KiwiBuild applications pile up in Tauranga
Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless has called the number of applicants "absolutely huge".
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More Bella Vista residents considering joining class action
Auckland QC David Heaney filed the class action on behalf of residents in late May.
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More arrests after McLaren Falls homicide
More arrests have been made following the McLaren Falls homicide.
Watch: Near-drowning victim's emotional reunion with hero cop
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Bella Vista buyout more than $10m - mayor
The council this week agreed to make offers to buy the 21 Bella Vista properties.
Hosking: It's not right, it's not fair, but the Bella Vista fight isn't worth it
COMMENT: So what to do? As an owner is the offer fair? That's open to interpretation.
The city where rents are still skyrocketing
Western Bay rent is on the up but there is just one suburb bucking the trend.
Homeowner 'disgusted' news of offer came from media
The council has offered the price paid for the house plus expenses.
Failed Bella Vista development: Council offers to buy 21 homes
The offer is not what homeowners said they wanted
Hawkesby: Uncertainty part of ongoing nightmare for Bella Vista residents
Comment: Council needs to be more upfront about Bella Vista problems.
Bella Vista lawyer: Council slow to front up with offer
The class action lawsuit is due to have its first court conference in a few weeks.
Chair of inquiry into promotion of top cop revealed
Chair and scope of government inquiry into Wally Haumaha's promotion revealed.
Forty-seven oil spills reported in Tauranga in two years
But only one is being prosecuted.
'Bear bait' - Kiwi kayaker paddles for life as grizzly gives chase
Jono Smith was almost bear bait after the Kiwi kayaker was chased down by a grizzly bear.
Two men charged over murder of Mitchell Paterson
Two men have been charged over Paterson's murder after his body was found near Tauranga.
Gang member admits putting axe in man's leg
A Mongrel Mob member swung an axe into a Black Power member's leg during a daylight fight.
Quiet Mount Maunganui street turns into crime scene
Inside, a man and woman were sleeping.
Local Focus: Avocado thefts 'skyrocketing' fuelling black market
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Killer of pregnant woman not guilty by reason of insanity
Man who killed father's partner thought he was possessed by devil, then decapitated sheep.
Man jailed six years for manslaughter of Don Turei Jr
Andrea Taiapa was sentenced to six years and four months imprisonment for manslaughter.
'I've been shot', BoP grandfather's final words
Gordon Leech yelled "I've been shot" before dying a short time later.
Scammers fleece people on streets with sob stories
"What a terrible thing to say, that your granddaughter's body is in the back of your van."
Kawerau siege: IPCA slams 'highly flawed' police tactics
AOS officers should never have gone into house which triggered 22-hour siege, says IPCA.
Anihera Zhou Black offers support to sexual abuse accuser
Anihera applauds a former Tauranga man's coming forward to police with abuse claims
Transpower's massive power-poles opposed
The largest power poles proposed for Maungatapu will be 35 and 45 metres tall.
Agents sold nearly 10 houses a day in June
An average of 9.8 houses were sold each day in June, REINZ figures show.
Putting together the gangland murder puzzle: Car found
Three men have been murdered in two weeks. What happened?
Trapped man on mountain writes farewell
Tauranga man hurt and stranded on Mt Ruapehu says he did not think he would survive.
Gang links to all three Waikato homicides: Top cop
Superintendent Bruce Bird says all three attacks were targeted and the community is safe.
Arrest made in McLaren Falls homicide investigation
Man charged with helping dispose of victim Mitchell Paterson's body.