Dogs prove a huge help to people in need

13 May, 2018 7:30am
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Historian Buddy Mikaere on keeping the past in the present

12 May, 2018 10:08am
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Jay Reeve: From radio and MTV to the Bay of Plenty

5 May, 2018 11:50am
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A bumper crop, but not enough workers

20 May, 2018 1:42pm
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How one man's cafe vision changed a community

31 Mar, 2018 7:00am
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Richard Thurlow is CEO of Waipuna Hospice and chairman of Hospice New Zealand. Photo/ John Borren

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'We want people to have a good death'

28 May, 2018 7:34pm
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Profile: Dr Richard Thurlow is CEO of Waipuna Hospice and chairman of Hospice New Zealand.

Lowry is grateful to see her daughters grow up, confiding it would of been easier to check out.

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Amanda Lowry: Paralympic dream to be herself

19 May, 2018 6:00am
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Tetraplegic, Amanda Lowry: Her Paralympic dream and fight to be herself.

In case you missed it

Fleetwood Mac perform at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland in 2015. Photo / Herald on Sunday, Steven McNicholl

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The Vinyl Word: Fleetwood Mac's line up shifts

15 Jun, 2018 8:53pm

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Weather no barrier to Escape! festival popularity

15 Jun, 2018 6:20pm
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Get ready for the 'running of the ducks'

15 Jun, 2018 5:00pm
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Rare sea snake spotted in Tauranga waters

15 Jun, 2018 4:08pm
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Baywide rugby: Crunch time for clubs to move into top four places

15 Jun, 2018 4:00pm
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Crash between Tauranga and Rotorua

15 Jun, 2018 3:42pm
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Hospital volunteers

15 Jun, 2018 3:12pm
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Tauranga schools involved in asbestos scare

15 Jun, 2018 1:28pm
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Bring the trolls into the light. Photo/Getty Images

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Rosemary McLeod: Pain and hurt as entertainment

15 Jun, 2018 8:28pm
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Trolls enjoy insulting strangers while lurking in the shadows.

Ryan McNaught, also known as Brickman. Photo / Supplied

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Ryan McNaught is a Lego Certified Professional

15 Jun, 2018 8:18pm
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Ryan McNaught's first Lego set was a little blue boat that cost 29c.

Numerous Bayhopper routes will be affected when the bus stop at Bayfair closes temporarily. Photo/File

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Bayfair bus stop to close temporarily

Jack Thatcher says Matariki, the Māori New Year, is a special time. Photo/file

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One on one with Tauranga's 'star man' Jack Thatcher

Tania Lewis-Rickard, director of food charity Kai Aroha, is organising the hīkoi. Photo / File

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Groups plan hīkoi over begging ban

Bayfair centre manager Steve Ellingford in front of the new Countdown under construction. Photo/John Borren

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Bayfair expansion reaches major milestone

Traffic on Takitimu Drive was diverted after a person died near the 15th ave overpass. Photo / John Borren

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Police name pedestrian hit by truck

Melanie Mills runs Cult Cinema inside the revamped Historic Village Cinema. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Cult Cinema classics return for winter season

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Bayfair bus stop to close temporarily

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One on one with Tauranga's 'star man' Jack Thatcher

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Groups plan hīkoi over begging ban

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Bayfair expansion reaches major milestone

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Police name pedestrian hit by truck

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Cult Cinema classics return for winter season

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Latest From Lifestyle

James Muir (foreground, left) and Alison Titulaer (foreground, right) filming their award-winning 48Hours film entry, Manawa Bay. Photo/supplied

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Lack of singing talent no bar to 48Hours film festival win

13 Jun, 2018 5:36pm
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Winners of the BOP 48Hours film competition won despite having actors who "can't sing".

Every bend on the Rhine seems to boast a magnificent castle.

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Taking a cruise down the majestic Rhine

11 Jun, 2018 4:00am
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A river cruise on the Rhine is a scenically blessed revelation, writes Mike Yardley.

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10 Questions with Jamie McDell

10 Jun, 2018 6:00am
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Jamie McDell's been very busy lately, but has still managed to release a new album & tour.

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GIRLBOSS: Platter artist Hollie Procter

16 Jun, 2018 5:00am

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Rebecca Anderson - Chaos & Harmony Shoes founder and managing director. Photo / George Novak

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Our Place: Shoe Designer Rebecca Anderson

17 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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When Rebecca Anderson's parents married, a glass slipper adorned the wedding cake.

Business

Bayfair expansion reaches major milestone

15 Jun, 2018 7:00am
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Bayfair shopping centre has roof shout

Brother International Ltd chief operating officer and director Matthew Stroud. Photo / John Borren

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New businesses and more than 2900 jobs

15 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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New data from Stats NZ shows 798 new businesses and 2980 jobs for Tauranga in 2017.

NZ Herald Local Focus

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From injury and illness to the Invictus Games

Kerry Hughes was within weeks of her health deteriorating rapidly when a call came through that a donor heart was available. Photo / Alexander Robertson

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'I woke up and couldn't feel my heart beating'

BUSINESS

'It's traumatising people': Tsunami of logging slash angers farmers

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Local Focus: Fashion fundraiser for Huntly hospital shuttle

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Hey day trippers, this is really... something

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Māori chef forages for fine dining in the forest

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From injury and illness to the Invictus Games

NEW ZEALAND

'I woke up and couldn't feel my heart beating'

BUSINESS

'It's traumatising people': Tsunami of logging slash angers farmers

HAMILTON NEWS

Local Focus: Fashion fundraiser for Huntly hospital shuttle

NEW ZEALAND

Hey day trippers, this is really... something

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Māori chef forages for fine dining in the forest

Rural News

Frank Griffin: Mycoplasma bovis infected cattle bring opportunity to study

It's not possible to control Mycoplasma bovis if an eradication attempt fails, says expert

Mycoplasma bovis has made 'colossal' impact on farmers

The impact of mycoplasma bovis has been huge, writes Mischa Clouston.

Heavy rain, thunderstorms and chance of tornadoes on the way

Not many places in the North Island will be dry today.

Kerepehi-based business owner of Quinn engineering, Alex Quinn, has added a

Keeping tradition alive after 50 years of Fieldays

Alex Quinn is committed to Fieldays and has the golden "50 years" cap, to prove it.

Abbey Ross-Veale, then 7, and her calf Julie snuggle up after a hectic day at the lamb and calf day at the Dannevirke A&P Showgrounds in 2014.

M. bovis may wipe out lamb and calf days

Agricultural industry recommending lamb and calf days don't go ahead.

Remains of second shipping container washed up on Westshore Beach /Photo supplied

Parts of missing container found

The Napier Port retrieved parts of the second shipping container yesterday afternoon

Anthony Taueki is one of many making a difference in the apple and pear industry in Hawke's Bay /Photo supplied

Drive for success in orcharding

Passionate young people strive for success in Hawke's Bay's apple and pear industry

Cathay Pacific's new A350-1000 takes off during a test flight in France. Photo / Supplied

Biofuel partly powers Cathay Pacific flight from Airbus

Airlines experiment with alternative fuels but hydrocarbons are proving hard to replace.

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