'Trees snapped like toothpicks': Tornado destroys family home
Dan Tudman's daughter called him, screaming as their home was hit by a tornado.
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'We've had a bit of a hiding': Tornado as Bay of Plenty lashed with wild weather
"Driving conditions will also be hazardous with surface flooding and poor visibility."
Tactix charge back to beat Magic
An excellent second half gave the Tactix victory over the Magic.
Local Focus: Have your say on the revised annual plan
Covid-tweaked plan back out for public consultation. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Have your say on the revised annual plan
Covid-tweaked plan back out for public consultation. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Sacked: Real estate agent suggested vendor should share profits from sale
Real estate agent suggested vendor split some of the profit as a sign of appreciation.
Up and Running: Campaign offering small businesses free billboard ads 'overwhelming' success
Praise for free advertising scheme for small businesses affected by lockdown.
Six shootings: The Mongols and the violent turf war over Tauranga
Police on covert investigation quietly intervened to stop further violence in gang wars.
Mongols raids: AK47s, Molotov cocktails seized by police
The arrests will result in at least 228 charges being laid, police say.
Tighter rules at Tauranga port for foreign boat arrivals
Tauranga health authorities have clamped down on sailors entering the country.
Proposed jet fuel tank farm the 'last straw'
"It's time for all of the Mount and Tauranga to decide what we want to be."
Tauranga job seekers feeling 'daunted and fragile'
Competition for some jobs in Tauranga is running hot.
Hannah Tamaki: 'Why should I be squeezed into a little box?
The controversial leader of Vision NZ says criticism is "water off a swan's back".
Man jailed for child sex crimes on infant daughter
Man's actions described as "appalling offending" and "depraved conduct".
Gang war fears grow: Mongols boss locked up over loaded pistol
Mongols leader robbed Greazy Dogs rival of gang colours at knifepoint, police allege.
'I can't forgive him': How a road-rage clash ended tragically
Widow: 'I feel like he robbed me of a couple of years with him.'
Local Focus: It's showtime for local theatres
Tauranga Mayor first in line for Baycourt’s reopening. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Massive distraction': New twist in deputy mayor row
'For the sake of the city, we needed to put this to bed.'
Local Focus: It's showtime for theatres in Tauranga
Tauranga Mayor first in line for Baycourt's reopening. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Analysis: NZ's offensive place names - and the case to have them changed
It comes amid renewed calls to rename Hamilton the original Māori name Kirikiriroa.
'Bright future' for CBD. More than $40 million commercial consents approved
The report showed 32 commercial building consents worth more than $40m were issued in May.
Muller promises more welfare spending under a National Government
Muller made the commitments in a wide-ranging speech in his home town of Te Puna today.
Coldest June morning in five years: Otago town shivers at -12.3C
Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.
Cloudy with a chance of rugby - Super match set
Sunday's forecast for Auckland's return to Super Rugby.
Stoners or socially acceptable users? Views aired over legalising cannabis
Should we be allowed to smoke and grow cannabis for recreational purposes?
Simultaneous raids: Cash, guns, vehicles seized in major organised crime operation
Six people arrested following raids in Whakatāne, Tauranga, Waikato and Auckland.
'We were at war': How one Tauranga hotel saved dozens of jobs
'From a challenge, we have made an opportunity'.
$2 billion bonanza: Bay kiwifruit growers take lion's share of rewards
Results incredibly encouraging, says Zespri chairman.
'Lifeblood of our business': Bay companies save local jobs during crisis
Hundreds of small businesses avoid making workers redundant.
'Feed them to the pigs': Man admits sending Simon Bridges death threat
He was angered after watching a debate between Bridges and Jacinda Ardern.
'Tragic accident': Popular teacher killed in 30km/h kitesurfing crash
Victim was safety conscious - but expert says oversights were a factor in accident.
'We've been wronged': US White Island honeymooners seek damages
The honeymooners plan to seek damages from both the cruise line and the tour operators.
King beds and spa: Inside new multimillion-dollar superyacht
Forty local businesses involved in building luxury 90-tonne catamaran.
'Very angry': White Island survivor lashes out at authorities over rescue delays
Stephanie Browitt survived but her sister and father were among the 21 who died.