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'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.

'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.

Comment: Holiday time could have been vax time for some

Hindsight is a great thing. Rotorua's Vaccination Centre should have been open

'Never seen before': More Bay parents embrace homeschooling

The Ministry of Education received 293 homeschooling applications last year

'Don't give up because it's your life': Bay of Plenty's melanoma stats revealed

Lorraine Futter was a bit blase about skin cancer. Then she found out she had melanoma.

Police warn of slow traffic between Paeroa and Waihi

Traffic is moving very slowly on State Highway 2.

Exciting racing mix for 2022's first speedway meeting

Tokoroa's Dahm brothers look to continue the good form at Baypark Speedway's Summer Slam.

Rob Rattenbury: Special feeling of going back home

OPINION: I love my hometown. It is like an old slipper, worn but comfortable.