Sandra Conchie is a Multimedia Journalist for the Bay of Plenty Times based in Tauranga.
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'A noose with your name': Man guilty of making Jacinda Ardern death threats
He represented himself in court with what the judge called 'legal gobbledygook'.
'No blood on my hands': Man accused of Ardern death threat faces trial
Judge-alone trial date set for BOP man rearrested 20 months after warrant issued.
Chicken shed fire 'not flagged as suspicious'
Forty firefighters battled the blaze for about six hours.
'Very difficult': Fire destroys Inghams farm chicken shed in Matamata
Forty firefighters battled the blaze.
Watch: Car keeps veering into traffic in 'bloody scary' 25km drive
'We were all trying to get home safely and no one wanted to die on the way home.'
'Shattered': Friends mourn woman and mother-in-law killed in Taupō crash
There has been an outpouring of grief after the pair died in a road smash.
‘Absolutely tragic’: Grieving family, friend pay tribute to granddad shot while hunting
His family say he was well-known in his local community of Paeroa, in Hauraki.
School group gets lost in Bay of Plenty bush, police praise what they did next
The search for the missing students ended in success.
Investigation launched after 13 firefighting crews called to overnight blaze in Tokoroa
Firefighters remain at the scene today.
DNA match: Bloody airbag used to nab crash driver who fled after injuring four
He also lied to police and insurance, claiming his vehicle had been stolen.
Missing woman found dead after three-day search
Jude Coxhead, 62, was last seen by family in Tauranga on August 12.
Two-vehicle crash on Kaimai Range
Emergency services are at the scene on SH29 on the Kaimai Range.
Poo-lution: Reporoa farm owner cops fine after effluent reaches stream
The owner of a dairy farm in Reporoa has been fined for illegal effluent discharges.
Rugby league legend and ambassador 'saddened' by brawl
Comments come after fighting erupted at senior match.
'Trail of injured people': League match ends in 'all-out brawl'
Investigation launched after violence leaves witness 'shocked and disgusted'.
'Extreme grief' after Hamilton woman killed in shark attack
Locals and bach owners say they are devastated and saddened by the death of the woman.
Pedestrian hit and killed by car in Waihī
The crash happened on George St on the outskirts of Waihi.
Woman equestrian accused of child sex crimes denies fresh charges
Woman accused of sexual offending against young girls denies fresh charges.