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Eastern link night closures coming up

The closure will enable the movement of bridge beams.

The Premium Debate: Online subscribers have their say on Labour’s woes

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

NZ's first Woolworths (2.0): Supermarket reopening 'a special moment'

The store is the first of the country's 194 supermarkets to make the change to Woolworths.

Whakatōhea’s Treaty Settlement Bill gets first reading in Parliament

Whānau and dignitaries gathered to witness a pivotal moment in the Iwi's history.

Dairy's 'perfect storm': Farmers steeling for downturn say pain will be widespread

'The mental anguish is probably starting to have quite an impact on all farmers.'

'Almost paralysing': She thought she had dementia at 36. But it was something else

'I would just freeze and have no idea what we were just talking about.'

'He never had a bed': Mongols vice president's 'shocking' road to 16 years jail

Hone Ronaki was deported from Australia in October 2018.

‘Long time coming’: Twice denied, Māori to get place at council's table

The vote was 9-3, with one councillor calling the decision ‘totally wrong'.

Increased risk of injury or death: Cathedral Cove tracks closed for summer

People urged to stay away from the cove and nearby bays.

Tūhourangi celebrate launch of mountain bike club

It has been a vision for the iwi for the past five years.

‘For the community’: Hapū vows to fight any hospital plans for racecourse reserve

Mana whenua representative says community access to recreational space should stay.

Missing woman found dead after three-day search

Jude Coxhead, 62, was last seen by family in Tauranga on August 12.

'Extreme': Man jailed for having 143 child abuse porn videos

Customs caught the man and said the 'impact of this abuse can be devastating'.

Commercial building fire in Gate Pā

Fire crews were called shortly before midday.

80-year-old refused five rentals as elder housing 'crisis' looms in city

Advocates say there's a "vacuum" of housing for seniors after council villages sold.

The team behind a tragedy: How experts help school children after trauma

The team was called in to help after the train tragedy in Mount Maunganui.

Pukehina fatal crash: Police name 23-year-old killed

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.

'Massive potential for change': Investment fund takes on housing crisis

'Why wouldn’t an investor choose social good over another investment of equal risk?'