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Locations of interest: Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA listed
Anyone at the Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA on January 5 should self-isolate immediately.
Baypark Speedway finds it three kings
Dan Corrin takes title after eventful feature race.
Covid-19: 16 more cases in Bay of Plenty, two in Lakes district
There are 16 more Covid-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty and two more in the Lakes District.
Covid: More than half a million kids' vaccine doses arrive in NZ, 85 new community cases
So far, NZ has avoided community transmission of the Omicron variant.
Mount Maunganui Lotto punter $23,000 richer
A Mount Maunganui Lotto player is $23,178 richer with a ticket in Saturday's draw.
Zoe Hunter: It's time to press the reset button with Omicron poised for attack
Opinion: We as a team of 5 million need to be fully armed and at the ready.
'It's normal to feel irked or sad': Advice on beating back to work blues
A Bay life coach shares top tips on how people can manage stress as they return to work.
Revealed: What books were issued most in the Bay of Plenty in 2021
What people in the Bay of Plenty read last year revealed - plus a few suggestions.
Hot temperatures and pests keeping services on their toes
Hot temperatures are boosting the activity of pests.
Will Bay of Plenty hit 100% fully-vaccinated?
One politician says people in harder-to-reach areas were still getting their first dose.
'Māori servicing Māori' touted as key in soaring Bay iwi vaccination rates
Iwi leader says: "We know how to reach our people."
Revealed: Full line-up of all players for T20 Black Clash
The latest member has been revealed completing the full line-up for both teams.
'It's running wild': Mount woman in Aussie tells of life inside Omicron outbreak
'One person there was positive which turned into 62 cases from that night.'
US lawsuits claim White Island tourists unaware of danger; graphic new details
The 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.
'Devastating': Witnesses saddened by Arataki beach tragedy
Eyewitnesses say the Arataki Beach tragedy was devastating for everyone involved.
Graffiti removal bill in Tauranga costs more than $150k a year
The cost of cleaning up graffiti and illegal tagging in Tauranga city is revealed.
10,000 people a day on coastline, lifeguards say holiday toll 'horrifying'
A man also died after getting into difficulty in the water at Mount Maunganui yesterday.
'Slow down': Fatal Christmas Eve crash survivor shares harrowing details
Watch: Daniel Woolley is urging drivers to slow down after a crash that changed his life.
One dead after water-related incident in Mount Maunganui
Beachgoers and lifeguards bring struggling swimmers to shore.
Streams at record lows - residents could face a total hose ban
Tauranga City Council says water usage is dangerously close to a 30% increase.
Dahm brothers make it one win apiece at Baypark Speedway
While Super Saloon driver Sam Waddell has six wins from nine starts at Tauranga venue.
Covid: 19 new community cases, 43 cases at the border
Four more cases linked to an Auckland escort agency were reported yesterday.
Year in Review: October 2021
The Bay of Plenty Times is looking back at the stories of 2021.
No jab, no job: Nurses, midwives among 36 Bay of Plenty DHB staff sacked
All DHB staff were required to have had their first Covid-19 vaccine by November 15.
Bay of Plenty 'heat swell' triggers MetService alert, thunderstorm watch today
And today is looking to become another scorcher.
'Only a matter of time': Waihī Beach resident fears another shark fatality
Concerned locals and holidaymakers have formed an action group over set netting.
Forty residents in isolation as retirement village worker tests positive for Covid
The Bob Owens Village team member is now self-isolating.
Comment: Booster shots and Māori the next targets
The Bay of Plenty was one of the last to reach 90 per cent
Luke Kirkness: How holiday traffic woes could be hold the answers to Bay's biggest issues
OPINION: The biggest issues crippling our region could be solved this summer.
The new festival coming to Mount Maunganui in March
Waterbourne is a sustainable beach festival which will be held in Mt Maunganui in March.
Search for pair suspended, strong undercurrents still at Waihi Beach
There are reports a child and an adult have come into difficulty while swimming.
'A wonderful achievement': Bay of Plenty hits 90 per cent fully vaccinated
The 90 per cent target has been reached - but it's not the finish line.
31 new cases in the community - new border-related Omicron case
The interval between second and booster vaccine doses drops to four months tomorrow.