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Samantha Motion: Changes to school names are remaking history

Opinion: Name changes can be met with grumbles of history erased.

Tauranga doctor takes on second career as Rotorua teacher

He's only 30 and is a doctor, and now a teacher and wants to do both to make a difference.

Sunshine and big crowds expected at One Love

The popular event has sold out for the fourth time.

Jo Raphael: What's next for tourism and hospitality?

OPINION: We're basking in a summer glow but it'll soon be back to reality.

Omanawa murder accused appears in court

Omanawa murder accused remanded in custody.

Murdered toddler: 'She is nobody's little princess any longer'

The impact of Maketū toddler Nevaeh Ager's murder was revealed at attacker's sentencing.

Family swear at judge as man who killed his best friend jailed

Carden Soole killed Joshua Michael Louis Copestake on January 4 last year.

'Brutal in the extreme': Dad who murdered 2-year-old daughter sentenced to life in prison

The Maketū father who murdered his 2-daughter has been sentenced.

You want a kitchen with that? Bay homeowners splurge on renos

One company expected this year could be its biggest ever.

Dawn Picken: Relief the word of the day as Biden takes reins

OPINION: America is on the path to rejoining the world.

The wait is over: NCEA exam results published online

NCEA results went online this morning.

Father in hospital after 'brutal' bashing while he tried to protect his kids

Police are appealing for any information about the attack in Papamoa on Sunday.

'It's all good news': Mayor reacts to 132% house price rise

'We have been well behind for some years.'

Dawn Picken: Is Martin Luther King jnr's dream still alive?

OPINION: King's dream is not dead, but it does appear to be on life support.

Lower speed limits on state highways frustrate locals

Significant chunks of NZ's state highway network are no longer 100km/h zones.

Jack Grace's Howard Morrison Quartet call up

Why Jack Grace has officially joined Howard Morrison Quartet Take Two.