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'Pouring petrol on inflation fire': Business leaders fear minimum wage rise could be 'last straw'

But some business owners believe employers should be paying the Living Wage of $22.75.

Tāneatua homicide: Police hunt group wanted for trio of assaults

A 57-year-old man was assaulted in Tāneatua on Monday and died in hospital yesterday.

Kiri Gillespie: The museum lesson Tauranga could learn from Rotorua

Opinion: Rotorua has a great museum culture while Tauranga doesn't even have a museum.

Muffins, scones and cups of tea: Bay of Plenty leaders gobble almost $118k in a year

One council spent almost $40,000 on catering.

Jo Raphael: Don't waste your breath spouting conspiracy theories

OPINION: The Big Boost Campaign is on.

Rob Rattenbury: We must acknowledge the effects of colonisation

OPINION: We cannot change our history, but we can learn from it and not repeat it.

Cyclone Dovi: Thousands still without power across region, top gusts revealed

Thousands of homes are without power.

Truck and trailer rolled into river at Waioeka Gorge injuring one person seriously

One person was taken to Gisborne Hospital with serious injuries.

Covid-19: 20 new BOP cases, 12 in Lakes, one in intensive care

The Coffee Club in Taupō has today been named a close contact location of interest.

Jo Raphael: Travel is the light at the end of the tunnel

OPINION: It's time to restore the tourism balance.

'Basically cooking': 347 complaints of dogs locked in hot cars this summer nationally

It can take less than 10 minutes for the inside of a car to exceed 31C.

Revealed: How much you might have in unused gift cards

The average Kiwi has $72 in unused gift card credit, a survey has found.

Covid-19 outbreak: Person in hospital, three new local locations of interest

An entertainment venue and two community centres are close contact locations of interest.

'How much more adaptable can we be?': Pandemic follows school leavers to university

"Our year group has been hit a lot and now it's just flowing into our next stage."

Bay of Plenty's cafe selection a foodie's dream

Reporter Shauni James shares some of her Bay of Plenty cafe recommendations.

Dawn Picken: Let's get together again - reconnection at last?

The hope of mass reunion is here at last.