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'Buried alive': Eels likely died due to council contractors not following code of practice

'We are in the process of developing a standard operating procedure.'

Food prices lift 5%: Milk, butter and cheese drive rise

All five food groups recorded higher prices compared to last year, stats show.

Man accused of Tūrangi woman's murder named

Lance Dickinson, 27, is charged with murdering Cherie-Lee Bell in June.

'Unprecedented growth': $55m expansion for Tauranga shopping centre

Tauranga Crossing is adding 8100sq m of new retail space by October this year.

'Deeply concerned': Nurses vote to strike again in September

Health NZ has asked the union to 'put patients first' and return to the bargaining table.

Retired farm dog Fudge up for Top Dog With a Job

Fudge visited the rest home next door to her farm. When the farmer retired, she moved in.

Opinion: Govt's farm-to-forest ban fails rural NZ

OPINION: Proposed changes fail to meet expectations on carbon forestry.

Retired dairy farmer knits more than 1000 blankets for neonatal babies

Mike Gilligan makes colourful baby blankets for Whangārei Hospital.

She went to 1000 funerals by the age of 18 – now it's inspired a solo stage show

As a child, Kristyl Neho assumed everyone grew up around death.

Double-decker dining: Restaurateurs trying to release Napier's hospitality handbrake

A double-decker bus has been transformed into a dining room, with surrounding food trucks.

'Absolute ball': Kiwi optometrist walks length of the UK to support charities

His 1700km walk raised $20,000 for Eye Care for Africa and almost $2000 for Glaucoma NZ.

'Challenging conversation' ahead as museum faces funding gap

Rotorua Museum faces an $8.3m shortfall, with staged reopening an option to cut costs.

Editorial: The suite life and bootcamps - are efforts for troubled teens working?

OPINION: One spent a year living in a motel, 10 had a year in a military-style academy.

Taskforce to look into local workforce needs after proposed Toi-Ohomai campus closure

Toi-Ohomai proposed last month to close the campus in Tokoroa.

'Last resort': More schools struggle as teacher illness forces students home

Whangārei Boys' High had 20 teaching staff unwell, forcing Year 12s to be rostered home.

'Her behaviour is pathetic': Judge lambasts woman's five-month theft spree across three regions

The 47-year-old has 90 previous convictions, 55 of them for dishonesty offences.