White Island eruption: The dead, the missing and the injured
The dead, the missing and the injured after the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
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White Island eruption: ex-mayor wants tours to continue
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Local Focus: White Island victims remembered in ‘paddle out’
“People who came to holiday here won’t be going home.” Made with funding from NZ On Air.
NZ Rugby awards: Bay volunteer celebrated
Bay of Plenty stars were among those honoured at the New Zealand Rugby Awards.
Simon Wilson: Beware small-minded politicians hiding behind fake economic arguments
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Local Focus: Time running out to talk trash
Tauranga sends too much household waste to landfill. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Seamen jointly charged over $17m P bust
Customs seized the methamphetamine from a cargo ship in the Port of Tauranga.
Local Focus: Time running out to talk trash
Tauranga sends too much household waste to landfill. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Dreadful decision': Families split between hospitals
"People had to make a decision as to where they would go and who they would be with."
'Instinct' behind helicopter 'heroes' at White Island
"They went far beyond what could be expected of anyone," Lachie Storey said.
Wayne Brown: 'Once in a lifetime' port move must be seized
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'I'll try to keep the streak going and make it six'
He says it will be no easy task but he'll give it a crack.
Passengers receiving counselling after White Island tragedy
Major support operation is underway in Tauranga city for White Island eruption victims.
White Island eruption: Cruise ship passengers tell of mood change on board
"They were on holiday. Nobody expects this to happen." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ovation revises cruise itinerary after White Island tragedy
Of the 47 people on the island during the explosion 38 were cruise passengers.
Steve Braunias: White Island latest tragedy in year of grief and unimaginable terror
Comment: As a name, White Island is about to take on a new and terrible resonance.
Warning after major chemical spill at Mount Maunganui
Multiple fire crews respond to a major flammable liquid spill at a Totara St.
Suzuki Series roars into life in Taupo
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Teenager seriously injured after assault in central Tauranga
Police were still on the scene investigating.
Samoa measles tragedy sparks concerns in Bay
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Watch: Kiwi mum confronts man who 'tried to get daughter in his car'
Video of mum challenging man has been viewed more than 125,000 times.
Runaway Tauranga lawyer surfaces in Australia
The solicitor left the country six years ago rather than front up to a court.
'Extraordinary roll growth': New Pāpāmoa primary school planned
A proposed new school in Pāpāmoa needs the Education Minister's approval.
Work trip tragedy: Dive victim was a father of 8
Tauranga man William 'Wolfie' Marupo was a father of 8 children.