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The passing of the controversial Marriage Amendment Bill means people like Tauranga's Te Mete Smith can fulfil a dream of getting married in New Zealand.

News
6:41 AM Apr 18th

Law change fulfils lifelong dream for Tauranga man

People keen to make the most of the Western Bay's stellar outdoors are facing hot competition for coastal and rural rental properties, a local property manager says.

Property
5:33 AM Apr 18th

Rental competition sizzling

Torrential rain and gusty winds separated a boat from its mooring yesterday.

News
5:42 AM Apr 17th

Boat stranded as wind and welcome rain arrives

Western Bay of Plenty farmers are pinning their hopes on heavy rain expected to hit the region today.

News
6:14 AM Apr 16th

Deluge set to hammer the Bay

Nearly 8000 warring landlords and tenants have battled it out at the Tenancy Tribunal in the Western Bay in the past five years.

News
11:14 AM Apr 15th

Western Bay home rental wars

I'm concerned that, because Tauranga has no public art policy, this project could proceed with no artistic input from the community.

Opinion
10:18 AM Apr 15th

Sonya Korohina: The council needs to act now (+poll)

A house covered in dog excrement, holes in walls, and piles of furniture and rubbish are just some of the things Tauranga tenants have left landlords to deal with.

News
7:59 AM Apr 15th

When tenants turn really bad (+poll)

Coastal property prices in the Western Bay jumped nearly $30,000 over the past year, a new property report reveals.

News
7:12 AM Apr 14th

Western Bay coastal house prices soar

Charter schools, which will not be subject to the Official Information Act, should be able to be investigated by the Ombudsman.

News
7:49 AM Apr 13th

Change to charter schools 'not enough'

Police have revealed the areas where they carried out searches in the Western Bay of Plenty as part of a month-long crack down on drug manufacturers and suppliers.

News
5:41 AM Apr 12th

Drug raid sees 45 properties in Western Bay searched

Though unpaid volunteers themselves, the Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade continues to take 'extra steps' to fundraise for others.

News
3:48 AM Apr 12th

Volunteer Fire Brigade ready for big climb

Plans have been dropped for a big joint-venture building development in Greerton centred around a new public library.

News
10:18 AM Apr 11th

Book closed on Greerton library venture

Thieves have made off with 22 beehives in what the owner describes as the latest organised raid on his property.

News
6:29 AM Apr 11th

Beekeeper stung by thieves

Rex Prole watched his estranged wife collect her mail from their mailbox then grabbed a kitchen knife, walked outside and stabbed her to death.

News
2:24 PM Apr 10th

Robyn Prole's final moments

In excess of 20,000 cannabis plants have been either recovered or destroyed during a major operation across the Bay of Plenty.

News
11:52 AM Apr 10th

Arrests made in major Bay-wide drug operation

I have fond memories of planting out my first vege garden.

Opinion
8:31 AM Apr 10th

Editorial: Public plots top use for disused land

Tauranga has notched up its best house sales month for nearly four years with 152 properties changing hands in March.

Property
6:27 AM Apr 10th

House sales up, values remain static

Tauranga City Council has agreed to take a fresh look at the route of a walkway in Papamoa that residents feared would become a corridor of crime.

News
6:28 AM Apr 09th

Papamoa walkway fears to be looked at

Western Bay iwi Ngati Pukenga has been given $5 million and had four land blocks totalling more than 400 hectares returned in an historic treaty settlement.

News
9:15 AM Apr 08th

Bay iwi given money and land

Curfews should be enforced to prevent the anti-social behaviour of groups of noisy youths ruining people's quality of life, says a Tauranga mother.

News
8:52 AM Apr 08th

Night curfew for youngsters supported

Youth crime is an emotive subject with its foundations in areas such as parenting, community development, schooling, politics, and law and order.

News
8:45 AM Apr 08th

Community initiatives positive impact on youth

Too many Western Bay renters are living in cold, damp homes because of substandard housing that lacks insulation, a community care worker says.

News
5:47 AM Apr 08th

Insulation good for Bay families' health

A post-mortem examination is planned today for an 18-year-old Tauranga woman found dead outside a hospital.

News
4:45 AM Apr 04th

Arrests after woman's death

Ongaonga farmer Leicester Gray has to make a decision, one that the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme dam builders are anxious about.

Rural
3:00 AM Apr 04th

Rural: Bores avert dry horrors

Try telling a farmer what to do and you'll probably be buying a fight.

Rural
3:00 AM Apr 04th

Streamside fencing plan wins converts

UPDATED: The woman found dead outside Pohlen Hospital in Matamata early this morning is believed to be an 18-year-old woman from Tauranga.

News
10:50 AM Apr 03rd

Police investigate discovery of woman's body

A large wooden cross illegally erected on the summit of Mauao over Easter has deeply upset Tauranga Moana iwi.

News
9:46 AM Apr 03rd

Call for apology over cross

I've lived in my share of cold, damp homes in the past and know just how difficult it is to stay warm with no insulation.

Opinion
7:56 AM Apr 03rd

Editorial: Housing conditions matter

Latest police crime statistics show total crime fell 10.8 per cent in the Western Bay last year.

News
4:46 AM Apr 03rd

Bay becomes safer as crime falls 10 8pc

Bay landlords are cutting rents to attract tenants amid an oversupply of rental properties, an industry expert says.

News
6:00 AM Mar 31st

Oversupply of rental properties in Bay

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