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Te Puke house fire 'a tragedy' says owner
Owner of Te Puke rental property destroyed by fire grateful her tenants got out unscathed.

Butterflies before reffing on world stage
Coach misses semi final to take up huge opportunity.

Woman escapes serious injury after crash outside Te Puke church
Trapped driver escaped serious injury after her vehicle hit a tree outside Te Puke church.

Kiwifruit industry body predicts severe labour shortages
This season's labour shortage hit harder and earlier than expected

Cow 'in a bad way' after being hit by logging truck
Police attend crash in Paengaroa after logging truck hit a cow on the highway

Te Puke revel in 'special' win
It was rugby fever in Tauranga as Te Puna and Te Puke went head to head.

Elizabeth takes it easy — at 105
George V sat on the throne when Elizabeth Forbes was born

Aged care worker awarded $20K
An aged care worker has been awarded $20,000 and the promise of her old job by the ERA.

One person dies in Te Puke crash
The bridge marks the end of a 70km/h zone and the start of 100km/h.

Women's rugby reaches semifinals stage
Whakarewarewa, Rangiuru, Waikite and Rangataua will playoff for a spot in the final.

Coach wary of Mount's returning players
Baywide Rugby hits the semi final stage on Saturday. Te Puke take on Mount Maunganui.

Rangiuru enjoys last few weeks of season
Rangiuru turn their attention to play-off rugby after promotion secured

Te Puke do the Tai Mitchell double
Te Puke have won the Tai Mitchell rugby tournament for the second consecutive year.

Tai Mitchell Tournament, day one results
All the results from the first day of the Tai Mitchell rugby tournament in Rotorua.

Hoofing it: Wayward sheep causes ruckus in town
For a sheep that is never heard, Mallory has caused quite a disturbance in Te Puke.

Kiwifruit growers hail High Court win
The court said a duty of care was owed to kiwifruit growers.

Document designed to protect taonga
Action plan to be developed following signing of new river document.

Couple stumped over mystery tree felling
'I went to work and it was there. I came home and it was gone. It's outrageous.'

Baywide rugby: Te Puke Sports make their move at top of the table
Te Puke Sports move clear at top of Baywide Premier 1 table.

'Miracle' birth, and survival, of twin foals
A set of rare twin foals have stunned animal experts by their arrival and survival.

Crash victim says 'thanks' to lifesavers with donation
He lost his leg in a crash, but the consequences could easily have been much worse.

Fijian flyers finding their feet
Rugby academy scholarship recipients have talent in spades

Car salesmen stood down over racist comments
The woman at the centre of racist comments says she is overwhelmed by the response.

Fire scare sparks warning in Te Puke
Te Puke house moments away from going up in flames after hot ashes light up.

Papamoa gets a war memorial
Towns smaller than Papamoa have cenotaphs for their fallen.

100 lightning strikes in Bay
A thunderstorm crossed Tauranga about 6am, moving towards Whakatāne around 7am

Local pride on the line in charity boxing
You don't let losing rung through your mind says charity boxer

Man, 32, struck by train near Te Puke
One person has died in Te Puke after being hit by a train.

Rangiuru make big pre-season statement
Rangiuru have won the Ideal Buildings Baywide Women's Pre-Season Tournament in Rotorua.