Bay of Plenty TimesBig year ahead: What Tauranga councillors want for your neighbourhood this yearKey projects include new pools, roading links, stormwater upgrades and parks.27 Feb 11:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Profoundly unsafe': Cars stopping in passing lanes to turn right on Kaimai routeIt's one of several safety concerns locals and MPs want addressed on SH29.27 Feb 05:01 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesMount cafes beg for rates relief after deadly Mauao landslide hits tradeMayor Mahé Drysdale says the council is still deciding if relief rules apply.25 Feb 09:19 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Two-edged sword': Fears new police move-on powers target homeless, not causes25 Feb 03:37 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'We want to get it back to what it was': Mauao faces long, costly road to reopening24 Feb 05:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Not in a rush': Mount Maunganui surf club stays shut after fatal Mauao landslide23 Feb 05:02 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Full circle': No housing for Parau Farms as city reverts to sports field plan 18 Feb 08:00 PM
PremiumBay of Plenty Times'Big milestone': $100m retirement village expansion nears completion16 Feb 08:10 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesInside Waikato University's 'ambitious plans' to grow Tauranga campus15 Feb 07:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesTerns cling to unlikely home under busy Tauranga bridgeThe rebuilt nesting platform has boosted bird numbers after past storm damage.15 Feb 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBay of Plenty Times'Painful recovery': Mount businesses call for urgent financial helpTwo owners call for more council and government support.13 Feb 05:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesCould a $315k one-way fix solve Mount Maunganui street's parking squeeze?One resident says more parks needed, but council's one-way idea is not the right option.12 Feb 08:30 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEx-judge appointed to head Mount Maunganui landslide reviewMayor picks Paul Davison to lead council's external probe into landslide that killed six.12 Feb 02:58 AM
Bay of Plenty Times‘Hugely significant for us’: Govt funding win for Aims Games in TaurangaLast year the games brought 23,425 visitors and nearly $9.8m in tourism spend.11 Feb 11:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'It feels like winter has started early': Mount businesses fight for survivalQuiet streets, big bills: How Mount businesses are coping after Mauao slip. 11 Feb 06:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesWatch: Drone footage captures widespread slips on MauaoA 30m maritime exclusion zone and permanent fencing now ring the maunga.10 Feb 11:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesHigh-profile former mayor takes key role in Tauranga’s council governanceThe committee oversees council finances, governance and key risk controls.10 Feb 10:26 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Be mindful': Community urged to respect ongoing grief as rāhui lifts after Mauao tragedyMain Beach and the Mauao end of Pilot Bay are now open to the public. 09 Feb 04:14 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'Begin to reopen': Mount Maunganui cordon to lift after deadly landslideMauao itself will remain off-limits.05 Feb 04:50 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'Nothing prepares you for it': Mayor's 'confronting' days after deadly landslideThe former rower describes the days after the disaster as the hardest of his life.04 Feb 08:03 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesWestern Bay severe storm relief fund tops $200kWestern Bay Emergency Response Fund donations top $200,000, include $100,000 from Zespri.04 Feb 08:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'United in grief': Bay of Plenty Waitangi Day events will honour landslide victimsTauranga's dawn service at Hopukiore (Mount Drury) will proceed after safety reviews. 04 Feb 01:07 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesSlip tragedy review may find nothing council could have done - mayor'It may be that this is a natural disaster and there wasn’t any action.'03 Feb 02:33 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesHairini Bridge tests, drivers told not to slow speedContractors will inspect piles with radar scans and drill core samples.02 Feb 08:01 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesMauao landslide: Council opts to bring in external reviewerSeveral councillors emphasised the need for rapid answers after the slip took six lives.02 Feb 02:03 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesMayor says area around Mount Maunganui to open when safeMahé Drysdale says streets near the slip could reopen within days.01 Feb 09:59 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Special place': DJ Fisher draws more than 20,000 to Bay Oval's first big music gigDJ Fisher brought daughter Bobbi on stage as the crowd roared their support. 01 Feb 04:02 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesPolice end recovery operations at Mount Maunganui as six landslide victims formally identified'We are very relieved for the families that all their loved ones have now been returned.' 01 Feb 02:40 AM
Bay of Plenty Times'Morale is definitely down': Mount businesses feeling pain'People aren’t going down here, people aren’t coming into town.'30 Jan 11:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesMount waterpipe network probed after deadly landslide kills six campersCouncil maps show water pipes directly above the campground hit by the slip.30 Jan 02:01 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesLifeguards race to clear gear from red-stickered Mount Maunganui base clubhouseThe clubhouse was red placarded after last Thursday's slip. 30 Jan 12:01 AM
PremiumPremiumBay of Plenty Times'Should communities move?' Land use in slip-prone areas must change, expert warnsProfessor James Renwick says councils must rethink homes, campsites near risky slopes.30 Jan 12:00 AM
