Latest from Bay of Plenty

'Not exactly a vote winner': Is it time to start taxing inheritances?

'Long story short we will have more old people than young people to collect tax from.'

Dawn Picken: Running legend backs vaccinations

Opinion: Running legend Anne Audain urges Kiwis to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

Axed Covid contact tracing card trial cost Government almost $1m

The Ngongotahā contact tracing card trial was revealed to be more than $59k over budget.

'We're heartbroken': Decision made to can major festival

Summer event organisers nervously planning for the months ahead.

Zespri on full alert as China finds Covid on a fruit sample

Zespri taking matter "extremely seriously".

Luke Kirkness: MIQ decision shows what can be achieved by a community united

Opinion: We've seen what can be achieved when we work together. Let's do it again.

'A high personal price': Why Bay teachers and principals are quitting

Former teachers and principals are speaking out about why they left the profession.

Letters: Cruise ship solution to lack of MIQ availability

Our readers have their say.

'It is a difficult time for all kids': Practice exams under way in Tauranga

A Bay principal says some students are "struggling with anxiety" post lockdown

Luke Kirkness: New Zealand is the land of opportunities

Opinion: Let's not waste all our good work and get ready to reap the rewards.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers have a say on rising building costs in Tauranga

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

Life on the frontlines of the vaccination rollout

Meet the nurses on the frontlines of the vaccination rollout.

'A feather in our cap': Black Clash heading to Bay Oval

Last year's Black Clash in Christchurch sold out and was viewed by 1,057,000 Kiwis on TV.

Squatters, overcrowding products of Tauranga's housing shortage

'No clear answers' to Tauranga's housing shortage and affordability crisis, says council.

Zizi Sparks: Tighten Auckland border or risk a larger outbreak

Opinion: The border seems to be leaking like a sieve

Letters: SH2 decision shows Govt letting councils down

Our readers have their say.