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Letters: Tide times matter for dog walkers

Our readers have their say.

Council to launch investigation into Chapel St fatal crash

Tauranga City Council is launching its own investigation into the fatal crash.

'Flat out': City the top search for holiday homes as camps, motels book up

Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are in Airbnb's top searched destinations for the summer.

Dawn Picken: This is weird - leaving NZ in the Covid age

I flip out before any trip, but pandemic travel has multiplied my freak factor.

Dogs on beaches: Canine 'crackdown' idea sparks debate

Tauranga City Council commissioners will look into leash bylaws, Anne Tolley says.

'Double vaxxed': Family lived with positive case for two weeks - and didn't catch it

'I couldn't hug my mum': 11-year-old speaks out about having Covid-19.

One-hundred years on, Tauranga's fallen soldiers honoured again

Three history projects have been unveiled throughout the city.

Kulim Park to stay closed to vehicles, for now

Finishing touches to the park's upgrade are still being added.

Felix Desmarais: 'Transgender people exist. We are real, we are natural'

Opinion: Parliament supporting transgender rights is a precious, flickering flame.

'It went down so fast': One dead after SUV plunges into harbour

Witnesses rushed to nearby shops to get goggles and dive equipment.

Truck and car roll in separate crashes in Tauranga

Emergency services have been called to three crashes in a short space of time.

Comment: Luxon needs true-blue leadership, not a political makeover

OPINION: Time will tell if Christopher Luxon has what it takes to take on Jacinda Ardern

$15K for a beer? Businesses struggling with 'hostile' vax pass customers

One cafe owner said a customer poured his coffee on the floor to show his 'resistance'.

'Ticking time bomb': Doubled traffic at city's only public dump sparks safety fears

The council says twice as many cars visiting landfill after Maleme St facility closure.

Positive case found at Brookfield School, police station location of interest

A confirmed virus case has been identified in the Brookfield School community.

16 years running: Business block in CBD raises $7200

Cooney Lees Morgan has once again rallied 15 businesses to give back

'Gorgeous' or 'terrible'? CBD businesses, ratepayer groups react to $300m civic precinct plan

Business leaders, retailers, and ratepayer representatives don't hold back on the plans.

Martial arts instructor turned drug kingpin headed meth op to fund 'high-life'

The meth bust was 1kg away from becoming New Zealand's largest drug importation raid.