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![Meth-addicted serial shoplifter punched supermarket worker in face](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meth-addicted serial shoplifter punched supermarket worker in face
A prolific shoplifter with a methamphetamine habit has been sent to jail.
![Murderous act of 'retribution' or 'reasonable' force in self-defence? Murder trial sums up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Murderous act of 'retribution' or 'reasonable' force in self-defence? Murder trial sums up
Defence and Crown lawyers close respective cases
![$197m water treatment plant opens - but don't expect summer water restrictions to end](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$197m water treatment plant opens - but don't expect summer water restrictions to end
The new water treatment plant will supply 35,000 households
!['Gigantic paperweight': Store owner says stolen $17k e-bike missing one key thing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Gigantic paperweight': Store owner says stolen $17k e-bike missing one key thing
Store owner puts 'bounty' out for information leading to thief's arrest.
![Public feedback wanted on proposed new fees for council pool use, hall hire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Public feedback wanted on proposed new fees for council pool use, hall hire
Tauranga City Council adopted the draft user fees for Bay Venues at a meeting on Monday.
![Carmen Hall: Rent-to-own better than state house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Carmen Hall: Rent-to-own better than state house
OPINION: Owning your own home should not be a privilege.
![Coromandel highway slip: ‘If that one goes, we’re basically an island’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coromandel highway slip: ‘If that one goes, we’re basically an island’
Waka Kotahi is closely monitoring an underslip on State Highway 25.
![Murder accused suffered 'acute distress disorder', court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Murder accused suffered 'acute distress disorder', court told
Defence opens in murder trial.
![Policeman's triple tasering of man in custody unjustified, despite acquittal - IPCA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Policeman's triple tasering of man in custody unjustified, despite acquittal - IPCA
The man had been in court custody at the time he was tasered.
![Earthquake rocks Bay of Plenty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Earthquake rocks Bay of Plenty
The first tremor was on Saturday, and the swarm could continue for weeks.
![Jo Raphael: New series aims to help families navigate cost of living crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jo Raphael: New series aims to help families navigate cost of living crisis
OPINION: I don't know how some families are coping.
![Food prices have been 'hiked up' - but here's how a mum saves money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Food prices have been 'hiked up' - but here's how a mum saves money
A Tauranga mum's food bill has doubled in three years, but these actions keep costs down.
![Exclusive: Alleged ‘Mr Big’ behind 500kg drug shipment extradited from Spain to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exclusive: Alleged ‘Mr Big’ behind 500kg drug shipment extradited from Spain to NZ
Alleged drug kingpin appeared in NZ court, granted interim name suppression.
![Thrifty tip: What this mum does at the supermarket to save money on food](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thrifty tip: What this mum does at the supermarket to save money on food
Their families still eat well, despite being strict on the budget.
![Shotgun killing: Murder accused insists victim was coming to 'shoot him'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shotgun killing: Murder accused insists victim was coming to 'shoot him'
The fatal shooting has been captured on CCTV footage.
![Coromandel scallop fishery to stay shut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coromandel scallop fishery to stay shut
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash made the decision based on new survey info.
![Why this man is making the 'scary' change from IT to hospitality - at 45](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why this man is making the 'scary' change from IT to hospitality - at 45
Brown is one of 11 new students who are part of HospoStart’s class of 2023.
![Number of banned guns seized after mosque shooting revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Number of banned guns seized after mosque shooting revealed
Local deerstalkers take aim at the Govt for how hunters were treated after March 15.
!['He took everything’: Broker admits blowing investors' $60k on sports betting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'He took everything’: Broker admits blowing investors' $60k on sports betting
"I’ve done something unforgivable. There’s no defence for what I did."
![From the Philippines to Poland: 5000 people attend multicultural festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From the Philippines to Poland: 5000 people attend multicultural festival
Volunteers donated their time to showcase their cultures at the festival.
![Who Loves Who the Most: Dance Exponents take on The Exponents, in a national tour celebrating 40 years of music](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who Loves Who the Most: Dance Exponents take on The Exponents, in a national tour celebrating 40 years of music
The 11-stop tour celebrates 40 years since their debut album Prayers Be Answered.
!['Overwhelmed': $20k scholarship puts dreams within reach for Masters student](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Overwhelmed': $20k scholarship puts dreams within reach for Masters student
“I could probably thank the whole world if I tried.”
![Kiri Gillespie: Future of racecourse plagued by dearth of details](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiri Gillespie: Future of racecourse plagued by dearth of details
People are asked to choose a preferred option but are they getting all the facts?
![Police seize $40k cash, meth, guns in Gisborne, Tauranga organised crime operation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police seize $40k cash, meth, guns in Gisborne, Tauranga organised crime operation
Police operation nets drugs, firearms and cash in Gisborne
!['Shaken awake': Swarm of more than 40 earthquakes hits Bay of Plenty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Shaken awake': Swarm of more than 40 earthquakes hits Bay of Plenty
Some were “very strong”, resident says.
![Muller exiting politics: 'I just didn't have the fire in the belly'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Muller exiting politics: 'I just didn't have the fire in the belly'
Muller's exit makes room for “young people waiting in the wings”.
![Fit, 36, non-smoker: Sister's plea after losing brother to cancer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fit, 36, non-smoker: Sister's plea after losing brother to cancer
“He’d been fatigued but then just sort of put it down to a busy life.”
!['I can breathe': After years sharing one bedroom, family get a home of their own](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I can breathe': After years sharing one bedroom, family get a home of their own
The move into a new home has been described as life-changing.
![Setting the rates: Council picks 'engagement' over consultation for plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Setting the rates: Council picks 'engagement' over consultation for plan
Councillor 'comfortable this is a sensible approach'.