1. Check-out operator named as Tauranga candidate
A 19-year-old check-out operator has been announced as UnitedFuture's new Tauranga candidate.
2. Boy didn't hear car that hit him / Boy's condition improves at Starship
Welcome Bay boy Rawiri Wilson-Te Whata had been playing hide and seek with family and friends when he was called across the road for dinner. He was hit by a car and flown to Starship Hospital. His condition improved in hospital this morning.