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Hīkoi for Homeless solved the crisis or created a new one?
Leaders reflect one year on: "There is still so much to be done."
Person critical after crash in Bay of Plenty, SH1 blocked in Porirua
The person was taken to Tauranga Hospital by helicopter.
Couple and baby spend night in trapped car down bank
Police weren't alerted until this morning, after the dad climbed up to the roadside.
Local Focus: Aroha's long and frustrating journey to re-divert the Kaituna Cut
Maketū Action Group's last member talks to Local Focus. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Aroha's long and frustrating journey of the Kaituna Cut
The powerful story behind the three decade fight to restore the Maketū estuary, as told by the last surviving member of the Maketū Action Group. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'I feel lucky': Tauranga councillor Rick Curach crashes e-scooter
'It could have been a whole lot worse'.
Tauranga lawyer Craig Tuck in Julian Assange's legal team
The Tauranga lawyer was with Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London late last year.
Flooding down south begins turbulent week of weather
Long-range forecast is for stormy, windy weather across most of the country.
Mental health issues' massive impact on criminal justice system
Wishlist for the Government's budget spend in the crime and justice sector
Bryan Gould: A transtasman parting of ways could be on the cards
The relationship with New Zealand matters less to Australia than it did.
Grieving woman shares drink driving heartbreak
'Not a day goes by that I don't think about my brother.'
Unhealthy homes: Mould, leaks, disease making people dangerously sick
Since Healthy Homes began in Rotorua in 2014 it has responded to more than 830 referrals.
Fateful decision: The defining moment in the Bella Vista disaster
The Times has reviewed 3 separate reports and historical emails and obtained new details.
A day in the life of a Taumata School teacher
The Bay of Plenty Times met Tauranga teacher Dan Priest to get the feel of a typical day.
Game of Thrones author hints at trip to Rotorua next year
The author will be returning to New Zealand year for Worldcon.
Exclusive: 'I held my mother's hand as her life ebbed away'
"Her injuries were too great to survive. It was not the death I envisaged for her, ever."
Rotorua surgeon convicted of careless driving causing death
Award-winning community devotee Francisca Hawkes-Buchanan was hit on September 25, 2018.
Local Focus: Locals dig deep to landscape new war memorial
Landscaping funds topped up by neighbouring business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Locals dig deep to landscape new war memorial
Landscaping funds topped up by neighbouring business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Equestrian, partner face sex charges against young girls
EXCLUSIVE: Sex charges laid after Cambridge woman allegedly groomed girls for partner.
Taming the mortgage monster: Fat loans have families scratching to save
Bay families are juggling monster mortgages with life's other expenses.
Life after leukaemia: Boy no 'wimpy kid' after beating cancer
'You've beaten leukaemia, now what else can you do?'
Bottles dumped on beach in plastic protest
People are protesting against plans to grow the Eastern Bay's water bottling industry.
Diary of a daily long-distance commuter
Caroline Fleming drives an hour to work every day - by choice.
World-first study: Secrets to long, fulfilling life unlocked
The study of 937 elderly Māori and non-Māori started almost 10 years ago.
Local Focus: Sparkie running for council
Matthew Gill hopes to become a Tauranga at-large councillor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Police identify man found dead on Katikati College grounds
The school has been closed for the day.
Shane Jones says sorry: I wasn't attacking individual farmers
Forestry Minister Shane Jones says sorry to farmers for referring to them as 'moaners'.
Government announces $2.2 million investment to combat unemployment in the Bay
The funding came as a result of economic growth in the region.
Watch: Tyre shop owner confronts group after tracking down stolen mags
The video already has more than 130,000 views, just seven hours after it was uploaded.