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Vice grips, super glue, DIY fillings - dental horrors revealed
Experts call for subsidised dental care.
Tourist fatally injured on Moutohorā Island named
Police have named the 73-year-old tourist
Taupō crash victim died doing what he loved - riding motorcycles
Colin Stephenson, 59, was one of 27 people killed on New Zealand roads last week.
Cold, wet and bruised but alive: Rescuers tell how they found missing man
Kevin Lipinski had been missing for about 17 hours when he was found on Sunday morning.
Police investigate after child seriously injured in Tauranga
The child has been transferred to Starship Hospital following serious injuries.
Tourist's fatal fall on Moutohorā (Whale) Island
Tourist fell while on a guided trip of Moutohorā Island.
Lightning strikes and hailstorm hit Bay of Plenty and Taupō
Good news is the weather is meant to be clearing with a high of 21 degrees
Tauranga teen reels in possible world record catch
Otumoetai College student 'stoked' with his catch and hoping for a double world record.
Missing elderly Omokoroa man with Alzheimers found safe and well
Police were searching for the man after he wandered off from family on Saturday night..
'The angels have you in their keeping'
Mourners have gathered at Te Pākira Marae to farewell five members of the same whānau
'Bucketing down' all weekend across country
Weather warnings for heavy rain are in place for much of the country.
Five Bay of Plenty rugby players named in NZ Under 20 team
NZ Under 20s coach Craig Philpott names five Bay players in team.
Seasonal labour shortage declared in the Bay of Plenty
There is currently a worker shortage of about 3800 people within the kiwifruit shortage
Western Bay of Plenty facing a drought
The rest of the Bay of Plenty was just under the margin in extremely dry conditions.
Māori Pioneer Battalion landed home 100 years ago today
Rousing Auckland welcome and pub ban for Māori soldiers in World War 1 a century ago.
Tauranga's retail begging ban called 'inhumane'
Not everyone is happy about the new bylaw. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Report rules no drone but Vaughan 'happy to be alive'
Former TV journalist was forced to emergency land after his windshield shattered.
Local Focus: Tauranga's retail begging ban is 'inhumane'
Not everyone is happy about the new bylaw. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Crowds expected at Tauranga H&M opening
Tauranga outlet will be the chain's fifth store in New Zealand.
Police launch homicide probe after 17-month-old Tauranga girl dies
Sadie-Leigh Gardner died in Starship Hospital last Friday.
Three sisters, father, cousin killed in crash
Sisters, father and cousin to be brought to marae.
Friends build wheelchair-friendly home for father-of-two
Friends and community-spirited tradies all pitched in to build the special house.
Customers to be hit in pocket from minimum wage hike, warn businesses
The hourly rate will increase again to $20 by 2021.
'We choked him out': Uncle died at niece's 21st party
Carlos Uerata, 26, and Zyla Butler, 21, are on trial in Rotorua for manslaughter.
Wild weather: Severe thunderstorm watch and chance of small tornado
Severe thunderstorms are expected in Northland, Auckland, and the Coromandel.
Drone ruled out as cause of broadcaster's plane crash: CAA
No evidence of drone, CAA says.
Thunderstorms and downpours cover North Island
Risk of downpours for many as front sweeps across North Island
Vietnamese students to study at Bay of Plenty schools
Two Bay of Plenty schools are thrilled to be involved with the new government scholarship.
Putaruru police find missing woman
Fiona Henderson has been found after going missing this morning.
Edgecumbe flood two years on: Loneliness, trauma and hope
The town's 1600 residents have coped in different ways since the major flood.
Rising rents hit Tauranga's most vulnerable
Rents in Tauranga continue to jump as demand outstrips supply.