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Tauranga commission to remain until 2024

Four commissioners were appointed to lead the council in February 2021.

Think you have Covid but the RAT is negative? Here's what to do

Some people are testing negative up to six times before a positive result, doctor says.

Tauranga 'ignored' by previous council representation

Councillor: "We've got to avoid falling into the trap of fighting the previous war."

Sunscreen bill: MP, buyers want 'honesty' from manufacturers about SPF

A doctor's warning: "We're not doing enough prevention."

Top school failed to safeguard students, says complainant; five more come forward

Pinky Green complainant asks for Tauranga Boys' College Board of Trustees to step aside.

Simon Bridges: NZ's cost of living crisis and what we can do about it

OPINION: In a cost of living crisis, New Zealanders deserve relief, says Simon Bridges.

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake felt in Ōpōtiki

GeoNet says the quake may have been felt in Rotorua and Tauranga as well.

Man imprisoned after drugging, repeatedly throttling woman

A Tauranga man who drugged and strangled the woman has been sent to prison.

Watch: Liquor store owner armed with nunchucks chases the pants off thief

Armed with nunchucks, the liquor store owner chases down a thief who then loses his pants.

Russia-Ukraine war: 'All I want to do is get to Anna and the children'

A Tauranga man is heading to Poland to reunite with his Ukrainian fiancee.

Have you noticed unmaintained berms around Tauranga? If so you're not alone

Tauranga City Council explains why some berms and verges have been untouched recently.

'Just horrendous': Staff shortages leave businesses stressed and scrambling

Bar owner losing $50,000 every week closed, says he tries not to show his stress at work.

Live: Omicron's grip - daily cases could be almost 100k; expert's warning for age group

Rod Jackson says the only numbers that matter are hospitalisations and deaths.

The teacher, the sexual proposition for money - and a 34-year wait for an apology

Glenn Marshall was 17 when teacher Pinky Green asked him to tie him naked to a chair.

All-boys school latest to apologise for historical incidents

Tauranga Boys' College says a review of historical harassment was not good enough.

Watch: 22,535 new Covid cases, five deaths

Latest deaths in Tauranga, Waikato, Dunedin and Middlemore bring toll to 67.

'Huge pressure': Hospital at 93 per cent capacity as Omicron surges

But the Health Minister says he is 'confident' hospitals were prepared for the outbreak.

Bay man's attempt to reconnect with Ukrainian fiancée

Tauranga man's desperate efforts to reunite with his fiancée in Ukraine.