Read more: Couple swallowed by mud at Omokoroa beach A couple have told how they nearly died after being trapped by a quicksand-like substance while walking their dog at a Bay of Plenty beach.
Read more: Doctor suspended from practising A doctor who wrote herself prescriptions for controlled drugs and who was also convicted of drink-driving has been censured, suspended from practising for three months and banned from prescribing controlled drugs for two years.
Read more: Bold revamp for Tauranga city centre An ambitious project to revamp the central city has been unveiled, with plans for a new civic centre, museum and more green space.
Read more: Scarred for life, court told An Affco cleaner impaled through the head with a mutton-spreader hook says he still has nightmares about the workplace accident which left him with life-changing injuries
Read more: Goal to improve heart health A Tauranga doctor has been awarded $150,000 from the Heart Foundation for a revolutionary research programme aimed at preventing heart disease in Maori.
Read more: Owner devastated after house fire A solo mother who scrimped and saved to buy her family a home is devastated after a fire nearly destroyed the property.
MISSION: Karla (back left), Grahame, Jendah, Katy Dyer and Sam. PHOTO/RUTH KEBER
Read more: Home after 12 year adventure Grahame and Katy Dyer have arrived home in New Zealand after living in Cambodia for 12 years where they adopted a baby while working and raising their young family.
