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Cities look to Christchurch for earthquake lessons
The February earthquake in Christchurch lays bare the complacency which surrounds our risk-management of older buildings.

Rich pricks? No, that's not us, says Act's Boscawen
Act's new parliamentary leader says an image revamp is more than a decade overdue.

Home detention for man who fondled breasts
67-year-old convicted of fondling women's breasts while they visited his massage and acupuncture clinic.

Small cars need not tow the line
Got a small car or convertible and want to carry more than the boot can handle? A Tauranga towbar company says it has the answer, with a system designed to fit modern cars and tie into their complicated electronics.

Five of the best: Climbing walls
Climbing the walls this school holidays? Get them out climbing real ones instead at supervised walls around the region.

Tiki Taane: Cop wanted to prove a point
Following his arrest, singer Tiki Taane fears for artists if they can't express themselves freely.

Tiki Taane: One police officer upset at N.W.A song
Singer Tiki Taane says a nightclub altercation started after a police officer became upset at the lyrics of a song he was singing...

New CEO of Tauranga City Council named
Tauranga City Council has announced its new Chief Executive.

Tiki Taane arrested at Tauranga gig
Singer Tiki Taane has been charged with disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence.

Interiors: Home in the Grange
When Cherie Jeffery and Paul Jenness built a barn-style home, there was no debate about how it would look.

AC/DC drummer's appeal succeeds
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, who lives in Tauranga, has had his cannabis conviction quashed on the grounds that it would have stopped him from continuing to tour with the rock band. The 56-year-old pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined...