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Women challenge traditional roles, embrace freedom

Shaped by climate anxiety, the cost-of-living crisis, evolving gender roles and a new wave of reproductive autonomy, the decision not to have children is no... Read More

BoP teachers plan more pickets over 1% offer

Bay of Plenty secondary school teachers plan ongoing morning pickets in response to the Government's offer for settlement of their collective agreement negotiations. Following... Read More

Crash blocks State Highway 2 at Wairoa Bridge

Emergency services are at the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the State Highway 2 and Wairoa Road intersection near Bethlehem. A police spokesperson said... Read More

Online privacy: What you need to know

Explainer: Privacy. We all want it, but it's not always easy to get. These days, the internet has made everyone a publisher and it's very easy to suddenly... Read More

EastPack probes van crash that injured RSE workers

The employer of kiwifruit workers injured when their van rolled has opened an internal investigation into the Bay of Plenty incident. The van containing... Read More

Pongakawa School principal steps down

'As Neil Young said, it's better to burn out than it is to rust.” That's a parting thought from long-serving Pongakawa School principal Craig Haggo... Read More

Family’s plea for coronial inquest denied

A family's plea for a coroner to take a closer look into how their son and brother was asphyxiated on an unsafe conveyor belt at one of the country's biggest... Read More

Tauranga traffic tips for Aims Games week

NZTA is pausing most of the state highway works around the region from Saturday, August 30, to Friday, September 5. This is to help minimise traffic disruption... Read More

BoP radiology waitlist nears 9000

Almost 9000 people are waiting for scans and X-rays in the Bay of Plenty region, Health New Zealand data shows. Additionally, more than $11 million was... Read More

Van rollover injures 10 seasonal workers in BoP

Ten Indonesian seasonal workers were in a van that rolled near Maketū in the Bay of Plenty on Monday, Immigration New Zealand says. The agency's Pacific... Read More

See-sawing into spring

With the final week of meteorological winter in full swing, MetService is forecasting plenty of sunshine for the start of the week. Some areas in the north... Read More

Cemeteries, toilets not council 'core services'?

Whakatāne district councillors have expressed surprise that cemeteries, public toilets, animal control, liquor licences and consents are not considered core... Read More