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A Lotto punter from the Bay of Plenty is $200K richer

Bay of Plenty Lotto player $200,000 richer with first division ticket.

Bay of Plenty residents are jetting off to greener pastures

Thousands are expected to head abroad this year as they look for life and work experience.

'If we can save one person it's worth it': Widow starts mental health charity

Its volunteers will help people struggling with their mental health, and their families.

National 'back in business': National's Sam Uffindell Tauranga's next MP

The National candidate received more than double the next candidate's votes.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on gender identity and inclusivity in teens

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on gender identity.

Comment: Learning to evolve when nestlings take off

OPINION: When you think you have a plan, the people you love most change the game

Opinion: Travel post-Covid is a rigmarole

Scrapping pre-departure testing is good, but we need to stay vigilant.

Rainbow support group offers to work with Bethlehem College

A leaked document reveals Bethlehem College's beliefs on gender.

Hiding in a truck: Couple to be deported after breaching Covid restrictions

An Indian couple are set to be deported, despite a judge deciding against convicting them.

Ute driver in SH29A crash near Baypark Stadium charged

The ute driver involved in a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 29A has been charged.

Sonya Bateson: Same-sex marriage is real, it exists - and it's a right

OPINION: Marriage isn't a solely Christian concept nor is it just between a man and woman.

'Clear-cut' or 'a hard decision'? Tauranga locals share who's got their MP vote

11,000 votes have already been cast in Tauranga's byelection.

Noise, drunken antics: Residents air concerns in liquor licence fight

But Hide's owner says he has no plans to become a "tavern".

Missing man acting 'normal' day before he 'vanished'

Shane Edwards 'vanished' from his Tokoroa home on May 14 and has not been seen since.

'Why is it always the good ones?: Schoolboy killed in horror crash

Keanan was a year 13 student on his way to work experience when he crashed.

'We love him and we just want him home': Partner of man missing a month speaks out

Shane Edwards has been missing for a month and has not used his phone or bank account.