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Local Focus: Running 160 km from Mt Maunganui to Raglan for a “new lid”
"I just like running... long and all day!" Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Award-winning NZ pie man's harrowing start in life
From a harsh life as a refugee to a national treasure. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kiwi loses extradition appeal
A Kiwi man has lost a legal bid to prevent him being extradited and tried in Australia.
Local Focus: Pat the Pie Man's former life as refugee
From a harrowing life as refugee to national treasure. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Logging truck crash: State Highway 35 reopens
SH35 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty clear now after a truck rolled there this afternoon.
Hosking: Simon Bridges hopelessly exposed on leak
COMMENT: National leader remains open to speculation, rumour, and innuendo.
Soper: Someone's out to get Simon Bridges. They'll likely succeed
COMMENT: To know the enemy from within but perhaps the truth is too hard to bear.
Overstayers kept in NZ after Immigration runs out of money to deport them
EXCLUSIVE: 'Morale at all-time low' after staff told to stop deporting illegal immigrants.
Facebook wars: Papamoa Link members fight over new group colour
Other colours that could have received votes included red, yellow and orange.
College suspends students after brawl
'Star student' at Katikati College said to be too scared to return to school after fight.
Businesswoman loses appeal - ordered to repay $12 million
At the time of her court hearing in Rotorua on May 8, Adlam still owed $12,780,111.75.
'Fortnite'? Not on week nights please, principals say
School principals are concerned about students using online game "Fortnite".
Meet Bounce, the Bay of Plenty goat-dog
She lives in her own kennel, eats dog biscuits and her four best mates are dogs.
Crash blocking lane on Tauranga Harbour Bridge
No injuries have been reported but traffic delays are expected.
'A miracle no one died': Frightening near head-on collision caught on camera
"I've seen some crazy stuff on our roads but that's one of the worst I've seen."
Man throws stones at seal's head
Marine animal advocates are imploring people to take greater care when they see seals.
Mobility scooter freak accident: 'It was a terrible sight ... I couldn't not do anything'
A mother who phoned 111 says the woman's scarf had got caught in the back wheel.
Police name victim of State Highway 2 fatal crash
Police said the circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.
Freak accident: Woman dies after clothing snags on mobility scooter
Preliminary enquiries indicate an item of clothing became caught in one of the wheels.
Horror weekend on Western Bay roads with two fatalities
Renewed calls for urgent safety improvements on SH2 between Tauranga and Katikati.
Allergies: Washing hands after eating better than being nut free
Even touching certain foods could cause a child with allergies to break out in hives.
Man dies in crash on State Highway 2 at Te Puna
St John Ambulance, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the police are all in attendance.
Wet week ahead for most of New Zealand
Today's the day to get the washing on the line - the rest of the week will be rainy.
Person killed after being hit by truck in Tauranga
State Highway 29A is closed in both directions at the scene.
Power, politics, police - The Haumaha inquiry
Some of New Zealand's most powerful people will be questioned by top Queen's Counsel.
Tauranga City Council files Bella Vista charges
The council said the charges were filed on August 2 in the Tauranga District Court.
Grossly drunk-driver told police he only had 'one beer'
Tauranga man was caught driving grossly drunk after almost hitting several parked cars.
Tauranga man jailed for child porn offences
Three years, three months in prison for child porn offences.
Te Puke house fire 'a tragedy' says owner
Owner of Te Puke rental property destroyed by fire grateful her tenants got out unscathed.
Man left with nothing but undies after fire
Far North man scrambles out bedroom window as fire guts home.
A power box exploded on the street. Their household appliances were destroyed
Maria Molisi who is 36 weeks pregnant, says the stress of the ordeal has been unbearable.
Police hunt for man wearing makeup and a wig
The police said Adrian John Rewiri, aged 32, is currently of no fixed abode.
Battling beggars: Retailer 'shovels up human faeces' from shop front
Hearings on Tauranga's proposed 'begging ban' started today.