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![World champion and now a Halberg finalist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
World champion and now a Halberg finalist
Lisa Adams' rise in the world of shot put has been impressive and it just got better.
![Cricket: Whanganui youngsters unbeaten at age-group camp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cricket: Whanganui youngsters unbeaten at age-group camp
The Year 4/5 rep cricket team improved with every match at the annual camp.
![International stars to shine in annual Cooks Gardens Classic athletics meeting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
International stars to shine in annual Cooks Gardens Classic athletics meeting
The action is not confined to the track and also features class performances in the field.
![Tidy Kiwi cleans up Karangahake Gorge single-handedly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tidy Kiwi cleans up Karangahake Gorge single-handedly
Quinn Barker is a very tidy kiwi and he has 350 bags of litter to prove it
![E. Coli in the water: Three possible causes for Kawerau scare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
E. Coli in the water: Three possible causes for Kawerau scare
Backflow preventers to be installed at every residential property.
![Employer held to task again after exploiting workers via sham business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Employer held to task again after exploiting workers via sham business
Employer must pay more than $25,000 for employment breaches against four migrant workers.
![Kiwi cricket fan's two-year ban for racially abusing English star](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwi cricket fan's two-year ban for racially abusing English star
The fan who racially abused an English cricket has been hit with a ban.
![Poor in Paradise: Plight of working poor increases in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Poor in Paradise: Plight of working poor increases in Tauranga
More working poor are seeking help from social agencies in Tauranga.
![Cricket: Two sides unbeaten in Baywide T20](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cricket: Two sides unbeaten in Baywide T20
Rounds three and four were played in Rotorua on Saturday.
![White Island: Story behind the skin grafts coming for burn victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
White Island: Story behind the skin grafts coming for burn victims
Members of the public offer to donate their own skin to help severely burnt victims.
!['A bit of a joke': Tauranga's $20m reparation bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'A bit of a joke': Tauranga's $20m reparation bill
More than $20m in reparation payments remain outstanding in Tauranga.
![Same patch of lawn for 68 years: Story of the campground](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Same patch of lawn for 68 years: Story of the campground
Leonie and Lindsay Tisch cannot get enough of the Mount Maunganui campground.
![White Island disaster: Mum's bedside vigil for surviving daughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
White Island disaster: Mum's bedside vigil for surviving daughter
Father and daughter Paul and Stephanie Browitt were severely injured in the eruption.
![Tauranga Half: Course record obliterated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tauranga Half: Course record obliterated
Braden Currie's Tauranga Half course record has been beaten by a large margin.
![Local Focus: Life between the flags](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Life between the flags
A day in the life of a lifeguard. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
!['Like a war zone': Bay of Plenty woman escapes Aussie bush fires](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Like a war zone': Bay of Plenty woman escapes Aussie bush fires
''When we walked back we didn't expect to have a house.''
!['Deserved to be together for 100 years': White Island victim Gavin Dallow farewelled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Deserved to be together for 100 years': White Island victim Gavin Dallow farewelled
Lawyer a "generous man, always helping his family and his community".
![About 40 firefighters battle Windermere scrub blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
About 40 firefighters battle Windermere scrub blaze
Fire and Emergency NZ have been called out to a scrub fire in Windermere
![Up in smoke: Dairy owners' income worries amid calls to ban ciggie sales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Up in smoke: Dairy owners' income worries amid calls to ban ciggie sales
Tobacco sales make up a bigger proportion of a corner shop's income than you might think
![Esteemed judge remembered for fairness, wit and humanity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Esteemed judge remembered for fairness, wit and humanity
"Rob was gregarious, warm, fun, brilliant."
![Katee Shanks: I'll never look at Whakaari the same way again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Katee Shanks: I'll never look at Whakaari the same way again
It's during the downtime when thoughts of December 9 come to the fore.
![Docked in Tauranga and craving pizza during armed police incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Docked in Tauranga and craving pizza during armed police incident
Armed police were on site for 13 hours.
!['Phenomenal' nurses step up to help Whakatāne Hospital after eruption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Phenomenal' nurses step up to help Whakatāne Hospital after eruption
There were six nurses from Australia and one from New Zealand.
![Man arrested after 13-hour stand-off with armed police in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man arrested after 13-hour stand-off with armed police in Tauranga
A man will appear in court in Tauranga after an overnight standoff with Police.
![Zizi Sparks: We'll never be the same again after White Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Zizi Sparks: We'll never be the same again after White Island
One month on the effects of the eruption are still seen in the small community.
!['Together we will get through this' - Whakatāne one month after eruption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Together we will get through this' - Whakatāne one month after eruption
The eruption left the community reeling and for many the grief remains.
!['Not giving up': Badly burned White Island guide month on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Not giving up': Badly burned White Island guide month on
Kelsey Waghorn is a fighter. 'She's just digging deep'.
![White Island: Middlemore Hospital resumes elective surgeries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
White Island: Middlemore Hospital resumes elective surgeries
"This is a long-term healing process, and for many of them it will take years."