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Kiwifruit workers earning up to $40 an hour as sector battles labour shortage

Some seasonal kiwifruit workers are choosing the days and hours they want to work.

'You are allowed to moan, complain and want time to yourself': Coping with family pressure

Dr Ross helps to normalise many family-related stressors as "problems of life".

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.

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.

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.

All-boys school latest to apologise for historical incidents

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

Customers wash dishes as 12 of 16 cafe staff self-isolate

All but four of the Tauranga cafe's are self-isolating.

Meet Flick, the little fire truck that could be yours

The origins of Flick are unknown but whoever left it at the station has a kind heart.

Supply chain woes: How our ports are faring compared to Oz counterparts

'Soul destroying' Export company boss says its now losing customers due to shipping woes.

Local Focus: The blind women who bonded through surfing

Meet the best friends who surf together but have never seen each other.

'People are running scared': Tourism in 'pseudo lockdown'

Government support package for struggling businesses won't be enough, says one operator

Jo Raphael: Dangerous, chaotic and filthy - protest needs to be shut down now

OPINION: Give us back our capital.

'The city has clearly died': $300m Tauranga civic rebuild cost floated

But some say the huge cost will be worth it.

Revealed: Millions spent on Tauranga wastewater clean ups but cartoon elephant helps

About $1m a year is spent cleaning up Tauranga's wastewater overflows.