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Dawn Picken: Bracing myself for an empty nest

OPINION: You know you've raised an independent soul if they flee the nest.

Jo Raphael: Stench of racism in the air

OPINION: It's time to call out the racists and educate them about their ignorance.

Ending period poverty: Free product roll out in BOP schools

'You just need them, it is like having toilet paper'.

BOP's newest rescue helicopter takes flight

The Bay of Plenty's newest rapid-response rescue helicopter has flown its first mission.

Short burst of seismic activity detected at Whakaari/White Island

A short, volcanic tremor was detected at Whakaari/White Island at 4am on June 1.

Trial set for man accused of murder and disfiguring

A Bay of Plenty man will defend murder and disfiguring charges at his trial in November.

Kelly Makiha: Wait a second, could things be going well?

OPINION: Could we be seeing a turning of the tide?

Jo Raphael: We're a humble lot but we should be proud

OPINION: Our Queen's Birthday Honours recipients deserve to be proud.

Rob Rattenbury: Has the sun set on the day of the conservative?

OPINION: Has Labour stolen the centre swing voter forever?

Air NZ cargo imports jump as supply chain woes continue to bite

Air New Zealand has also revealed imported cargo from the US and Asia had jumped 30 %.

'Intense': Construction costs highest in two years

Report shows labour costs jump 1.3 per cent, the highest rate of cost inflation in 2 years

Jo Raphael: We're all vulnerable to cyber attacks, Waikato DHB just proved it

OPINION: Cyber attack on DHB was blatant and cruel.

Eye on the pies: Patrick Lam prepares for this year's pie competition

Reigning Bakels Pie Award champion Patrick Lam is not taking anything for granted.

Eclipse and high tides: 'Good possibility' of further large swells

Similar conditions to Sunday expected this week due to high tides and total lunar eclipse.

Three people await fate over tyre-stockpiling case

Two people have been sentenced in relation to a tyre dumping prosecution case.

Felix Desmarais: Running is hard, but facing bigotry is harder

OPINION: As a young queer person, the world taught me how to internalise the bullying.