'Absolutely flat out': Huge increase in struggling households needing support
One charity is reporting an 80 per cent increase for food support.
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A festival of hope
River Sounds Festival is a biennial festival promoting mental health.
Cyclone Hale hits south; house buried by storm debris; locals fight to save boat club
The fierce storm is being described as a one-in-20 year event.
Dame Susan Devoy reflects on her life-changing moment
The Kiwi icon on the moment she realised life isn't an even playing field.
One of life's treasures
The business leader and entrepreneur was also a family-oriented man.
Warning to stay off beaches due to risk of rogue waves, big surges
Rogue waves could be strong enough to knock someone over and sweep them out to sea.
Live: SH1 closed; Cyclone Hale heads south; House buried by storm debris
The fierce storm is being described as a one-in-20 year event.
Local Focus: Destination skatepark funding hits $3.2 million
Dramatic increase in funding means big things for skateboarding in Tauranga.
WorkSafe investigating NYE Tauranga bouncy castle incident
The incident happened at Fergusson Park in Matua about 7.30pm on New Year's Eve.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to what first-home buyers can expect in 2023
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Money Year in Review: July to September 2022
Weaker house prices, fewer home loans and millions of dollars for research projects.
Research seeks Baycourt childhood memories
The research is dependent on people sharing their memories.
Live: Coromandel cut off - wild weather as Hale hits hard, Gisborne declares emergency
The fierce storm is being described as a one-in-20 year event.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: High time we let young people take the lead
OPINION: We shouldn't dismiss young people so easily.
Ex-cyclone delivers biblical drenching
The Coromandel was in the firing line for the season’s first tropical cyclone.
Raging seas threaten to take historic Coromandel boating club
Volunteers are now battling to save the historic club's building from the sea.
Surf, sand and summer injuries: $14 million in ACC claims
The leading causes of summer injuries don't come as a surprise.
'Worst' summer in 19 years: Campgrounds, farmers brace for even more wet weather
Already the amount of rainfall in Tauranga is five times more than what it was last year.
Golf coach sacked for refusing Covid vaccine awarded more than $15,000
The golf coach returned to his hometown to work for the club for just over a year.
Local state of emergency declared as major river nears breach levels
Civil Defence warning ex-cyclone is “potentially one of the worst ones they have seen”.
‘Overwhelming’: Bay Olympian Mike Dawson reaches South Pole
The Bay athlete was part of an Inspiring Explorers team.
Community pest trap library comes to Waihī Beach
There's now a fully stocked community pest trap library in Waihī Beach.
'Very gnarly': Boaties, surfers do battle with Cyclone Hale amid choppy, messy waves
Bay of Plenty coastal areas are being battered by rough seas.
Cyclone Hale tracking as '1-in-20 year storm' for Coromandel
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
Table tennis and quiz champ: Convicted saboteur 'having a great time in prison'
'I’m having a great time. I’m the table tennis champion.'
Astronaut’s visit inspires locals to reach for the stars
Nasa astronaut and molecular biologist Dr Kate Rubins visited Rotorua Library.
‘Exceeding Cyclone Bola’: East Coast hammered, 'prepare to evacuate'
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
WorkSafe confirms notification of Ōpōtiki workplace death
They have said it is not an investigation at this stage.
NZ Twitter user ordered to pay $293k in damages
Posts made in 2019 and 2020 were subject of legal action.
Covid-19 update: Find out the latest local case numbers
Before Christmas, Te Whatu Ora Bay of Plenty reported its highest case numbers since July.
2022 Money Year in Review: April to June
More apprenticeships and young people heading overseas.
Cyclone Hale lashes North Island, rescuers pluck trio from surging river
Cyclone Hale will hit the North Island tonight - earlier than previously forecasted.