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'The perfect snapshot': Tauranga hospo boss's AI tool to boost restaurant profits
Upsel links to a venue's POS, tracking real-time staff sales performance.
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More parking for Tauranga CBD, one-way streets to remain
Deputy Mayor Jen Scoular argues removing CBD bike lanes is a step backwards.
Reynold Macpherson: How Bay can avoid both a Tauranga takeover and endless local vetoes
OPINION: Critics say duplicated councils leave ratepayers funding rising debt and waste.
'Almighty crash': Car careers through neighbourhood, hits carport
The car left a trail of damage after leaving the road in Ōtūmoetai last night.
Swamp escape plan by fuel-siphoning suspects foiled by police dog
The men allegedly took fuel from vehicles at a construction site.
Bay companies create high-tech solutions for farming and sustainability challenges
Local businesses are among the finalists at the sold-out New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards.
How a routine Bay of Plenty take-off ended in a helicopter rollover
The pilot was briefly knocked unconscious and was not wearing a helmet.
What new landslide recovery plan says about Mauao
Pilot Bay boat ramp will reopen soon, but the timeline is unclear for other facilities.
Boy, 9, cuts three-year hair growth to support breast cancer families
The Matahui School student decided to grow his locks to donate to people with hair loss.
Tauranga player among 11 winners after $41k Powerball windfall
Across New Zealand, 11 winners each took home $21,730 in second division.
How phones and 'tricks not logic' are crippling kids' maths brains
OPINION: Tutor Sharon McEwan warns that many Year 9 and 10 students work at Year 7 level.
'Sociopathic behaviour': $2000 reward offered to find cat shooter
'What happens next when something or someone upsets or annoys this person?'
Botched car parking building: Two engineers fined, one suspended
Tauranga City Council spent $25m on the hub, then sold it for just $1.
'Fully involved': Four fire trucks tackle Pongakawa house blaze
The fire is on Old Coach Rd, near Pongakawa School.
Man claims 'happy' dog was euthanised without his consent
Vets say euthanasia decisions are guided by professional judgment, the law and ethics.
'His whole life ahead of him': Young man sentenced for high-speed crash that killed friend
Johdeci Te Kani reached speeds of 130km/h before losing control and rolling his car.
How a new family Matariki show will turn Tauranga theatre into a starry forest
The narrated show introduces all nine Matariki stars through dance.
'Incredibly unlikely': Mayor downplays Bay of Plenty super-council fears
Rural leaders warn against lumping metropolitan and provincial areas together.
‘Shonky methodology’: Mayor hits back at Whakatāne rates league ranking
Whakatāne ratepayers now pay an average of $4508 a year, the seventh highest.
Dog attacks: 881 reported in city, 8 prosecuted
Tauranga City Council prosecuted eight of the 881 reported dog attacks in five years.
Mark Lister: How an early OCR hike could hit markets, mortgages and confidence
Markets see a 0.25% OCR hike in July as almost certain.
‘I’ll just help myself’: Mum builds booming business weeks after giving birth
Her first 120 Breasties pumps sold out in about two months, leaving no stock.
Tauranga flight turned around after lanterns enter flight path
The lanterns were being released from an unknown location in Tauranga.
'Everlasting legacy': Tauranga students create mosaic legacy to honour women of war
Local iwi blessed the piece as the Last Post sounded at its unveiling.
'Wasted effort': Port ordered to compensate iwi $298k for unpaid cultural labour
Ports of Tauranga must pay iwi after aborting a resource consent application.
'Throwing money away': Mayor questions $350k toilet block in plan
Tauranga's council debated funding for new aquatic and court facilities.
Editorial: We know where high-profile people live - but should we?
OPINION: Should directors have to prove a risk to avoid making their address public?
Stronger plant rights to back export growth
Around 80% of the country’s kiwifruit crop is grown in the Bay of Plenty.
'Put everything in perspective': Pageant finalist caught up in Philippines quake
The Tauranga artist and model hopes to win the Miss Universe NZ title in July.
Overgrown footpaths: Resident calls for action on horse dung and weeds
Ōpōtiki Mayor David Moore says footpath verges are the responsibility of property owners.