Push to reinstate 100km/h limit for notorious SH2 stretch
Public submissions sought to raise the SH2 speed limit to 100km/h.
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Cameras caught them incorrectly stopped while waiting for a park. It cost them $100
The council's decision to enforce the fine is called 'silly and stupid'.
‘Horrendous’: Ōpōtiki hit by wave of foul odour complaints
The council received seven odour complaints but Facebook reports suggest 60-80.
One dead in water-related incident in Tauranga
Emergency services are at the scene.
BoP house fire spreads to shelterbelt
Fire crews battle house fire and shelterbelt blaze near school.
Di-vine: Seaside BoP property with orchard hits market
The property spans 18.2ha with stunning sea views near Waihī and Katikati.
Why fast-growing schools are having to say 'No' to new students
'The ministry won’t give you more buildings if you have too many out-of-zone enrolments.'
'A reconnect for me': Thousands embrace Māori culture at event
Māori in the Moana unites the community through culture, music and workshops.
Unity and history: Community marks Waitangi Day in Tauranga
Crowd celebrates Waitangi Day at Hopukiore despite light rain.
Māori ward race gets under way
Nominations have opened for Tauranga's Te Awanui ward byelection.
Truck driver charged after 'shocking' overtaking on Kaimāī Range captured on dashcam
The man has been charged by police with dangerous driving.
'Extremely' valuable service medals stolen from family
Police are seeking information to reunite the medals with their owners.
Tauranga students travel 365km to engage with Waitangi, politics
They engaged with influencers and politicians, asking tough questions.
BoP highway under stop/go after flooding
NZTA says the road was closed at 12.30am.
'I was in shock': Grandad finds four preschoolers on road after escaping from daycare
'I would be asking a lot of questions ... cars don’t go slow around there.'
Co-operative grocery store pitched to battle food insecurity
Target recipients include those experiencing food insecurity.
'A means of expression': Obstacles of chronic fatigue no barrier for student selected in art exhibition
A Rotorua young achiever's hard work has been exhibited across New Zealand
144m to 1 odds: Golfer hits second hole-in-one on same hole
'I have been playing for about 16 years, and they are the only hole-in-ones I have had.'
'I heard all my bones break': Runner loses leg in farming accident
The 'shattered' bones in his leg were 'like Weet-Bix', he said.
Waitangi Day in the Bay of Plenty: Your guide to events
Annual events will be returning this Waitangi Day to bring local communities together.
Driver dies after car crashes, rolls into creek, in Pukehina
Police confirmed there were no other passengers in the vehicle.
Mum’s ‘hellish’ fight to recover after motorcycle crash
'I was high-sided into the air and landed on the cheese-cutters.'
Opinion: History shows average market forecasts often miss the mark
OPINION: The market has risen in 93 out of 125 years, with 47 years over 20%.
'It's a joke': Victim owed nearly $350k reparation
Victims owed millions - one man wants more done to pursue offenders.
Homicide: Violent gang fight in Ōpōtiki leaves one dead after stabbing
Police said despite medical attention, the man died at the scene.
Tauranga’s first Māori ward councillor resigns
He was elected in July but has not been able to take up the role due to illness.
Police name woman who died at Pilot Bay
Laushaun Ying Soon died at Pilot Bay in early January.
Dumbbells, deadlifts and dairy cows: The rural gym with four-legged observers
No gym rats staring here, just livestock.
$3 billion by 2035 - Shane Jones lays out mining plan
A protest was organised for outside the mine this morning.
'Just about spat my coffee': How five mates made a viral Google moment
'We saw the car and thought, Why not?'
'Round and round': One letter sent six times but never received
Robyn Bronlund-Stads sends mail to the same address monthly. She knows it's correct.
'Bland' school lunches arrive up to three hours late, just before home-time
Principals had to buy food to tide students over or pull them out of class to eat late.
Scrub fire along railway tracks near SH2 contained
The fire is 'growing quickly' according to witnesses.
'Massive revitalisation’: The new builds changing the face of Tauranga
Tauranga's city centre is seeing a massive revitalisation for private and public projects.