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![Shark attack victim's final moments revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shark attack victim's final moments revealed
Coroner recommends drones be deployed by lifeguards at beaches.
!['That's not me': Mitre 10 thieves return stolen bits for refund](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'That's not me': Mitre 10 thieves return stolen bits for refund
A man and woman stole drill bits and saw blades by hiding them in their clothes.
!['Sleepless nights': Photographer left trail of newlyweds without snaps for months](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Sleepless nights': Photographer left trail of newlyweds without snaps for months
The months ticked by and the pictures didn't eventuate.
!['Little regard to health and safety': Inflatable slide operator fined after collapse injures children](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Little regard to health and safety': Inflatable slide operator fined after collapse injures children
The company has had 11 prior interactions with WorkSafe NZ.
!['Commonsense has prevailed': Govt drops international primary students ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Commonsense has prevailed': Govt drops international primary students ban
International students will be welcome back to the country from July 31.
!['I was helping you, not my dying sister,' motorcyclist told after guilty plea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I was helping you, not my dying sister,' motorcyclist told after guilty plea
Motorcyclist changes plea on fourth day of trial, admits he caused death of fellow rider.
![Details revealed of mining company's tunnels under conservation land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Details revealed of mining company's tunnels under conservation land
OceanaGold is relying on mining under conservation land between Waihi and Whangamata.
![High school avoids prosecution after student drowns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High school avoids prosecution after student drowns
Instead, an "enforceable undertaking" will cost Melville High School about $266,000.
![Man dead, woman injured in 'incident' at Anzac Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man dead, woman injured in 'incident' at Anzac Bay
Police have referred the death to the Coroner.
!['Thoroughly cook mussels': Warning after spike in illness relating to food prep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Thoroughly cook mussels': Warning after spike in illness relating to food prep
Three cases have been reported in the Lakes District Health Board region this summer.
![Locations of interest: Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA listed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Locations of interest: Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA listed
Anyone at the Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA on January 5 should self-isolate immediately.
![Horror holiday period the deadliest for drownings in 25 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Horror holiday period the deadliest for drownings in 25 years
It's been the deadliest holiday period in New Zealand waters in nearly 25 years.
!['No-tolerance approach': Whangamatā police warn NYE partygoers after bottles thrown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'No-tolerance approach': Whangamatā police warn NYE partygoers after bottles thrown
People are being urged to celebrate safely.
!['A real shame': Great white sharks wash up on beach near Waihī](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'A real shame': Great white sharks wash up on beach near Waihī
MPI staff spotted the sharks while patrolling for netting activity.
![Holiday traffic, crashes cause major delays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Holiday traffic, crashes cause major delays
Waka Kotahi is advising people to drive with care.
![Remaining dotterel chicks perish at Waihi Beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Remaining dotterel chicks perish at Waihi Beach
There are just five pairs of dotterels from Waihi Beach to Bowentown
!['Is that grandpop?': Mystery of Kiwi WWII prisoner of war photo solved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Is that grandpop?': Mystery of Kiwi WWII prisoner of war photo solved
It's not the first time poignant pics have touched family of soldier once presumed dead.
!['Dream come true': Schmidt reflects on bronze at Tokyo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Dream come true': Schmidt reflects on bronze at Tokyo
Schmidt won New Zealand's first Olympic medal in trampoline gymnastics.
![Waihi drowning: School board charged after death of student](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihi drowning: School board charged after death of student
Jaden Chhayrann, 17, got caught in a rip while going for a swim on a geography trip.
![GPs copping abuse from frustrated patients waiting for vaccine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
GPs copping abuse from frustrated patients waiting for vaccine
Staff were getting daily phone calls from frustrated patients wanting to be vaccinated.
!['Dangerous' wire ropes and 'nobody can get off the road' on section of SH2](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Dangerous' wire ropes and 'nobody can get off the road' on section of SH2
Residents wanted wire ropes removed and a place for drivers to safely pull over.
!['Tell them to bring their guns': Details of fatal police shooting revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Tell them to bring their guns': Details of fatal police shooting revealed
A coroner's inquest is under way after a man was shot and killed by police in 2016.
![Woman, 63, dies in Waihī house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman, 63, dies in Waihī house fire
Fire crews arrived to be confronted by a well-involved blaze.
![Waihī Beach's battler: Former PM backs petition over apartment developments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihī Beach's battler: Former PM backs petition over apartment developments
'It's in the public interest and I stand firmly for it,' says former PM.
![Waihī Beach drowning: Charges laid over Hamilton student's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihī Beach drowning: Charges laid over Hamilton student's death
Those charged will appear in the Hamilton District Court in May.
![Truck and car collide in serious crash in Bay of Plenty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Truck and car collide in serious crash in Bay of Plenty
Emergency teams have closed State Highway 2 in Athenree Gorge, while investigators work.
![Good food, good luck and no cigarettes: Helen Clark's father George, on turning 99](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Good food, good luck and no cigarettes: Helen Clark's father George, on turning 99
George Clark says one of his highlights is having four "wonderful" daughters.
![Mangawhai Heads surf lifeguards win award for saving man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mangawhai Heads surf lifeguards win award for saving man
The man had sustained a serious cut to his leg that went all the way down to the bone.
!['Huge': $1m-plus sales soar in small seaside holiday towns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Huge': $1m-plus sales soar in small seaside holiday towns
The number of $1 million-plus properties sold in Waihi Beach has tripled in a year.