'Ultimately, it cost us time with Tasha,' her family says.

A man was seen wearing one of their stolen shirts after they tracked their missing tech.

Its donations will help people have a 'nice, festive, happy Christmas'.

He says there 'isn’t enough knowledge' about the disease. A surgeon hopes to change that.

'It was one of the hardest decisions we’ve ever had to do in our lives.'

The children's ward is now 'stocked up' with presents thanks to the local Ulysses club.

The unit was initially expected to be finished in 2023.

The centre offered an apology to the mother and has taken 'full responsibility'.

The store is opening in Rotorua Central in time for people doing their Christmas shopping.

'You just feel so wholeheartedly for these people that are going through this tragedy ...'

The retired Baptist minister says he's had a 'fabulous life'.

'The true meaning of Christmas has become more profound for us – cancer has changed us.'

She is grateful 'he's not lost any more' but has few answers about how her son died.

Police are appealing for information - 'even the smallest detail could be crucial'.

The Waipā campus in Rotorua is 'the only facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere'.

'It used to be very much income-based ... that's changed.'

The wishing tree appeal is in its 31st year and the need for it 'has never been greater'.

The couple spend five months a year in America running their business.

The foodbank has collected $5560 in donated food, money, and gifts in week one.

A patient is 'disgusted' National didn't fund 13 cancer drugs it promised.

Mum who rushed son to the clinic after he 'split his head open' shocked by closure.

It is a 'significant milestone' in Health NZ's commitment to improving children's health.

'It gets me out of the house, it gives me something to do all day ... '

He is 'living proof' of what can be achieved through people donating their organs.

"Before, you had no limitations ... and all of a sudden there’s a handbrake on."

'We all want to buy at an affordable price and to live in a suburb that’s on the rise.'

'There was a time when I didn’t think I’d see my kids become teenagers.'

Six years on from surgery, Te Waiwaha is trilingual and loves to sing and play sports.

'If it was financially viable, we would have it up and built by big corporates... '

'Once the sawdust gets in your veins, it stays in your veins,' the wood chopper said.

It's been a week since she was diagnosed with an 'extremely rare' blood disorder.

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'This new development will also free up much-needed rental accommodation.'

'I just want to do everything I can to obviously prolong time and quality of life.'

He was told this year he could not be treated further in the public system.

The challenge is about raising awareness for mental health and removing the stigma.

'This service is truly one in a million ... I have never known or seen anything like it.'

'It was like they were taking turns, biting into my arms and lower legs.'

'I just carried on as life was normal.'

Man was left with some “gouges” on the top of his leg and bottom.

Stephen Bhana must also pay a tenant more than $8700 in backdated, overpaid rent.

Sione Faumuina hit 'rock bottom' when he retired.

Some people 'compromising' on cancer fight due to costs, logistics of getting to Tauranga.

After graduating, he would like to work overseas and 'gain some industry experience'.

Local iwi will be sending delegations to the tangi of the Māori monarch.

'You never wish it on your worst enemy, to feel so helpless'

'The US is just a beast and has the potential to really catapult our brand.'

Sometimes locums cannot be found so practices are running with 'insufficient GPs'.

'We sincerely regret the distress this incident has caused,' the centre says.

The market is 'no longer viable' in its current form, but there are hopes for a new one.

Iwi says its 'money is urgently needed elsewhere' but it will fight for te reo Māori.

Bay cancer patients will be able to get scans locally.

The teen was walking home sober on a rural road at night when he was hit.

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The winning photos will feature in an outdoor exhibition in Tauranga.

The collection where her portrait is displayed is seen by 'millions' of visitors a year.

'He was so hungry that he was eating the plastic wrappers of his dog roll.'

'It just was natural to actually give my arm and my blood to help fill the bank.'

More than 3000 people are participating in Run the Forest on Saturday.

Tribunal finds case was at the 'more serious end of physical assaults'.

'Now that I’m older, I look back and realise that there was a big gap there.'

'Taking on one large breath of water is enough to prove fatal.'

Residents 'terrorised' by people throwing rocks at their homes.

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He had three passions apart from his family – dairy farming, rugby, and music.

The winner said they 'always' bought the same scratchie - an Instant Kiwi crossword.

Now accident victim is helping others through their pain.

He will perform his newest show in Rotorua on August 14 and Tauranga on August 15.

Frustrated resident stakes out the alley at night trying to catch the vandals.

'He couldn’t talk, he couldn’t eat, had to be tube-fed, he couldn’t move.'

'It is a serious business – there are people dying from it.'

'Sometimes I can’t go to work or I don’t want to go outside.'

Scoular said she was 'sad to be the only woman' on a council of 10 in a 'modern city'.

His public meeting was interrupted by a protest and a fire alarm being triggered.