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A lack of soap in Tauranga public toilets has been highlighted as a health concern by a University of Otago study.

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Health fear: Toilets lack soap

A stunning Mount Maunganui coastline at dawn, Papamoa Beach at sunset, the last glimpse of Rena on the Astrolabe before it was cut to below the water line - these photographic images were among items at the seventh annual Bay of Plenty Times/Bethlehem Foundation fundraising dinner and auction held at Tauranga racecourse on Saturday night.

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Bids flow for worthy charity

The man hit by a car in Papamoa early yesterday morning remains in a critical condition.

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Pedestrian still in critical condition

A Te Puke man was last night in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after being hit by a car in Papamoa.

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Crash puts walker in hospital

The 25-year-old Te Puke man critically injured when he was hit by a car has been flown to Waikato Hospital

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Critically injured man flown to Waikato Hospital

A round up of school sport from around the regions.

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School Sport

The scholarships aim to support and assist Bay of Plenty sporting talent to achieve on the national and international sporting stage.

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Scholarships for top athletes and coaches

Two boys home alone raised the alarm when a large fire broke out in the bathroom of their Papamoa house.

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Heatlamp blaze destroys bathroom

The cause of a blaze which broke out in a Papamoa bathroom is under investigation.

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Bathroom fire investigated

A 7-year-old Tahatai Coast School boy sparked a police hunt when he took too long to come home from school.

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Police hunt for boy

Rapid development has caught up with the eastern end of Papamoa Beach Rd, and residents are calling for action to improve safety, speeds and noise.

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Residents call for road safety

A 39-year-old man facing several charges relating to the explosion of a P lab found at a rented Oceanbeach Rd house last month remains behind bars.

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Arrest made after P-lab explosion

Come on Papamoa, let's get behind our local surf lifesavers in their bid to replace the very tired and dilapidated building they operate from.

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Richard Moore: Lifesavers deserve new HQ

Purpose-built safe buildings are being considered as part of Tauranga's overall tsunami plan.

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Tsunami safe refuge considered for Tauranga

Witnesses to a fire that spread rapidly through sand dunes in Papamoa are praising the quick actions of firefighters.

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Brisk wind fans blaze in Papamoa's sand dunes

Others might have given up on them, but one Papamoa couple demonstrates even the most troubled youngsters can have their futures changed with the right approach.

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Giving kids a new horizon

Groups have been working along the Mt Maunganui and Omanu beach areas, using shovels, sieves and vacuum equipment.

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Beads clean up continues on beaches

Tauranga City Council wants to extend its permanent liquor ban to cover parts of Papamoa, Greerton Village Shopping Centre and Brookfield Shopping Centre.

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Major booze bans proposed

Three guys bored with being stuck inside during Tauranga's downpour over the weekend found a novel way to make light of a bad situation.

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Wakeboarding through floodwater in Papamoa

Heavy rain hammered the Western Bay over the weekend with houses and streets flooded and 433 incidents reported to city authorities.

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Suburbs underwater after weekend downpour

The severe weather conditions that hit the Bay over the weekend have caused plastic beads to spill from a partially intact container in the sunken stern of Rena.

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Rena: Plastic beads wash up on the beach

In the 24 hours to 6 o'clock last night, 153mm of rain fell in the coastal Bay of Plenty region, and more downpours are forecast for today.

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Calls for help as flooding continues (photos + video)

The rain was concentrated on the Mount Maunganui and Papamoa areas and at its peak, flooding was as high as car windows.

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Flooding in Bay after torrential rain (+video & photos)

Ben De Kleynen, Neighbourhood Support representative for Sunbrae Grove, said nudists still frequented the beach but there were fewer problems this year.

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'Naughty' nudists retreat to dunes

A group of Papamoa residents, fed up with what they see as council procrastination on tsunami issues, has called for a freeze on the development of greenfield subdivisions in Papamoa East until roading issues are solved.

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Urgent tsunami action demanded

Tauranga's three main swimming spots have been named in the country's top 10 busiest beaches for rescues.

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Our beaches in top 10 - for rescues

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.

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Papamoa walkway fears to be looked at

Good on Papamoa Progressive Association for coming up with a beach liquor ban compromise.

Opinion

Editorial: Liquor ban deserves support

Bay lifeguards saved nearly twice as many people from drowning over summer compared with the previous summer.

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Summer strain on lifeguards

Permanent night-time liquor bans along Papamoa's entire coastline are being sought to combat the noise and disorder from late night drinking.

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Bid to ban alcohol on Papamoa beach

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