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Armed police incident: Charges after police station windows smashed
Police allege a pickaxe was found nearby; the suspect is due in court today.
‘Treated like an animal’: Gang member involved in mob killing kept in kennel as a baby
The three-day sentencing came to an end with lengthy jail terms handed down.
Police investigate ‘unexplained’ death in Bay of Plenty
Police urge anyone with information to call 105.
Fire crews tackle house blaze in Kawerau
Fire crews have left the scene of a house fire in Kawerau.
'Kill him': Armed mobster on meth-fuelled rampage held 74yo man hostage
He was fleeing police when he broke into the pensioner's home and assaulted him.
Genesis Energy's plan to reduce coal dependency
Genesis has taken another step towards reducing its reliance on coal for Huntly.
NZ's hottest town: Locals stay vigilant
Niwa recorded the hottest temperatures for December in Kawerau at 34.8C.
Why Four Square is finally apologising to Kiwi feminist after 55 years
Joss Shawyer resisted forced adoption and supported other single mothers to do the same
Why Four Square is finally apologising to Kiwi feminist after 55 years
Joss Shawyer resisted forced adoption and supported other single mothers to do the same
Living in limbo: Motorhome dwellers seek secure parking
Kawerau resident Christine Larsen argues for a secure facility for those in motorhomes.
'Keep that flame alight': How rising teen beat the odds and wrote a song about it
Why Nikau Grace's latest single is a bit special.
Councillor braces for more anti-Māori rhetoric
Toni Boynton believes rhetoric will increase as Māori ward referendum approaches.
'Mighty dream': Bid to build cancer lodge near hospital hits hurdles
Some people 'compromising' on cancer fight due to costs, logistics of getting to Tauranga.
Mayors 'cautiously optimistic' about keeping mills from closing
The Government has invited the mayors to work with WPI on possible solutions.
Shane Te Pou: Tax cuts mean nothing when you've lost your job
OPINION: Persistent unemployment among young people causes life-time issues.
Double gold star: Firefighter Pinky’s 50 years of service honoured
Tauranga man Robert Pinkerton has done 50 years in the fire service.
Jones opens new road in Kawerau, community centre in Kaingaroa
Visit comes as Kaingaroa regains access to clean running water after four days without.
Shane Te Pou: Where to next for Tauranga - a developers' dream or a city for everyone?
OPINION: The first time I ever got called a 'black bastard' was in a pub in Tauranga.
$20m project: NZ paper mill switches from gas to geothermal steam
Mill decarbonisation 'equivalent to removing over 2200 cars from the road'.
Teens aged 14-15 arrested after alleged stabbing outside fuel station
One person was found in a critical condition.
One critical after reported altercation in BoP
Police tape is surrounding a service station.
'I did not do that, sir': Five cousins say man sexually abused them, including after church
One aunty said when she was told of the alleged abuse, she read Bible verses to the man.
'Struggling': Poverty worst in 60 years says school principal
"We were poor. We didn’t have anything, but we were never poverty-stricken."
Planned $300m fossil-free fuel plant will employ 100 workers
Australian-listed company Foresta has announced the signing of a 30-year lease.
'Tell me I'm your boyfriend': Teen woke to armed mobster in her bedroom
Anthony Pearce, who also stabbed a man in the neck, has argued against his sentence.
Who is behind the up to $1 billion in claims against Norske Skog's Tasman mill?
The now-shuttered mill had faced environmental complaints going back decades.