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How much more will you pay on term of your mortgage? What about $127,018 or $98 a week
'It's going to hurt' and money is going to get more expensive.
Dogs on beaches: Canine 'crackdown' idea sparks debate
Tauranga City Council commissioners will look into leash bylaws, Anne Tolley says.
'We always need more donations': A Covid Christmas sees foodbank demand skyrocket
What the foodbank needs to help those in need have a merry Christmas.
'Double vaxxed': Family lived with positive case for two weeks - and didn't catch it
'I couldn't hug my mum': 11-year-old speaks out about having Covid-19.
One-hundred years on, Tauranga's fallen soldiers honoured again
Three history projects have been unveiled throughout the city.
Kulim Park to stay closed to vehicles, for now
Finishing touches to the park's upgrade are still being added.
Felix Desmarais: 'Transgender people exist. We are real, we are natural'
Opinion: Parliament supporting transgender rights is a precious, flickering flame.
Live: 95 new community cases as two people in hospital die with virus
One person died at Middlemore Hospital overnight, and another at Auckland City Hospital.
Luke Kirkness: The housing market is tough but rocks and cardboard are plenty
Opinion: Things are looking grim for first-home buyers but there are a few options.
Pāpāmoa 11-year-old gets Covid after 'fleeting hug' with unvaxxed adult, says mum
The family's lives have been disrupted for three weeks as a result.
Crash into harbour: Victim was local woman, 65
Police and others have praised the desperate efforts of rescuers to save the woman.
'They hurt people': Call for leashed dogs on beaches after local hero injured
"We really are talking to the dog owners of Mount Maunganui."
'Radical shift': Oranga Tamariki partners with Bay Māori
'Bringing the two waka together so we are paddling together in the same direction.'
Tauranga motorists warned of fake parking tickets
A fradulent ticket was placed on a vehicle in Mount Maunganui.
Police appeal for help to find woman missing in Te Puke
Louise is not familiar with the Te Puke area.
New kiwifruit initiative gives back to community
At the same time, it aims to address the labour shortage in the kiwifruit industry.
White Island: Finger pointed back at WorkSafe
WorkSafe has charged 13 parties with health and safety breaches.
Letters: Why is Scott Watson still languishing behind bars?
Our readers have their say.
Trial date set for Waiohau murder accused
Three men will defend an allegation of murdering Whakātane father Jamaine Wharton.
'A dereliction of duty': Extra hospital beds not ready until April 2022
Tauranga Hospital has received Government funding for six extra urgent-care beds.
Covid arrives in Ōpōtiki red zone, community urged to get tested
Extra testing and vaccination clinics are being set up.
Letters: Soldiers who died for NZ would not support selfishness
Our readers have their say.
'Total insanity': Seymour slams Govt over $70m land purchase
But housing minister says private developers would not deliver the housing Tauranga needs
Comment: Luxon needs true-blue leadership, not a political makeover
OPINION: Time will tell if Christopher Luxon has what it takes to take on Jacinda Ardern
Rotorua sex toy thief jailed for 'crime spree'
Homeowners feel "utterly betrayed" after being targeted in meth-fuelled crime spree.
$15K for a beer? Businesses struggling with 'hostile' vax pass customers
One cafe owner said a customer poured his coffee on the floor to show his 'resistance'.
'Ticking time bomb': Doubled traffic at city's only public dump sparks safety fears
The council says twice as many cars visiting landfill after Maleme St facility closure.
Maungatapu School confirms Covid-19 case, bowling venue 'high risk' location
The news was announced on the school's Facebook page.
Luke Kirkness: Delta has changed team of 5 million for the worse
OPINION: We were a team of five million last year but now we're completely divided.
Positive case found at Brookfield School, police station location of interest
A confirmed virus case has been identified in the Brookfield School community.
16 years running: Business block in CBD raises $7200
Cooney Lees Morgan has once again rallied 15 businesses to give back