Police were called at 12.30pm.

"We are left with a small urn that holds Ethan’s ashes."

An election will be held on July 20 in which a mayor and nine councillors will be chosen.

'Our children haven’t had a normal life for seven years,' mum says.

'I was jumping around.'

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The warmest temperature on record for a January in Tauranga was in 1983: 33.7C.

Construction began in 2021 with an $85m budget.

Despite heavy rain on Sunday, most attendees stayed until the end of the festival.

“We’re all here for the same reason. It’s all about the music and everyone was excited."

Weather events and Covid-19 are considered to be among reasons why.

'Uniforms are just so expensive and out of range for a lot of parents.'

Swimming hole leap goes horribly wrong: 'It was too late. I knew I was going to hit it.'

St John says the patient refused their staff's recommendation he be taken to hospital.

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Kate Liao was the only survivor in her building after 2008 Sichuan Province earthquake.

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'Last year we overspent $10,000 to $12,000 every two weeks.'

The rescue came amid “gnarly sea conditions".

The drug dealer fled police for more than an hour, speeding through residential areas.

The national median weekly rent in Aotearoa has jumped to $625.

About 22 signs were erected despite parking changes being delayed.

Staff are frustrated after being paid incorrectly for working recent public holidays.

The MetService has forecast rough seas.

'We were all trying to get home safely and no one wanted to die on the way home.'

Two vehicles crashed into a police car.

Richard Lyons was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma in September.