'Great start': Results are in from first month of new rubbish service
More waste recycled or composted than sent to landfill.
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Local Focus: From collection to compost but no plastic please
See what happens to Tauranga's food waste. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Things have improved': Commissioners not implementing a liquor ban on 12th Ave
An update is due in December regarding the 'homeless' liquor ban on 12th Ave.
Arrest after man allegedly throws items off building
Police set up a cordon to limit public access while the incident was resolved.
Opinion: Supermarket industry needs a fair shake of the sauce bottle
OPINION: Farmers' and supermarkets' margins need more balance.
Elective services disrupted for specialist doctors stop work meetings
Doctors across the region will attend the meetings this week.
'Homeless' liquor ban unsuccessful but 12th Ave residents still 'relieved'
Intimidation, defecation, urination, vomit and pre-8am drinking prompted the petition.
'Too scared to move': Rental shortage and price hikes hit Tauranga and Rotorua
Majority of landlords cared about their tenants but were regarded as 'evil' and 'greedy'.
Dairy labour shortage: 'I'm doing 16 hours a day minimum'
''If you are in a shop you can lose a customer so be it, but you can't lose a cow.''
Jo Raphael: Balance between personal responsibility and public safety
OPINION: Councils must ensure public safety when projects are designed to draw people.
Tauranga-born nurse relishing her Navy Reservist role
Tauranga-born Krystal Sims juggles her nursing studies and navy reservist roles.
Under new management: Bay Dreams 2022 introduces 'fresh new look'
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'We have a lot of work to do': Covid vaccination rate low in Bay of Plenty
In most DHBs, the rate for Māori is about half the general population.
How a Pāpāmoa teen is using her chronic illness to help others
Charlotte McLean doesn't get to live the life teenagers do. This is her story.
'100% cured': Kiwi woman's life-saving US surgery
Melody Klein Ovink is now focused on learning to walk and use her right hand again.
Fatal crash at Pukehina, road closed
One person has died after a crash on Pukehina Beach Rd.
'It feels like half of me is gone': Crash victim's husband gives emotional statement
Pastor sentenced for causing the death of a nurse who cared for Whakaari victims.
'No punishment in this world can be big enough': Life imprisonment for double murders
A jury had found Samuel Fane guilty of murdering Paul Lasslett and Nicholas Littlewood.
Arataki skatepark gets security fence amid flooding woes
Some of the regular users of the skatepark have opted not to use it
'Shocking': Covid-19 pamphlet implies Māori are a virus, artist says
Cost and number of pamphlets printed also revealed.
'A growing region': Western Bay council makes submission on infrastructure needs
Housing and roading were two big infrastructure needs in the Western Bay of Plenty.
Patrick Walsh: School exclusions need to end
OPINION: The effect of exclusion on students is often severe and long term.
Investigation under way after school bus involved in multi-vehicle crash
The incident took place between the Pyes Pa and Oropi roundabouts on State Highway 29A.
Investigation into Simon Bridges' hospital gang brawl claim released
The district health board has released an explanation of what was captured on CCTV.
Bayfair walk-in clinic closed weekly for six weeks
The closure is the latest symptom of a national crisis.
Why a Black Cap thinks cricket should not be in the Olympics
"The Olympics is special, you don't always get to see all those athletes compete."
Letters to the editor: Bay recording worse road toll in NZ a 'sad statistic'
OPINION: Our readers have their say
Black Caps fans meet their heroes, world champs
The trophy and three players were at Tauranga Intermediate School.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Marae can do exactly what motels are doing, only better
OPINION: In early times marae were surrounded with families living around and close by.
'Traumatic': Man critical after caught between truck and wheelie bin
The man was in critical condition when he was airlifted to Waikato Hospital.
Zizi Sparks: It's the perfect time to re-examine debt
OPINION: Interest rates are at a low and you could save thousands by revisiting debt.
BOP incidents: Person caught between bin and truck, pedestrian hit in Rotorua
Emergency services are attending incidents in Bay of Plenty this morning.
The flight that changed everything: Kristin Dunne reveals why she left Tourism Bay of Plenty
Dunne begins her first day of her new global role today.
'We're going to fall short' - 1600 new homes needed yearly
A new Housing Action Plan has just been signed off for Tauranga and the Western Bay.