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One person in moderate condition after water incident

St John was alerted to the incident at 6.16pm.

RSA closed after members test positive

Venue's closure until January 5 ruins plans for event to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Remnant close to perfect three-race performance

The next meeting at Baypark will be on January 5.

Year in Review: May 2021

The Bay of Plenty Times is looking back at the stories of 2021

Premium Debate: Subscriber views on rising Tauranga rents

Have your say by going to bayofplentytimes.co.nz and becoming a Premium subscriber

'Poor fishing practice': Shark found in net there for 'at least' two days

The set net had caught a lot of fish and crabs which were also killed, DoC says.

Zizi Sparks: Orange brings freedom but not complacency

Opinion: Keep enjoying summer and supporting local but don't break the rules.

'Extremely concerning': Nearly 100 drink-drivers caught each month in Tauranga, Western Bay

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty drink driving figures concerning reading.

'A real shame': Great white sharks wash up on beach near Waihī

MPI staff spotted the sharks while patrolling for netting activity.

Emergency services attend two separate scenes for same crash

Two people were injured following a collision in the Te Puke area on Monday morning.

Rescues at Hot Water Beach 'certainly avoided tragedy'

Conditions at Hot Water Beach heated up for lifeguards and rescues had to be undertaken.

'Treat others as you expect to be treated': Bay retailers back Shop Nice campaign

"It really is that saying of treating others as you expect to be treated -" Retail NZ

Year in Review: February 2021

The Bay of Plenty Times is looking back at the stories of 2021.

Zizi Sparks: A thank you to our holiday heroes

OPINION: Not everyone gets a two-week break over new year, don't forget holiday heroes.

Revealed: New Zealand's most popular Google searches in 2021

What were Kiwis searching for this year?

Six new Covid cases in Bay of Plenty, four in hospital; 13 in Lakes

There were 126 new community cases over the past two days across New Zealand.