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Waikato Divisional XV beat Coromandel side
Whangamatā brings out the good weather for a day of flowing rugby.
First XV wrap: Best of schoolboy rugby overshadows the worst
A pulsating Westlake-Sacred Heart contest was metaphorical ointment for Scots scab.
'Heartbreaking': Roadworks blamed as 20yo business shuts after 18 months in CBD
'I just can’t do it anymore … I am sinking into a black hole.'
'Gone to Aussie': Infrastructure workers ditch NZ for more money, year-round work
"We find it really, really hard to find skilled, drug-free staff."
'Difference between life and death' - New SH2 median barriers may slow emergency services
An ex-firefighter fears they could be the difference between life and death.
SH25A piles driven in at bridge site
Contractors are working over a 20-hour-a-day cycle on the project.
Months on from summer storms, how is the Coromandel faring?
This was going to be the summer of recovery, it wasn’t, and it won’t be next year either.
Female players to the fore in Whangamatā
Highlighted by fielding their first-ever women’s team and the champion senior A side.
Hauraki Coromandel Sports results: Swamp Foxes win third straight
The visitors came away with a 30-22 victory, their third consecutive win..
Todd Muller on how National leadership tested him – ‘My prayers weren’t being answered’
"I was praying vociferously to be released from the spiral that I was in."
Summer's coming: L.A.B announce Tauranga show
The band will also perform in Nelson.
Sublime with Rome announce New Zealand summer tour
They'll be making seven stops across New Zealand.
'Discrimination': Zoning rules forcing student to attend all-girls school
'There’s got to be some kind of discrimination in there ... It doesn’t seem right.'
No. 15! Carrington cruises to another world title
The Kiwi great has done it again.
DNA match: Bloody airbag used to nab crash driver who fled after injuring four
He also lied to police and insurance, claiming his vehicle had been stolen.
'Absolute force': Live storytelling event honours late founder's legacy
As event honours Dawn Picken, her close friend shares a cruel twist in her own life.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on Richard Prebble’s take on Labour’s broken promises
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Uni student assaulted four women - he claimed 'sexsomnia'
Four women were victimised by the defendant.
'Violent attack': Girl bashed in toilet cubicle at school
Injured teen: "I wouldn’t wish this on anyone else. It’s been just horrible."
'Might have saved her life': Mum calls for rails, barriers after tragedy
'We’ll never get over it - she was just too young to go.'
US sharemarket slump: Markets suffering from August anxiety - Mark Lister
OPINION: Mark Lister says August is typically one of the weaker months for US shares.
Porch pirates: Police warn of thieves following couriers after $5k delivery taken
Business owner: 'I was home, imagine if I'd seen it and opened the door on this person.'
'You have to take a stand': Deputy chair quits over Māori ward decision
Alan Kurtovich says his decision was 'absolutely' the right one in spite of the cost.
Transforming their community, one squat at a time
"I was like yup, okay, I can do this.”
'Unfunded mandate': Council seeking fluoride exemption
Ministry of Health has directed the council to fluoridate two of its eight water supplies.
Double resignation from Murupara Community Board
Nominations are now open for the two extraordinary vacancies.
Port of Tauranga hunkers down for another tough year, posts solid FY23 outcome
Total trade down due to weather hits and drooping consumer import demand.
'Wonderful': Cancer patients grateful for free lodging as demand for services rises
"The Cancer Society - if they weren’t there, many people would have nowhere to go."
Out of options: No funded treatments for brain tumour patient
Stacey's plight comes after an important funded drug is no longer available.
Dog attack: Bay of Plenty couple will defend charge
Prosecutors say the child was treated for multiple bite wounds.
'Caught up in my ego': Todd Muller's regret over coup against Simon Bridges
Todd Muller discusses figuring out who he is as he prepares for life outside Parliament.
'The buggers': Visitor gutted after car stolen, dumped — then stolen again
Not only is the car gone, but 'irreplaceable' photos have also been lost.
'I wanted to kill you': Victim lashes out at her rapist
"You became a thief of the worst imaginable kind."