Bay of Plenty TimesStop off, pay extra: New SH2 toll labelled 'unfair' to locals, businessesDrivers exiting and re-entering the TEL at Pāpāmoa East will be charged two tolls.31 Mar 05:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesReprieve for Pāpāmoa post storeOf 26 post outlets reviewed nationwide, 10 won reprieves, including Pāpāmoa.29 Mar 10:17 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesPāpāmoa Mitre 10 goes Mega: Double the size and twice the jobsMitre 10 Pāpāmoa is shifting to a larger Mitre 10 MEGA store in Pāpāmoa East.29 Mar 12:41 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesStudents left waiting over an hour as school bus fails to show in Pāpāmoa25 Mar 04:05 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesHow To Dad’s Jordan Watson: ‘Cheap and cheerful is what’s worked for me’02 Mar 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBay of Plenty TimesBig business collapse: Director's companies allegedly owe $57m taxInland Revenue's probe came after Zespri blacklisted the director's firms in 2022.02 Mar 04:11 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesWatch: Black Falcons honour landslide victims with display over surf lifesaving eventThe carnival moved from Mount Maunganui after last month’s fatal landslide.23 Feb 01:38 AM
Bay of Plenty Times‘Nowhere is safe’: The business preparing communities for the next natural disasterFounder Hamish Coulter launched Crisis Bunker after seeing Cyclone Gabrielle's impact. 21 Feb 05:04 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesGovt confirms it will launch inquiry into fatal Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa landslidesThere are concerns the council's review could be compromised. 11 Feb 10:07 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'We know how eager people are': Crews fast-track Pāpāmoa Hills accessThe regional council is working with mana whenua to guide the park's recovery.09 Feb 09:23 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'We are proud': Lifeguards record highest number of single-day rescuesOne person had to be taken to hospital.09 Feb 02:57 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesWatch: Man attempting world-record swim joined by orca in shallows at popular NZ beachLifeguards tracked the pod along Pāpāmoa Beach to protect swimmers.08 Feb 05:04 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesWatch: Armed police arrest man after 'firearms incident' in PāpāmoaAn imitation BB gun was found after police arrested the 18-year-old.07 Feb 03:27 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesHouse bus burnt out as missing woman found safe in Kaimai RangeNicola O'Connor, 42, contacted police herself late this morning.05 Feb 12:14 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesHave you seen her? Police appeal after Pāpāmoa woman vanishes near Kaimai trackNicola O'Connor's house bus was found on Rapurapu Track yesterday.04 Feb 08:08 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesFamily displaced by landslide 'lucky' to find new homeTheir former Pāpāmoa rental remains red-stickered and is unsafe to enter.29 Jan 03:30 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'Nowhere to live': Home of family forced to flee deadly slip red-stickeredThe landslide narrowly missed mum Becks Smith's bedroom in the Welcome Bay Rd rental.26 Jan 05:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesNew footage reveals extent of destruction in Pāpāmoa landslide that killed twoSeveral homes were taken out in the slip, with rubble filling them below mangled roofs. 26 Jan 02:29 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesWatch: ‘A lamental cry’ - Iwi say father holding vigil at Mt Maunganui slip has lost two children"I met one parent, he was from Italy. He knows two of his children are still in there."23 Jan 08:06 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'She was a hero': Woman trapped under Mount Maunganui landslide was trying to warn others of dangerYoung people are among those still unaccounted for at the campground.22 Jan 04:11 AM
Bay of Plenty Times‘Oh my gosh, it’s a landslide’: Heavily pregnant woman's terror as family flees in darknessThe couple were evacuated after a landslide hit neighbouring properties.22 Jan 12:35 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'Thriving city': How Tauranga is racing up the city population rankingsForecast populations would make Tauranga the country’s fourth-largest city by 2048. 21 Jan 05:07 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Stronger together': Pāpāmoa Neighbourhood Support seeks new membersThere are areas with no street coverage and a co-ordinator with an 'impossible' workload.17 Jan 11:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesCouncil opts for selective water rescue equipment rolloutTauranga will not install public rescue equipment across the entire city coastline.16 Jan 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBay of Plenty Times'Impossible': 6yo autistic girl faces deportation to Brazil after visa declinedHer family has been in NZ since 2022 and her parents and brother have visas until 2029.08 Jan 05:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'It's never too late': Mum with MS starts new career as police officerHolly Pass initially thought her MS diagnosis would hold her back.06 Jan 05:01 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesCyclist back on the bike 27 days after serious Taupō Enduro crashThe experienced rider says he was clipped by a passing ute about 200km into the race.05 Jan 11:27 PM
PremiumPremiumBay of Plenty Times'It's a dream': Disability advocate buys first fully accessible homeHer new home was built 'fit for purpose' with wider doorways, no carpet and sliding doors.05 Jan 11:00 PM
