Some kiwifruit growers in financial strife after 'catastrophic' season
'Unbelievably bad' kiwifruit season has the industry experiencing huge pressures.
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Brian Thorne had just minutes to get to safety when his pensioner unit flooded on Monday.
'The bed floated': 73yo pensioner scales brick wall to escape devastating floodwaters
'I’ve lost absolutely everything ... Years of memories and things have gone.'
Where is Daisy? Great white shark's tracker detected in landlocked suburb
Shark scientist Dr Riley Elliott had been tracking the great white.
Why Zespri's earnings took a hit
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'Heartbreaking': Beach residents count cost of flash flood
The local surf club president said the deluge 'came without warning'.
Flooded Waihī Beach pensioner flats may not be safe for months
'They left with the clothes on their back.'
Damage assessed after dozens evacuated in Waihī Beach flooding
Civil Defence teams assessing damage caused by flash flooding.
Why this Kiwi opera star pulled her sister around a cemetery in Prague
The Kiwi soprano was on an unusual, yet specific, mission.
'I hate traffic': Man spends night in campervan to avoid highway delays
He's joined by about 25,000 vehicles a day on the stretch of highway.
Elderly evacuated, tradies trapped as 'widespread flooding' hits Waihī Beach
Reports include a car being stuck in floodwaters.
'What any local would do': Hordes jumping 'horrendous' SH2 queues, council counts show
The council says drivers are already tense enough with the current congestion.
Precious antiques found by family, decades on
Jenny Gawith's mother plates were found decades later in an antique shop.
'Rat runners' label 'unfair to rats': Councillor lashes out over clogged roads
The problem is believed to be making traffic congestion on SH2 worse than it should be.
Food prices: How to stop throwing your money in the bin
An expert shares how people can make the most of their groceries as living costs increase.
Revealed: City homes wasting 84 tonnes of food a week - and what you can do about it
An expert shares how people can make the most of their groceries as living costs rise.
'Quite serious': Drug-dealing, homelessness, burnout concerns for closed, storm-hit road
It's likely to be at least another year before a decision on the road's future is made.
'Too much pressure': Mum sick of SH2 traffic puts house up for rent
Another mum had to move her child's daycare so she could get to work on time.
'People are incredible': Thousands flow in for dad desperate to stay alive for son
The outpouring of support has blown the family away.
Storm-hit district facing $20m repair bill awaits funding clarity from Govt
Councillor questions $9.8m spend on one road when $4m to re-open another too 'difficult'.
North Island set for more sub-tropical downpours today
After last week’s deluge, more rain on the sodden soils could mean slips and floods.
'I will earn the right to be MP': Candidate, 26, says he's prepared to 'fight' for seat
“I’ve got the skills to be the best possible advocate for the Bay of Plenty."
'Utterly ridiculous': Motorists complain of long delays on SH2
Waka Kotahi warns peak hour traffic on 'sensitive' stretch of SH2 will be bad for a while.
'We need it': Mayor vows to fight to keep link road on track
"This is a very important roading project."
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'Particularly tough time': Bad weather prunes kiwifruit crop volume
One of the lowest volumes in the past 20 years is expected for Green kiwifruit.
BoP road information, latest rainfall amounts
The region is in clean up mode after days of rain.
Weather: Intense rainfall brings flooding and slips to BoP
Motorists were trapped on the Kaimai Range as heavy rain pelted the region.
Live: Highways blocked, motorists trapped, rivers rising as heavy rain hits BoP
An orange rain warning is in place for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula.
'Time is of the essence': $30-40 million bridge to replace SH25A Coromandel
There are three options for a permanent solution to fix the highway.
Fresh rain warnings issued for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel
More wet weather on the way, plea to be prepared
Live: Highway reopens after slip, schools closed due to 'localised flooding'
State Highway 34 is closed this morning as heavy rain lashes the region.