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Rena captain teaching maritime students how to pilot ships

Mauro Balomaga says he is correcting past mistakes by sharing the lessons he's learned.

'Critical': Tauranga's vaccination rates revealed

Here's how Tauranga compares to other towns in the race to vaccinate 90 per cent.

Some Bay RSE workers heading home, more being recruited

The Government's RSE pilot scheme is one part of the solution to fix the labour shortage.

Three Waters in the Bay: Who's in, who's out, and why that matters

Tauranga and Western Bay councils reveal their concerns ahead of the Three Waters reform.

'The whole thing just stinks': Landlords selling up as tax rules bite

Doorway has opened for corporate rental identities 'who only care about the money'.

Canal tragedy: Coroner rules on cause of truck driver's death

John Paul's truck left the road, crashed through a fence, across a paddock and into water.

Local Focus: Meet the king of the sandcastle

Pāpāmoa sand sculptor shares his secrets to creating next-level sandcastles.

Tauranga bakery reopens after Covid scare shutdown

Uppercrust Bakery is open again after being shut for 14 days due to a Covid scare.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Water reform presents opportunity for National

OPINION: Water reforms are a biggie and will only get bigger.

How Covid-19 wastewater testing works

Further wastewater results are expected on Thursday.

Zizi Sparks: Something needs to change to keep teachers working

Opinion: Figures show how many teachers and principals left the profession recently

Luke Kirkness: My first vaccination went without a hitch. Here's my guide

Opinion: I got my first Covid-19 vaccination on Tuesday. Here's how you can do the same.

Photographer's dream! Amazing shots of orca in Mount surf

Mount Maunganui residents were treated to quite a show by a pod of orca whales.

Have symptoms? Get tested: 'Low-level' Covid-19 detection in Tauranga wastewater

Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield made the announcement today.

Luke Kirkness: Govt needs to make housing issues its new priority

Opinion: Another problem shielded by the pandemic needs our urgent attention.

Warning for water users after SH29 chemical spill

The incident happened at 6.15am.