'Once it’s gone, it’s gone': The risks of cities sprawling into farmland
OPINION: Yes, we need houses, but productive land is a precious and finite resource.
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The chore war: How working couples can make peace on the home front
Some women feel they have to 'parent' their male partners, which is a 'turn-off'.
Two arrests after shooting, gunpoint robbery in Bay of Plenty
Police say they hope the arrests will reassure the community.
Gutted to lose him for the season: Chiefs boss on Sam Cane's Tokyo shift
Chiefs skipper takes break from NZ to play in Japan.
Victimised again: Jailed mobster got victim to change her testimony
Jason Rex Maney sentenced for wilfully attempting to pervert the course of justice.
White Island tragedy will change the way adventure tourism works in NZ
Whakaari Management Limited has been found guilty of breaching workplace safety laws.
Revealed: What not to talk about in your next job interview
'Talk about it at offer – you don’t have to talk about it at application'
Pay $50 or go to hospital: Mum says fee hike at after-hours clinic 'horrendous'
'I’m on a benefit ... having a spare $50 - it’s pretty hard in this day and age.'
Opinion: It's only a game and no one died
OPINION: There were so many winners at the Rugby World Cup, writes Tommy Wilson.
Kāinga Ora reveals nine more housing developments for Ōwhata
What do locals think about more Kāinga Ora houses on the eastern side of Rotorua?
'Improves safety and experience': Refurbished birthing unit opens
Investment brought the 'current birthing facilities in line with relevant standards'.
Message in a bottle: Fisherman in Canada finds Coromandel man's 2014 letter
'Well, well, well. I’ll go eat my hat,' the letter's author says. 'You’ve made my year.'
'We need it and I can do it': Why top developer is building for Kāinga Ora
'I realise I will have some people who will give me a bit of stick.'
Wife's last words as husband of 60 years strangled her with a tie
They went out for breakfast, sat in the sun and went home, where he prepared to kill her.
'Bloody ridiculous': Veteran truckie tells of drivers using laptops, maps behind wheel
Fines for using mobile phones while driving have soared in the past six months.
Armed police presence in rural area near Tauranga
Plainclothed police staff with vests on could be seen walking up a rural driveway.
'Sun on the horizon' - Thunderstorms and rain to end the week before finer days are upon us
The better weather is expected to last through to at least the middle of the month.
'Amazing tenancy demand': Build costs and interest rates hit $200m sold-out Tauranga development
'If we see a drop in interest rates next year then I think it will start to stimulate.'
'Looks like the wild west': Fire-gutted motel greets Rotorua tourists
A fire gutted the Golden Glow Motel's main building almost two years ago.
'Legal and financial minefield': How blended families can avoid inheritance battles
Every family is unique but blended families have some more complications.
'Significant disruption': Road to close for three months in $655m project
'There will be an inevitable impact for people who travel through this area.'
Tauranga commissioners appointment prompts apology from 'misleading' Govt dept
Internal Affairs said it didn't hold the information requested. The Ombudsman said it did.
Two stages, 50+ artists, One Love '24 to be the biggest yet
Five new international acts and 20 Kiwi artists have just been added to the line-up.
Mayor set to visit Japan and China - who will foot the bill
Tania Tapsell will visit two of Rotorua's sister cities at a cost of $10,000.
Wild weather: Tree falls on house, Coromandel town residents asked to conserve water
Emergency services were called just before 8.20pm.
'Shock factor': Teacher-turned-makeup artist shares her Halloween horrors
'I've always just loved creepy things.'
Public to get say on controversial 130-home Pongakawa development
The Western Bay of Plenty development is one step closer, despite opposition.
Owner appeals menacing ruling after 'anxious' dog bites Facebook buyer
The owner says her dog did not have a history of aggression before the incident.
'I can't move': Retiree tries to get on waitlist for knee surgery for six years
'It just gets worse.”' the 82-year-old says.
'Intense' and 'gutting': Bay spectators on the Rugby World Cup loss
Spectators described the final as 'intense' and 'gutting'.
Lotto: $42,165 Powerball second division ticket sold in Tauranga
People should check their Lotto tickets as soon as possible.
Raft of arrests as conflict simmers and gang tension flares
Three people arrested and offensive weapons found by police in Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki.
Child Cancer Foundation breakfast and auction raises $21k
“We’re always happy with the support that we get.”