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'Anomaly': Small town's house prices leap almost 50 per cent in a month

Bay of Plenty towns hit record-high house prices.

Report reveals how Bay councils rate themselves and what they could do better

The review comes as 30 per cent of survey respondents say they're confident in councils.

Rates relief: commissioners question proposed new rules

The commissioners expressed concerns around equity while debating rates remission policy.

Seventeen schools in Bay of Plenty manage Covid-19 cases

A Tauranga school will continue to learn off-site this week due to an increase in cases.

'Shut the doors': Tauranga businesses fear impact on staff as Omicron spreads

One business said losing staff to sickness would put 'a huge strain' on it.

Power cuts: Farmers can't milk cows, orchards damaged by winds

Powerco cannot say when they can reconnect power to thousands of customers.

Avocado, kiwifruit growers counting cost of Cyclone Dovi

Avocado trees completely uprooted by wind. Young gold kiwifruit poles knocked over.

Subscriber views on Tauranga council costs, Rainbow Springs' potential closure

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Should te reo Māori be made compulsory in schools?

"We want to build towards a bicultural foundation of a nation," says a local MP.

Bay of Plenty cops are reducing gang harm by 'doing things a better way'

Our region's unique way of tackling gang harm.

Cyclone Dovi: Thousands still without power across region, top gusts revealed

Thousands of homes are without power.

Not 'little moggies': Conservation trusts frustrated by feral cat numbers

Feral cats have been causing strife for Bay of Plenty conservationists.

Truck and trailer rolled into river at Waioeka Gorge injuring one person seriously

One person was taken to Gisborne Hospital with serious injuries.

Dementia unit worker self-isolating after positive test

It comes as Covid-19 community cases reach a record high.

Truck and trailer rolls in Waioeka Gorge

There may be injuries, police say.

Dawn Picken: A message for singles before V-day

OPINION: Some of us are giving Cupid a break this Valentine's Day.