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Local Focus: Choir gets the brain moving
The Brainwave Singers are celebrating Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Choir gets the brain moving
The Brainwave Singers are celebrating Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Woman seriously burned, man arrested
Police are trying to work out how a woman, who is in a critical condition, was injured.
NZ's 'nakation' hotspot, with nudist cafe and nude karaoke
New Zealand is a top destination for holidaying naked.
Local Focus: Bay a hotspot for 'nakation', with nudist cafe & nude karaoke
New Zealand is now a top destination for holidays without clothes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Person suffers burns in Tauranga shed blaze
Three crews and 12 firefighters were working to control the "well ablaze" shed
Rich lister cleared over farm sale; claims 'lacked merit'
Colin Armer and his co-defendants are now due a costs payout into the millions
Three injured after crash into sand dunes
An overnight crash at a popular beachside community has put three in hospital.
Injured tramper tied ankle with gaffer tape and sticks
John strapped his badly hurt ankle with sticks and gaffer tape before climbing the ridge.
Big wet a brief relief from humid start to summer
Rain around the country will ease by the end of the day.
Three injured after crash near Katikati
Elderly Morrinsville couple among trio injured in crash near Apata Station Rd.
Last text: 'I'll be home for Christmas'
David Fisher's parents pay tribute to their son after 26-year-old's drowning.
Christmas risks revealed: Beware the cork in the eye
Carrying Christmas trees is a key cause of festive injury claims.
Dead Kiwi's family need help getting him home by Xmas
Young dad's family is hoping to bury him by Christmas.
Driver cheats death as beer bottles dropped from bridge
Windscreen left shattered with bits of green glass embedded in it.
MetService: 'Don't take fine weather for granted'
Temperatures are set to "yoyo" the week before Christmas, the MetService warns.
Bay of Plenty highway cleared of 1km cream slick
A milk tanker lost its load, causing major problems on SH29.
Hard times to be homeless and female
Hamilton woman reveals hard truths about being homeless. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kiwi supermarket's 'English only' sign
The sign caused a stir when it was posted on social media.
Life on the street: The grim reality of being homeless
Homeless can be hard to help when constantly relocated. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: Homeless and female
Hamilton woman reveals hard truths about being homeless. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Woman stabbed at Mount, man arrested
Police say man arrested after reports of stabbing in Nikau Cres, the Mount.
Marie Harlick's killer jailed for at least 17 years
Gang member to spend at least 17 years in prison for fatal assault on partner.
Director of water bottling plant has yet another attempt
The latest proposal would see 18m litres of NZ water a day sent offshore.
Local Focus: Businesses support Tauranga Community Foodbank
It's the largest amount of donations in history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Businesses support Tauranga Community Foodbank
It's the largest amount of donations in history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Revealed: $20 million linked to Head Hunters boss - police
Police allege nearly $20m - half in cash - banked by entities linked to Wayne Doyle.
Woman run over during Papamoa fight
People were fighting with sticks, garden tools and bats in a Papamoa street.
One dead after car and tanker crash near Opotiki
The crash happened just before 9pm on State Highway 2 in Opotiki.
Chaos in Papamoa: 'I know a gun when I see one'
One person has serious injuries after reportedly being hit by a car.
Speed limit increases to 110km/h for North Island roads
The Tauranga Eastern Link and Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway limit increases