'We all want to buy at an affordable price and to live in a suburb that’s on the rise.'

Six years on from surgery, Te Waiwaha is trilingual and loves to sing and play sports.

It's been a week since she was diagnosed with an 'extremely rare' blood disorder.

Plus, top things to do in the Bay this school holidays.

‘You didn’t fit into my plans’: Mum's reason for giving him up.

'This new development will also free up much-needed rental accommodation.'

She wants to make it 'easier' for people living in rural communities to get healthcare.

'I just want to do everything I can to obviously prolong time and quality of life.'

He was told this year he could not be treated further in the public system.

'It was like they were taking turns, biting into my arms and lower legs.'

Man was left with some “gouges” on the top of his leg and bottom.

Stephen Bhana must also pay a tenant more than $8700 in backdated, overpaid rent.

Sione Faumuina hit 'rock bottom' when he retired.

Some people 'compromising' on cancer fight due to costs, logistics of getting to Tauranga.

'You never wish it on your worst enemy, to feel so helpless'

'We sincerely regret the distress this incident has caused,' the centre says.

The teen was walking home sober on a rural road at night when he was hit.

Daffodil Day: How a cancer survivor found a new purpose after pain and loss.

The collection where her portrait is displayed is seen by 'millions' of visitors a year.

'It just was natural to actually give my arm and my blood to help fill the bank.'

More than 3000 people are participating in Run the Forest on Saturday.

'Taking on one large breath of water is enough to prove fatal.'

Plus, when to watch some of the Bay of Plenty athletes in Paris.

He had three passions apart from his family – dairy farming, rugby, and music.

The winner said they 'always' bought the same scratchie - an Instant Kiwi crossword.

He will perform his newest show in Rotorua on August 14 and Tauranga on August 15.

'I just knew it was serious. I didn’t move - I’d never felt like that before.'

'They have no understanding of what it means. And often our people are drawn to buy that.'

The speedway legend says his leg is 'munted' and he's 'lucky' to still have his foot.

Graeme Simpson's symptoms included a 'bulge' on his neck and a 'persistent' cough.

A mum shares her family's battle with some rare conditions.

Health NZ says regional forums will approve recruitment 'where appropriate'.

The train derailed near Te Puke during the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods.

Joseph Huta said his late wife and children had been a 'huge support' during his career.

'You never think that that’s going to happen to you or to your kids.'

Power bills would outstrip 'any kind of tax break' for pensioners, they said.

Plus, how much the Tauranga and Rotorua populations have grown in five years.

'We should move beyond measuring desperation and deprivation … towards our aspirations.'

'I’m just so glad that they did the right thing and brought him back.'

'I watched people run around in my shop at bloody 4.30 in the morning.'

ACC says more than a third of clients using the traditional healing method are non-Māori.

'The kindness has pretty much dulled the ugly.'

This is expected to reach $408m by 2028 as global interest grows.

The jury convenor said Māori-influenced architecture was 'thriving' in the region.

'I don’t think I’ll ever get over this ... we’re already vulnerable.'

The platform will soon launch a feature that automatically buys road-user charges.

One business said the supermarket attracted “a lot” of people to the mall.

'There is a real sense of loss from these workers.'

Thirty-six roles have been disestablished in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes since July 2022.

'Madeline’s an absolute angel. She actually saved my life in more ways than one.'

When she was formally diagnosed, she thought her 'world was ending'.

Journalist says his wife's first-aid training saved him after a heart attack at home.

'Powerful evidence' presented to High Court, judgment says.

One neighbour said the crash sounded like an earthquake or a truck driving past.

'It’s certainly a factor in thinking about how long I’m going to work for.'

“Pretty much everyone said, ‘We can’t find anything wrong with you’.”

Social media users provided information to help locate the tiny house pod.

'Advertising and the extra travel required is not cheap.'

But Joshua Coleman still struggles with delayed effects of chemotherapy and radiation.

Timothy Lee 'hit my head open on a tree' when he had a mountain biking accident.

'As long as I finish it, that was the goal.'

Police said an armed man entered a stranger’s home.

The school is welcoming sponsorships for the trip, which will cost about $6500 per student

The painter says working outside may have caused his melanoma diagnosis.

'I can’t even describe... how painful that was. Like the pain went through my organs.'

'Despite everything I’ve been through with my health, look how far I’ve come.'

It is the first Rotorua business to achieve the certification.

Plus, an NZ trampolinist prepares for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

She is calling for the "long-term" increase of extra security guards at hospitals.

Plus, what it takes to become a police officer.

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

One cafe was 'full house' one morning, while a campground only had a couple of spots left.

'I wouldn’t want anyone to go through it'.

Without it, “I would’ve been dead”, the 70-year-old said.

One festivalgoer said the artists playing reminded her of her 'high school years'.