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Lots to do and four months wasted by mayor’s changes, says councillor

“Frankly, it’s been a bit of a shambles,” says a disgruntled Whakatāne councillor.

Subscribers weigh in on exodus from Labour - a sinking ship or normal house cleaning?

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Olympics: Speed climber aims to scale new heights

Tauranga is home to the only official speed climbing wall in the country.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Time to explore NZ with eyes wide open

OPINION: Our country has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Subscribers weigh in on warning bells ringing for Labour

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

'Grateful': Student receives $11k scholarship to work in Colombia

“There is an entirely different culture here," Tania Simpson said.

Jo Raphael: Plan changes will be good for our cities - let’s grow up

OPINION: Jo Raphael asks, if not here, then where?

Local voice, environmental conflicts key issues for councils in RMA reforms

The Government’s Resource Management Act reforms promise to be cheaper, faster and better.

Patient considers dipping $90K into retirement fund for non-publicly funded heart procedure

'If I don’t get it, it’s going to cause me problems with [shortness] of breath.'

Subscribers weigh in - what if the Reserve Bank is wrong?

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Kiri Gillespie: Links Ave issue highlights question of adaption

OPINION: The biggest objectors to the Links Ave closure don't live there.

Sonya Bateson: Stop giving gifts that are meaningless and wasteful

OPINION: What we choose to give the people we love and appreciate should spark joy.

Three years on - doco to reveal new footage from White Island tragedy

A new Netflix documentary out next week marks three years since the tragedy.

'A really worthy cause': Street residents rally for Tauranga Women's Refuge

'A lot of people out there are willing to do what they can in the littlest of ways.'

Councillor claims standing orders for meetings are 'confusing'

The 2022 standing orders were adopted for three more years but with some minor amendments.

Crown law answers questions over Jayden Meyer prosecution

Crown Law say there was appropriate accountability for the prosecutor involved.