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How Baden Wardlaw has been 'slowly healing'

Forced into early retirement and heartbroken, Wardlaw is finding silver linings.

Plans for tsunami refuge in Pāpāmoa dropped

Tauranga City Council has removed a mound of fill it stockpiled for more than a year.

Bay health authorities prepare in case of outbreak

The DHB activated its Pandemic Response Plan on Friday.

'Selfish' drivers prompt bus marketing campaign

Bus drivers are struggling to get back on the road, and supposedly motorists are to blame.

Tauranga CBD looking bright: 'There is light at the end of the tunnel'

The future of Tauranga CBD is looking bright, say experts and retailers.

One person trapped after car rolls near Athenree

There were no indications of injuries or whether the road was blocked yet.

Western Bay amputee given second chance with scholarship

The Dillon Scholarship helps disabled Bay of Plenty students while they study.

Two Bay of Plenty centres break heat records

The area has been a part of a load of "heatwave extremities" across the country.

Tauranga housewife admits breaching biosecurity rules

Plans to start her own plant business prompted a woman to illegally import cuttings.

The road to Bethlehem: College gets new principal

Larne Edmeades has previously been the principal of ACG Parnell in Auckland.

'It's honestly such an indescribable feeling'

Rose Akkerman and Larissa Meads have won the 2020 NZSS Beach Volleyball Championships.

Gang wars: Mongols v Mongrel Mob behind tit-for-tat shootings

Arson and tit-for-tat revenge shootings in turf war between new Oz gang and Mongrel Mob.

Outbreak will hit exports, says port boss

The Port of Tauranga CEO expects exports for China from the forestry sector to slow.

Katikati's A&P Show attracts huge crowd

The annual Agricultural & Pastoral Show drew in thousands of people on a hot Sunday.

Bay of Plenty Lotto punter $200k richer

A lucky Lotto punter has won $200,000 with a winning Strike Four ticket.

Katikati bypass missing from $933m Govt spend

Residents are dismayed the bypass is absent from recently announced roading projects.