Labour Party candidate Tamati Coffey with members of the Tu Auloa Young Pacifica group in Te Puke last Thursday.
1. 'Every day gets better and better' for dad
Matt Ruddell says it's the little things that are getting him through, as his two young children slowly recover from a horror car crash that killed his former partner.
2. Don't axe our library, pupil tells councillors
The campaign to save Tauranga's mobile library from the city council's cost-cutting axe has found a new champion - and he is only eight-years-old.
3. TV star aiming to be Te Puke MP
Electoral boundaries have changed around Te Puke and that brings a young television celebrity to lead Labour's challenge for the Parliamentary seat.
4. Meeting hears of teen groups menace to Waihi
Waihi business owners showed their support and determination at a hastily called town centre meeting on Monday night.
5. Man suffers chemical burns to face and eyes
A man who suffered chemical burns to his face and eyes while working at the Port of Tauranga was rushed to Tauranga Hospital overnight.
