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Overseas buyer numbers drop in Tauranga
What caused the big drop in the number of homes being sold to overseas investors?

Woman connected to Nia Glassie toddler murder admits new assault charge
One of the people charged in relation to Nia Glassie's death has admitted a new assault.

Hundreds turn out for underpass protest
The underpass runs underneath Maunganui Rd at the intersection of State Highway 2.

Auckland in with a chance to break wet weather record
Five more days of rain, Auckland. Can you do it?

A homeless couple's journey through drug addiction to getting their kids back
Their meth and synthetic drug habit left them with nothing ... no kids and no home.

I feel embarrassed': Insane twist to viral tyre heist saga
"Just when you think it's all over, it's not. And it's not a happy ending."

'I will never forgive you': Family's heartbreak at driver
Nakeeta Prior, 19, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court this week.

'That's my baby': Cat owner finds arrow embedded near pet's spine
An Alison St resident said her tabby cat, Sativa, appeared to be shot intentionally.

Abbott Brothers' show plenty of pace ahead of Jamboree
Pāpāmoa's Abbott Brothers' drag racing team is showing plenty of pace

Man charged with murder over Waikato death
Police were called to a Tokoroa house after reports of a serious incident.

Mitre 10 Cup: The pressure's all on Auckland for Bay clash
Bay of Plenty Steamers take on Auckland in round three of the Mitre 10 Cup.

Colin Jeffries-Smith jailed for death of gang member
Colin Jeffries-Smith was sentenced in the High Court at Rotorua today.

Deadly but beautiful: Could Omanawa Falls be opened to paying visitors?
The future of access to a popular Bay tourist attraction has been decided.

'All right, screw it': Teen barber unintentionally gets elected
"I didn't have the intention of being elected".

Freeloaders 'abusing' hospital car parks
Some patients reportedly miss appointments because they cannot find a park.

Seventh brush with death: 73-year-old reckons latest rescue closest one yet
Seventh brush with death the closest yet, says rescued man Ross Mead.

Shop owner gets apology from star of 'name and shame' video
"He just wanted to show he's sincerely sorry."

Tauranga driver Ben Thomasen in running for two NZ titles
A rally of mixed fortunes for the Tauranga crews on the Coromandel roads.

Family escape burning house in Dunedin
Blaze was one of two where occupants got out safely.

'Zero-tolerance': Gangs banned from bar after assault
Security is being stepped up immediately as a precaution by the venue's management.

Your weather: Rain for Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park
Black Ferns to stay dry, but showers will set in during the Bledisloe Cup test tonight.

$36m Rotorua drug bust 'biggest we've had in the Bay': Police chief
A Rotorua man was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply.

'Traumatic': Mum's horror after toddler twins struck with measles
A Tauranga mum is warning other parents of the perils of measles.

'Punished' Tauranga businesses blocked off from own stores
A CBD business says more needs to be done to support retailers "punished" by roadworks.

'Traffic chaos' after Mount Maunganui serious crash
The road is closed and traffic management is in place.

'Despicable' principal slept naked with students
Former Rotorua principal Uenuku Fairhall's actions on school trip "despicable".

Tauranga man charged with 27 child sex charges
A Tauranga man faces 27 charges of sexual offending against children.