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![Long traffic queues expected after SH1 closed north of Taupō](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Long traffic queues expected after SH1 closed north of Taupō
Long delays expected after SH1 closed north of Taupō.
![Body found in Tauranga Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Body found in Tauranga Harbour
A body has been found inside a vehicle near the Maungatapu Bridge in Tauranga.
![Power out to almost 500 properties in Parkvale after crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Power out to almost 500 properties in Parkvale after crash
Power outage at almost 500 properties in Tauranga after car damages power pole.
![Police seek witnesses to Kawerau crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police seek witnesses to Kawerau crash
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that killed a man near Kawerau.
![Fiancee pleads for people to look twice after Tauranga partner's serious crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fiancee pleads for people to look twice after Tauranga partner's serious crash
The crash happened on Thursday evening on Newton St and involved a motorbike and a van.
![Horror road: Two pedestrians hit days apart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Horror road: Two pedestrians hit days apart
Residents say there's more than one issue with the road.
![Local Focus: Māori Land Wars theme for youth holiday programme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Māori Land Wars theme for youth holiday programme
Students spend school holidays studying history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Māori land wars theme for youth holiday programme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Māori land wars theme for youth holiday programme
Students spend school holidays studying history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Haere mai to Tauranga's first mahi toi store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Haere mai to Tauranga's first mahi toi store
Different type of clients welcome at old police station. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![NZ Herald launches digital subscriptions for premium journalism, reveals pricing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ Herald launches digital subscriptions for premium journalism, reveals pricing
NZME's digital subscriptions will showcase New Zealand's best journalism and commentary.
![Local Focus: Haere mai to Tauranga's first mahi toi store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Haere mai to Tauranga's first mahi toi store
Different type of clients welcome at old police station. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Whitebait numbers fritter away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Whitebait numbers fritter away
Borrow pits rejuvenating the whitebait population. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Whitebait numbers fritter away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Whitebait numbers fritter away
Borrow pits rejuvenating the whitebait population. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Remembrance service for Anzac pilgrims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Remembrance service for Anzac pilgrims
Anzac pilgrims killed in car crash on their way to a grandfather's Gallipoli war grave.
![Man charged with murdering Tauranga toddler](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man charged with murdering Tauranga toddler
Thirty-nine-year-old man has been charged with murdering a 17-month old toddler.
![Decision to re-sign easy for Harris](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Decision to re-sign easy for Harris
Bay of Plenty hooker Nathan Harris has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby until 2021.
![New Zealand First loses Tauranga stalwart Tommy Gear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New Zealand First loses Tauranga stalwart Tommy Gear
Gear remembered for 'pivotal role he played in shaping New Zealand's political history'.
![Husband's last words to wife before fatal crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Husband's last words to wife before fatal crash
Fred August spoke to his wife an hour before he died.
![Couple starved disabled man for nearly two years before he died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Couple starved disabled man for nearly two years before he died
A Tokoroa couple have admitted starving a man with cerebral palsy who later died.
![Award-winning Tauranga mathematician elected Fellow of Royal Society of London](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Award-winning Tauranga mathematician elected Fellow of Royal Society of London
Award-winning Tauranga mathematician to be made Royal Society Fellow.
![Missing and believed murdered - the Taharoa mystery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Missing and believed murdered - the Taharoa mystery
Searches of village, dunes and lake found few signs of missing Waikato storekeeper.
![Horror crash killed three Rotorua road workers: Man admits careless driving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Horror crash killed three Rotorua road workers: Man admits careless driving
A man is in Whakatāne District Court in relation to the deaths of three Higgins workers
![Local Focus: 'There was a bubbling brook in my puku'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: 'There was a bubbling brook in my puku'
Teacher by day, homeless advocate by night. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![White Island's crater lake now less likely to overflow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
White Island's crater lake now less likely to overflow
The risk of an overflow at NZ's rowdiest volcano appears to have cooled, scientists say.
![Katchafire, LaTasha Lee, L.A.B, named for Good Vibes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Katchafire, LaTasha Lee, L.A.B, named for Good Vibes
The Mount Maunganui show will be held on July 27 at the Trustpower Baypark Arena.
![Serious truck crash on State Highway 35](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Serious truck crash on State Highway 35
The incident is believed to have taken place near the Opotiki area.
![Local Focus: Kelvin Clout to run for mayor, again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Kelvin Clout to run for mayor, again
Clout hopes to be third time lucky. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Kelvin Clout to run for mayor, again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Kelvin Clout to run for mayor, again
Clout hopes to be third time lucky. Made with funding from NZ On Air.