Here are the top 10 stories that went big over the past seven days.
Read more: Police seek missing Tauranga woman
Tauranga police are appealing for help to find a missing woman last seen three days ago.
Read more: Mum's shock as run away work truck smashes through house
A Tauranga mother of two is thankful her family was not injured after a truck crashed into her home.
Read more: Couple swallowed by mud at Omokoroa beach
A couple have told how they nearly died after being trapped by a quicksand-like substance while walking their dog at a Bay of Plenty beach.
Read more: Doctor suspended from practising
A doctor who wrote herself prescriptions for controlled drugs and who was also convicted of drink-driving has been censured, suspended from practising for three months and banned from prescribing controlled drugs for two years.
Read more: Bold revamp for Tauranga city centre
An ambitious project to revamp the central city has been unveiled, with plans for a new civic centre, museum and more green space.
Read more: Scarred for life, court told
An Affco cleaner impaled through the head with a mutton-spreader hook says he still has nightmares about the workplace accident which left him with life-changing injuries
Read more: Goal to improve heart health
A Tauranga doctor has been awarded $150,000 from the Heart Foundation for a revolutionary research programme aimed at preventing heart disease in Maori.
Read more: Owner devastated after house fire
A solo mother who scrimped and saved to buy her family a home is devastated after a fire nearly destroyed the property.
Read more: Home after 12 year adventure
Grahame and Katy Dyer have arrived home in New Zealand after living in Cambodia for 12 years where they adopted a baby while working and raising their young family.
Read more: NZTA criticised after fatal collision kills Bay man
A Mount Maunganui man is dead after he was struck by a truck while crossing a dangerous intersection in Hawke's Bay.