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The 44-year-old has shed more than 30kg climbing Mauao.
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Wild weather: Rain and winds cause flooding, power cuts
Petone Working Men's Club was one spot hit with flooding inside the bar.
Widow claims politician husband was a paedophile
Prominent Tauranga leader Awanui Black accused after his death.
Horses and cows: $10.3m Lotto winner's $6m spend up
Lotto Lou reflects on life, $10.3m richer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Lotto winner spends $6m in a year
Lotto Lou reflects on life, $10.3m richer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Is there a link between Rotorua and Mars?
Is there life on Mars? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Four suspected suicides in rest homes
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has revised its Suicide Prevention Action Plan.
Mayor and builder query KiwiBuild criteria
Price cap for any KiwiBuild houses built in Tauranga is currently sitting at $500,000.
Man accused of filming women in loos
Tauranga man faces charges of filming of women in public toilets and changing rooms.
Five deny dealing in synthetic cannabis
Five accused of synthetic cannabis supply ring head to trial
Tauranga pair charged with dealing synthetic cannabis and money laundering
Two Poike people charged with synthetic cannabis dealing and money laundering.
Accused revealed in Red Fox Tavern 1987 murder case
One of the men charged with the murder of Chris Bush can now be named.
Shipton-Schollum rape victim: Top cop should go
The woman raped by Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum says Wally Haumaha should resign.
Confident in kiwifruit and avocados
A net 45 per cent of Bay households expect the region's economy to improve in 12 months.
Couple's Cohen passion big as a house
Mr G has spray-painted a realistic portrait of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen.
Tauranga building boom worth half a billion dollars
$516 million worth of commercial consents issued in Tauranga in the past year.
Kiwi angler hooks record-breaking tuna
Five minutes after casting out Helen Horrocks hooked a record-breaking tuna
Sunday night is now curry night for Tauranga's homeless
Volunteers from Te Puke's Sikh Sangat group are putting on free weekly dinners in Tauranga
Police launch homicide inquiry after 2yo's body found in river
Police are speaking to a person of interest.
Life savings lost: More New Zealand victims of 'global scam'
More Kiwis sucked into apparent global investment scam.
Local Focus: Taking it to the world stage
How Te Puia are taking Māori culture to the world. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Where to next for Rotorua cultural tourism?
Māori tourism is booming, but where to from here? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Tauranga holistic vet Liza Schneider
Meet the Tauranga vet who saves pets and wildlife. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: ‘Doctor Doolittle’ helping to rehabilitate animals around the community
A local vet has helped save thousands of animals around the Bay of Plenty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Disabled waka ama paddler off to world champs
Andrew Priest will wear the silver fern and represent NZ at the World sprint waka sprints.
Record low temperatures possible in Auckland
Auckland could be zero degrees or lower on Saturday morning.
'Nasty' drunken assault on taxi driver
Man told to pay reparation and do community work after he admits assaulting taxi driver.
Bella Vista report: $4 million owed - but just $28 in the bank
Liquidators of Bella Vista have $28 with which to pay more than $4 million to creditors.
Tauranga businessman admits child pornography charges
Court documents revealed offending was committed in Tauranga between Oct-Dec last year.
$20m marina expansion proposal for Sulphur Point
The expected waiting time for a berth in the marina is 20 years.
We should not push the homeless into the shadows
As with any growing city, new issues emerge. Leaders are grappling with these challenges.
Ex-Black Cap eco-cleaning P homes
Controversial report hasn't stopped homeowners wanting P-contaminated homes cleaned
Avocado thieves on the prowl - police warning
Police are warning avocado growers of an increase in thefts from Bay orchards.