Tauranga — The Office of the Auditor-General has received several requests to inquire into spending decisions made by Tauranga City Council between 2021 and 2024.

By Office of the Auditor-General
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Tauranga — The decision to withhold the list of invitees at a $40,000 private cocktail party, organised by Tauranga City Council to farewell its appointed commissioners, has been found unreasonable by the Chief Ombudsman.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Rotorua — A Rotorua-based non-profit that’s helping rangatahi re-engage with education and build real-world tech skills has been recognised on the national stage.

By Digital Natives Academy
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Rotorua — After 15 years of collective effort by the Rotorua community and Bay of Plenty Regional Council to improve air quality in the city, Rotorua will officially shed its 'polluted' air quality status today.

By Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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Whakatane — One person has been arrested after the death of a man following a hunting incident in Minginui, Whakatane last week.

By New Zealand Police
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Bay of Plenty — Western Bay of Plenty District Council has today voted to leave Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) with one councillor saying it has swung ‘so far left’ that it no longer represented local views.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Rotorua — On Monday at 8pm, over 150 police officers arrived at Lake Rotokākahi, where members of Tūhourangi, Tūmatawera Hapū and their supporters have been holding space with the goal of protecting this wāhi tapu (sacred site).

By Reanga Taketake
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Tauranga — Attribute to Commercial Vehicle Safety Team National Manager Inspector Scott Webb: A dangerous passing incident on the Kaimai Ranges last month has resulted in a truck driver being charged.

By New Zealand Police
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Rotorua — New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is concerned that some mental health nurses are so worried about their safety, they are asking Te Whatu Ora to look into the use of stab-proof vests and personal alarms.

By New Zealand Nurses Organisation
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Tokoroa — Attributable to Detective Sergeant Neale Saunders, Tokoroa Police: Five people are before the courts following several incidents in the Kinleith Forests over the past year, costing the business who manages them and its contractors around $1 million.

By New Zealand Police
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Tauranga — Four people have been arrested and approximately 200kg of methamphetamine has been seized following a joint investigation between New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Customs Service.

By New Zealand Police
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Tauranga — A prolific alleged fraudster who is believed to have conned multiple victims out of up to $200,000 worth of cash, goods and services has been arrested and will appear before the courts.

By New Zealand Police
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Rotorua — Police can now advise that four people have died following a crash on State Highway 5, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua last night.

By New Zealand Police
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Tauranga — Fourteen people have been arrested, and a vehicle and two firearms seized, following gang activity after a funeral in Tauranga, Thursday.

By New Zealand Police
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Tauranga — Tauranga-based ACT MP Cameron Luxton can reveal that Tauranga City Council has spent more than $180,000 on a documentary about Te Manawataki o Te Papa, a civic precinct development in Tauranga.

By ACT New Zealand
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Tauranga — Tauranga-based ACT MP Cameron Luxton has written to the Auditor-General, raising concerns about the Council’s recent sale of the Tauranga Marine Precinct and requesting an investigation.

By ACT New Zealand
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Rotorua — To be attributed to Detective Inspector Lindsay Pilbrow:  A 52-year-old man has appeared in court today, in relation to the murder of three people in Rotorua in September.

By New Zealand Police
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Bay of Plenty — Shape Studio, a non-surgical aesthetic beauty clinic founded by Jorgi Lee, is celebrating its third anniversary.

By Digital Stream
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Rotorua — A woman critically injured in an assault at her Western Heights, Rotorua home in September has died.

By New Zealand Police
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Tauranga — Three people have been arrested and charged following an investigation into the largest cocaine shipment to ever reach New Zealand shores.

By New Zealand Police
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Opotiki — Dignitaries and guests visited Ōpōtiki today to mark the completion of construction work on the 350m-long harbour seawalls.

By Opotiki District Council
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Bay of Plenty — Technology is leading the way in helping make sure the Bay of Plenty’s public transport network evolves to meet the region’s growing population.

By Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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