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	Tauranga mayor calls out ‘concerning’ comments after backlash over marine precinct sale Stuff.co.nz - 1 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Tauranga City Council sold the precinct to a Christchurch developer, a decision that sparked harsh criticism from locals. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	BBQ in Tauranga, beers down south: Best places to be in NZ this month Stuff.co.nz - 1 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) With summer on the horizon, Aotearoa gets into celebratory mode with food, wine, beer and music festivals, and a bit of early Christmas magic. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	‘We got the bike back’: Mike King's stolen e-bike returned Stuff.co.nz - 28 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) The mental health advocate is thanking the “power of social media” for the swift return of his bike, after it vanished in downtown Tauranga. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tauranga locals surprised by decision to close supermarket RadioNZ - 28 Oct (RadioNZ) They say the closure of the Greerton store in the village centre will particularly impact elderly in the community. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	‘Disaster’ - Tauranga’s marine precinct sale $4m below value RadioNZ - 26 Oct (RadioNZ) Tauranga City Council sold the precinct for $13.987m to a developer who proposed transforming it into a `premier superyacht refit destination`. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	‘Trail of broken promises’: $34m council land sale disappoints Tauranga hapu RadioNZ - 25 Oct (RadioNZ) `We just get kicked around all over the place`: Land the local hapu wanted to buy for homes, has instead been sold to a private developer. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Butterfly numbers low across the world - and NZ no exception RadioNZ - 23 Oct (RadioNZ) Insect enthusiast Norm Twigge volunteers at a Tauranga butterfly house and has never seen numbers so low. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Several candidates lag on financial returns after Tauranga by-election RadioNZ - 20 Oct (RadioNZ) Three months after the Tauranga city council elections, several candidates still haven`t filed their expenses and donation returns. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Live: Bay of Plenty v Canterbury - NPC semifinal Stuff.co.nz - 19 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Follow live coverage of the NPC semifinal between Bay of Plenty and Canterbury in Tauranga. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Turban Day celebrated in Christchurch and Tauranga RadioNZ - 17 Oct (RadioNZ) Organisers aimed to create awareness about the significance of a turban and other articles of faith in the Sikh religion. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General