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Michele Hunter: I’m done waiting for the storm to clear

OPINION: It’s the little stuff that can remind us of the good things.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on GPs under pressure

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

From broken back to Ironman: Athlete heads to start line after horror crash

Craig Stewart was hit by a car while riding his bike but he was determined to race again.

21 great Christmas gift ideas from local businesses

NZ-made: Support locals this Christmas with these Bay of Plenty gift ideas.

Police traffic operation in Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty police have been conducting checkpoints.

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.

Ute drives into estuary in Tauranga

Emergency services were called to Ngai Tamarawaho Cres about 6.45pm.

Berm parking crackdown: Council starts issuing $40 fines, warnings

Berm parking has been prohibited between Marsh St and Eleventh Avenue in the CBD.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Spare a thought for political partners

OPINION: Few other jobs where so much additional responsibility is picked up by a partner.

Man missing from Mount Maunganui found ‘safe and well’ - police

He was last seen on Hewletts Rd in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday morning.

The Premium Debate: Subscriber views on recruitment stresses for hospo, tourism

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

'She screamed out for help': Shop worker pinned as car smashes through store's doors

'This is a reoccurring problem in the area.'

'I want to travel and go places': Cystic fibrosis sufferers celebrate 'miracle drug' funding

“I have so many plans that I can actually do," Jessie McKay said.

Cystic fibrosis: Funding of life-extending drug Trikafta proposed to start in April

Funding of Trikafta will be for those aged 6 and older who meet certain criteria.