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The resignation of Simon Bridges is forcing a by-election for the Tauranga seat - but who will step into the ring is anyone's guess.

GROUPS in Dorset are to receive a £50,000 boost to improve the wellbeing of people in Dorset through nature, art and movement.

GROUPS in Dorset are to receive a £50,000 boost to improve the wellbeing of people in Dorset through nature, art and movement.

'For lease' signs are common around Tauranga's CBD Photo: RNZ/ Jean Bell Over the last five years, many have shut up shop or relocated as shoppers avoided the CBD in favour of heading to nearby malls. A now-revoked begging ban was one of the more controversial moves made to make the city centre more welcoming to visitors. When RNZ visited the CBD around lunch time on a week day last week, there was modest hustle and bustle at cafes and shops. But there were also a number of vacant premises decked out with multiple 'for lease' signs. Some signs directed shoppers to new stores at two of the ma...

Summer read: Tauranga CBD in 'crisis': National retail brands Just Jeans, Moochi, Michael Hill and more leave 1 Jan, 2021 07:00 PM 6 minutes to read The Bay of Plenty Times is bringing back some of the best premium stories of 2020. An exodus of national retail brands from Tauranga's Devonport Rd has added to the dozens of empty shopfronts plaguing the city centre. A city leader has attributed the "demise" of the CBD to past planning decisions, while retailers and their representatives have asked for help to bring people back to a CBD "in crisis". As you walk along Devonport ...