Revealed: The plot to smuggle 200kg of cocaine from a Mexican cartel into Tauranga
Port worker was promised $250,000 for his role in drug smuggling plan
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Sonya Bateson: Social media - we can’t live with it; we can’t live without it
OPINION: I hate social media.
Blacks Caps v England: Teams honour storm victims, London fan makes epic journey to Tauranga
Excited spectators poured into Bay Oval for the day-night test.
Potential measles contacts from chartered bus urged to call Healthline 'immediately'
Possible contact with confirmed measles case on bus to and from Tauranga
Whakatāne stopbanks not fit to stop flooding, council told
How close the city came to flooding when Edgecumbe did has accelerated the works.
Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up: Mauao reopens but council advises caution
Things will be 'starting to return to normal' for a lot of people in the Bay of Plenty.
Kiwifruit harvest kicks off in Pukehina despite curveballs
New Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off.
Two café staff isolating after measles case visited Tauranga businesses
An infected measles case visited Tauranga businesses - a reminder to get vaccinated.
Sperm whale to be reburied after cyclone compromises burial site
The dead whale came ashore in October.
Cyclone Gabrielle shows how real the threat from climate change is
OPINION: The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle are utterly devastating.
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Rotorua, BoP and Taupō
The watch was issued this morning.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Why the Bay of Plenty got off lightly
The Bay of Plenty dodged the most severe weather due to its geography.
Transport and housing 'huge' barriers for young job hunters
Some students have also chosen to work and support their families.
'Absolutely awful': Headstones damaged after car 'ripped through' cemetery
One woman was arrested after the incident on Monday morning.
'It's challenging you': Come and check out 'Earth's Worst Exhibition'
A new exhibition offers a satirical look at the world of art.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Power may not be restored to some this week, SH2 at Karangahake reopens
One school will remain closed on Wednesday due to tree damage.
Kiwifruit: 'Stressful' wait for bridge access in Te Puke
Kiwifruit orchardists in Te Puke could lose millions if truck access isn’t restored.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Defence Force deployed in Coromandel
The region has experienced slips and land instability, compromising its road network.
'Dodged a bullet': Black Caps v England Bay Oval match to go ahead
The Black Caps are playing England in a day-night test at Bay Oval tomorrow
Looks matter when it comes to shopfronts
OPINION: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says the shopping experience starts at the shop entrance.
Opinion: Community effort needed in cyclone response
OPINION: Emotions are going to be running high after a wet summer and recent flooding.
Live: Dramatic aerial photos - horse scrambles to roof; deadly cyclone floods devastate homes
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Internet outages in Bay of Plenty and Taupō 'mainly due to power'
The outages are under investigation.
Live: Heroism and tragedy: Plucked from the floodwaters - incredible rooftop rescues; one woman found dead after slip
Chris Hipkins labels storm ‘worst this century’
Bay of Plenty has highest rate nationally of young adults unemployed, not in education
The Salvation Army says young people are not benefiting from the "booming" job market.
Western Bay of Plenty assesses damage from Cyclone Gabrielle
'What’s really caused the issue here has been the storm surge.'
'I just held my baby and we ran': Tauranga family flees as tree crashes through roof
'Suddenly boom - within seconds the tree fell down'
Cyclone Gabrielle: $2b kiwifruit industry right in path of storm
Fruit quality woes could intensify as Cyclone Gabrielle hits premium growing regions.
'Our hearts are with you' - rescuers' harrowing call to leave missing firefighter; Napier under water
Hardest hit regions may be without power for weeks.
'Like being stranded on an island': No way out for Karangahake Gorge residents
Due to flooding there was no way out of the gorge in either direction.
Live: 'Go immediately' - evacuations in Taradale; national state of emergency declared; firefighter missing; mass power cuts
Tens of thousands of people waking to blackouts this morning.