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Bella Vista case: Prosecutor seeks maximum penalty
A sentencing hearing for Cancian and others was held in court yesterday.
Concerns for missing 24-year-old woman
Whānau have serious concerns for welfare of Shylo Rose Porter. Police call for sightings.
Suicide and grief: 'Six months after we lost Mike, I couldn't stop bloody crying'
Rotorua man John Richards shares his story about his son's suicide.
NZ's richest get richer while 'generation of beneficiaries' grows
The pockets of New Zealand's richest have got heavier - meanwhile, poorer Kiwis struggle.
Local Focus: Public meetings held on Mount, Pāpāmoa enrolment changes
Ministry of Education wants locals to speak up. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Waihī Beach drowning: Charges laid over Hamilton student's death
Those charged will appear in the Hamilton District Court in May.
Burling calm and relaxed ahead of racing, mum says
'I find this stressful but he loves this, he thrives on it.'
Water charges tipped to rise on top of 20pc rates hike for homeowners
'I think we've probably got it about right,' says council chief executive Marty Grenfell.
Principal to iwi after land return: 'You're the boss now'
Five Rotorua schools have lifted Māori achievement to the same as other students.
$5.5 million funding boost for Māori trades and training
The funding aims to help up to 150 Māori train and gain qualifications.
$5000 raised towards cancer treatment
Teresa Hawkins was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in May 2020.
Lifeguard: 'I've never pulled a body out of the water with a life jacket on'
Fatal drownings have increased by almost 20 percent in the last five years.
Local Focus: City Art Walk app a 'love note to the city'
New app offers a handy way to view Tauranga street art. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
One person dead in crash at Athenree Gorge
The road is closed at traffic is being diverted.
Truck and car collide in serious crash in Bay of Plenty
Emergency teams have closed State Highway 2 in Athenree Gorge, while investigators work.
Ex-mayor Tenby Powell on cancer, kindness and living his best life
"... not a week goes by where I don't get a hug from someone saying 'thank you'."
The fight of her life: Brave wahine toa battles stage-four cancer
Nahne Marsters has terminal cancer but refuses to give up.
The dying dream: Deposit rates in Tauranga rise $33,000 in 12 months
It comes as CoreLogic data shows a dip in sale values of 1.5 per cent in February.
Local Focus: Roto-vegas or Roto-wood?
Rotorua aiming to become a film production hub. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Stephen Selwood 'Tauranga has suffered'
Former Infrastructure NZ boss on being a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Second Tauranga meth smuggler convicted in 500kg drug operation
Another Tauranga man has been convicted for importing 500kg of P and P-dealing charges.
Covid casualty: Jet boat operation closing for at least 18 months
"It was inevitable": Rotorua tourism operator.
'It's fairly catastrophic': $3 million business now worth 'basically nothing'
"That's my retirement plan down the gurgler."
Local Focus: Waka experience a key to learning
Rotorua Primary learn the history of Te Arawa waka. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Bill Wasley's 'commitment to implementation'
Former council chief and planner is a city commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
City in 'crisis': Commissioners warned of 5000-house deficit in next decade
"We are behind, there are no two ways about it."
$40 million processing plant for Rotorua and jobs available now
There are jobs going at sawmills across the Bay including Rotorua and Te Puke now.
The Brains Trust: 'I think everyone could see my mum had dementia except me'
Episode 4: Rita Marx, 87, suffers from dementia, which is increasing among Māori.
CYFS should have checked Baby Royal within 24 hrs - weeks later, he was dead
CYFS report says social workers should have seen 'vulnerable' baby within 24 to 48 hours.
Principal's home burgled while she helped students evacuate
'That's the terrible thing - in a time like that, that people would be so cruel.'