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![Life with motor neurone disease](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Life with motor neurone disease
How one mans life changed and how he keeps going. Video / Alex Cairns
![Cancer survivor and single mum of three speaks ahead of Dry July fundraiser](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Cancer survivor and single mum of three speaks ahead of Dry July fundraiser
Celia Farnworth shares her ovarian cancer journey.
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Senior cop talks about the trauma associated with the road toll
Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter opens up on how he copes with horrific scenes.
![Vascular surgeon wants to introduce a new surgery to New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Vascular surgeon wants to introduce a new surgery to New Zealand
Dr Chris Holdaway says the surgery will treat patients with a rare and debilitating abdominal condition.
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Truck rolls on State Highway 29A
Scene of the crash at the roundabout of SH29A and Welcome Bay Rd, Hairini. Video / Alex Cairns
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Glenn Williams has received a King's Service Medal
Glenn Williams has received a King's Service Medal for services to fire and emergency NZ and the community
![Mount Maunganui skatepark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Mount Maunganui skatepark
A new skatepark in Mount Maunganui includes 3D printed skateable features. Video / Tauranga City Council
![People rescued off waka in windy conditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
People rescued off waka in windy conditions
Six people aboard a small vessel swiftly being blown out to sea were rescued on Sunday afternoon. Video / Supplied
![Average windspeed in Tauranga was 50km/h at 2am last night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Average windspeed in Tauranga was 50km/h at 2am last night
Ollie Carratu took a video of near-horizontal rain and winds whipping across Tauranga Harbour from onboard his vessel near Bridge Marina.
![Whangamatā's Larry the duck heads home to Hikuai](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Whangamatā's Larry the duck heads home to Hikuai
Larry has had Whangamatā locals going quackers, but it’s a Hikuai family who claimed to have quacked the case. Video / Supplied
![Tidal lane an option for Hairini Bridge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Tidal lane an option for Hairini Bridge
Neil Mason from Tauranga City Council explains the pros and cons of the preferred option. Video / Alex Cairns
![Dumping an issue at local charity store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Dumping an issue at local charity store
People have been leaving items after hours at the Bridge Community Store.
![Whangamatā's feathered friend 'quacking' up locals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Whangamatā's feathered friend 'quacking' up locals
Paradise shelduck Larissa's street antics are 'quacking' everyone up as she leaves the bill with everyone else in Whangamatā. Video / Alan Williams
![How we got here: Tauranga's first local body election in four years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
How we got here: Tauranga's first local body election in four years
Tauranga City Council is having its first election since 2019 after four years under a commission's governance. Here's a brief history of what happened. Video / Alex Cairns
![Bay of Plenty nurses strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Bay of Plenty nurses strike
They want to increase the nurse-patient ratios. Video / Alex Cairns
![Hope for Katikati farm to become a new regional park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Hope for Katikati farm to become a new regional park
Ian Nobel hopes to gift the land to the public which has special environmental qualities. Video / Alex Cairns
![Ria Hall announces Tauranga mayoral bid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Ria Hall announces Tauranga mayoral bid
She says she is more than just a singer and she has what it takes to run the city. Video / Alex Cairns
![Whakatāne Michael Hill Jewellery raided](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Whakatāne Michael Hill Jewellery raided
A Michael Hill Jewellery store in Whakatāne was raided on Thursday. Video / Supplied
![Fears for Welcome Bay traffic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Fears for Welcome Bay traffic
Road users are concerned new road works will make the current situation worse.
![School principal 'annoyed' at phone ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
School principal 'annoyed' at phone ban
The school had already implemented its own version of a phone ban. Video / Alex Cairns
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Security guard spots meteor on shift
A Tauranga mall security guard spotted the strange glare on one of the mall's security screens. Video / Supplied
![Push for rainbow crossing in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Push for rainbow crossing in Tauranga
Labour list MP Jan Tinetti, comedian Ben Hurley and LGBTI advocate Gordy Lockhart spoke in the public forum. Video / Alex Cairns
![Good Local Pyes Pa struck by fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Good Local Pyes Pa struck by fire
The electrical fire happened overnight at the restaurant and bar.
!['Bonnet' a solution for EV users](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
'Bonnet' a solution for EV users
The app can help manage Road User Charges, which many EV drivers may now also have to pay.
![Farmers look to use their land in different ways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Farmers look to use their land in different ways
Brent Mountford is a sheep and beef farmer and keen conservationist.
![Family-run farms are changing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Family-run farms are changing
More and more farmers and their wives are finding additional work off-farm.
![Brent Mountford Intergenerational / Wives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Brent Mountford Intergenerational / Wives
Brent Mountford Intergenerational / Wives
![Tertiary students struggling with cost of living](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Tertiary students struggling with cost of living
Local charity Good Neighbour has been donating food to the students. Video / Alex Cairns
![Women raising $180k for surgery that is not available in NZ.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Women raising $180k for surgery that is not available in NZ.
Pam Coburn is fundraising for AVCS surgery overseas.
![Tauranga housing crisis: Residents living in boats, vans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Tauranga housing crisis: Residents living in boats, vans
Abby Mackelry and her partner have been living in a van for the last six months unable to find suitable or affordable accommodation in Tauranga. Video / RNZ Checkpoint
![Pig loose in Tauranga park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Pig loose in Tauranga park
Welcome Bay resident John Lee says this 'friendly' pig, who he filmed munching on acorns in Johnson Reserve, was harassed by dogs last week.
![The woes of wool](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
The woes of wool
Brent Mountford, Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty provincial president, says the state of the wool industry is "the pits". Video / Alex Cairns
![Body found on Mount Maunganui beach: Police investigating](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Body found on Mount Maunganui beach: Police investigating
Police are investigating a sudden death at Mount Maunganui. Video / Alex Cairns
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'Am I Māori enough?'
Jenni-Lee Reardon has been considering getting her moko kauae for some time and has it booked in for May. She tells journalist Catherine Sylvester her story. Video / Alex Cairns
![The spiritual journey of Tā Moko](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
The spiritual journey of Tā Moko
Tā Moko artists featured at a symposium at Te Puia in Rotorua discuss their perspectives on the art form - past, present and future.
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Anne Tolley on her Tauranga tenure
She spoke to the Bay of Plenty Times about her ups and downs as chairwoman of the council's appointed commission as her time in office nears its end. Video / Alex Cairns
![David Seymour visits Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
David Seymour visits Tauranga
The ACT Party leader spoke to the Bay of Plenty Times on Thursday.
![A first look inside Elizabeth Towers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
A first look inside Elizabeth Towers
The Bay of Plenty Times had a tour ahead of the apartments going on sale on the open market.