Bay of Plenty TimesChoosing real‑life chemistry in a world full of dating apps Many now say swiping left and right feels isolating rather than exciting.20 Mar 03:15 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesCrash blocks Mount Maunganui road as emergency services respondEmergency services were called to the crash at about 3.25pm. 20 Mar 03:13 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTwinning: The school with 13 sets of twins - and more to comeTwins make up 5% of the school's roll and 2.4% of babies born worldwide.20 Mar 12:39 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesFast-track green light for $610m Takitimu North Link highway extensionThe 7.7km Takitimu North Link – Stage 2 will run between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa.20 Mar 12:02 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesGorge slip repairs allow SH2 to stay open without convoysNZ Transport Agency warns the gorge may still close at short notice if conditions change.20 Mar 12:01 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'No regrets': District's biggest election spender explains her strategyShe missed out on the mayoralty, but is happy her almost $20k was money well spent.19 Mar 11:01 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesFuel price surge puts Bay households and businesses under growing strainFuel app Gaspy sees usage triple to more than 300,000 users as prices surge.19 Mar 10:31 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesPlant using 'sun'-heat to destroy potent gases opens in KawerauNew Zealand will no longer need to ship stockpiled F-gases to Australia.19 Mar 07:19 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesHow many minutes major roadworks may add to Tauranga commutesProposed 15th Ave to Welcome Bay Rd works are expected to start next year.19 Mar 05:02 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Why a rushed Māori seats referendum risks damaging our democracyOPINION: This may seem like a simple democratic choice. It is not. 19 Mar 03:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Humbled and surprised': Western Bay heroes honoured at community awardsThe Youth Spirit Award winner is a 21-year-old barber who focuses on mental-health.19 Mar 09:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesA grandmother left a window open so her granddaughter's abuser could come inThe man, in his 20s, would climb in through a window to have a sex with the pre-teen girl.19 Mar 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBay of Plenty TimesI've cared for 100 dying people. This is what I want people to know about deathThere are similarities in what the dying share, Pamela Shennan says.19 Mar 05:01 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesActivist guilty after suitcase bomb scare at council buildingJudge Paul Geoghegan ruled Gordon Dickson intended to waste police resources.19 Mar 03:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga man sentenced over $80k tax and Covid fraudVincent Reynolds deceived Inland Revenue over a period of 15 months.19 Mar 02:16 AM
Bay of Plenty Times‘Not for the faint-hearted’: Inside Tauranga’s dog control frontlineFrom bailing up barkers to investigating attacks - and a 'dead/missing' dog that wasn't.19 Mar 12:03 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga's Waikato Uni numbers jump, overseas students doubleThe school-leaver cohort was 6.4% larger than in 2025, which had set the previous record. 18 Mar 11:04 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesNew $4.5m fast-food restaurant coming to busy Tauranga highway It will open by the end of this year.18 Mar 09:20 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'It breaks your heart': Dad faces losing wife to cancer, son to kidney diseaseMelissa Tarawa: 'We’re always hopeful, because at the end of the day it’s all I’ve got.'18 Mar 07:16 PM
OpinionOpinion: How NZ can turn climate disasters into a resilient futureDr Laura Robichaux grew up evacuating from major US hurricanes before moving Downunder.18 Mar 03:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesBay powerhouse: Omanu dominates nationals with 204-point surf lifesaving winEight Omanu athletes now head to the Aussie nationals from March 20.18 Mar 01:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga digger ace takes on national showdownOrganisers say demand for skilled excavator operators is set to surge.17 Mar 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesGovt loans $20m for geothermal power projects: 'Energy security is paramount'Govt's new strategy aims to see geothermal double its electricity role by 2040.17 Mar 08:38 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesWhakaari/White Island volcanic alert level loweredA new thin ash deposit now covers the inner crater floor and southern side.17 Mar 08:27 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Traumatised': Man injured, beloved foxy dies after attack by three dogsTwo dogs were allegedly attacked at a Tauranga park, one dead and another lucky to live.17 Mar 05:05 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesGovt sets terms for inquiry into deadly Tauranga landslidesEight people died in two landslides hours apart on January 22. 17 Mar 12:06 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesSlip clean‑up: Drivers warned to expect delays in Waioweka Gorge todaySlip-protection barriers are now full after fresh debris overwhelmed them.16 Mar 10:45 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesLockdown lifted after Tauranga police arrest person with alleged weaponOne mother says a teacher rushed her daughter inside amid the alert.16 Mar 09:34 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesFrom knee pain to half-marathon: Physio’s mini trampoline workoutRebounding offers a full body workout and mood boost without joint pain.16 Mar 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesAlcohol, cannabis, and high speeds: Teen driver was doing more than 130km/h when he killed mateThe teens were flung from the car that only had one working headlight and worn brakepads.16 Mar 04:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesUber expands to Whakatāne and Eastern Bay with driver sign‑up pushUber is recruiting drivers now so Whakatāne has cars on the road at launch.16 Mar 03:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesDelayed care: First-time mum loses IVF baby born in ‘poor’ condition after c-section delayHDC finds an urgent caesarean may have saved the baby who died after 22 hours.16 Mar 01:38 AM
Bay of Plenty Times‘Not one acre more’: Trustees fight to protect urupā landBurials resumed at the historic urupā in 2003 after stopping in 1936.16 Mar 01:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesMan and woman in court over fatal Katikati dog attackFour-year-old Timothy Tu’uaki Rolleston-Bryan died after a dog attack.16 Mar 12:14 AM
