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SH2 truck fire scene now clear

Emergency services are on scene.

Two businesses hit by thieves overnight

The businesses were less than 3km apart.

BoP weather: Caution urged after further slips

The region is in clean-up mode after heavy rain.

Each day, he fears his wife and son won't wake up. A small machine could change that

"CGMs shouldn’t be a luxury. It’s time for New Zealand to wake up and catch up."

'If you can’t afford it, you die': Cancer drugs cost mum $132k in 3 years

'There must be a better system ... [where] everyone can get some form of funding.'

'A fighter for Tauranga Moana': Historian remembered for treaty work - and 'superpowers'

His greatest legacy would be the "wealth of knowledge" left for the younger generation.

Disaster-fatigued? How to manage the mental impacts of storms

An expert explains the signs of disaster fatigue to watch out for after the latest storm.

Brother misses out on winning Lotto ticket to his sister

And she already knows what she's going to do with the winnings.

Opinion: Working fulltime and studying? Why you should hang in there

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Whānau Ora students show why it's worth being committed.

The Premium Debate: Use the Budget to give the team of five million a break

Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.

Weather: Intense rainfall brings flooding and slips to BoP

Motorists were trapped on the Kaimai Range as heavy rain pelted the region.

“Absolutely gut-wrenching”: Thieves deliver double blow to grieving charity founder

Grieving charity founder hit with a double blow.

'We had no idea': Club members unaware as rising floodwaters surround building

Police lights outside warn members of the danger.

‘Increasingly unaffordable’: Rents expected to hit nearly $1000 a week in Tauranga

The region's population is also expected to reach 282,900 in the next 30 years.

'Alarming offending': Security guards stationed at all North Island Michael Hill stores

There have been three attacks on Michael Hill stores in the past week.

Live: Highways blocked, motorists trapped, rivers rising as heavy rain hits BoP

An orange rain warning is in place for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula.