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Gym questions officials over location of interest

A Tauranga Gym is challenging its close contact place of interest notification.

'Thoroughly cook mussels': Warning after spike in illness relating to food prep

Five cases have been reported in the Bay of Plenty District Health Board area this summer.

'We can't carry on like this': Domestic tourism up, but not enough for some

Tauranga businesses have managed to scrape together an okay summer despite struggles.

'Brick and mortar days are done': City's last video store closes for good

After eight years, Tauranga's Travis Ross has decided to shut up shop.

Seven new Covid cases in Rotorua, eight in Bay of Plenty

Today's case numbers and locations of interest.

Thousands a month: Model predicts Bay Omicron peak case numbers

But booster shots would make a difference to the number of cases, the ministry says.

From Parliament to prison: How an Aussie politico ended up in a Kiwi remand cell

Tauranga man Tio Faulkner went from rubbing shoulders with Prime Ministers to an NZ jail.

'Slow the spread': Unidentified Omicron 'almost certainly' in Bay

Health officials are asking Bay residents to mask up in public this long weekend.

Local leaders, expert react to Omicron cluster linked cases

It comes as a public health expert anticipates a "rapid rise" in cases in the coming weeks

Local Focus: Accessible hotspots 'a game-changer for disabled people's lives'

Tauranga City Council invests $4 million to improve access to local facilities.

Dismissed: Court refuses to release man who illegally reclaimed Tauranga Harbour from custody

Tio Faulkner claimed that due to being tangata whenua, he was being detained unlawfully.

Police identify man found dead in Tauranga Harbour

Emergency services were alerted yesterday morning to a body in the Tauranga Harbour.

Hopeful retailers face Omicron uncertainty

Businesses already dealing with life after lockdown are now bracing for new Covid variant.

In the red: Setting will lead 'haemorrhage' economy, business owner says

New Zealand was moved to the red traffic light setting at 11.59pm on Sunday.

Black Clash buzz: Streakers, raving fans, a tumbling coach

The Hot Spring Spas Black Clash T20 match saw a "sensational" end to the "buzzing" night.

Why children immunisation rates are lagging in Bay of Plenty

The health board is trying to do something to lift the rates.