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Opinion: 'Fat girl!' The story of (another) verbal hit-and-run

OPINION: Why is it always a loser in a crappy car?

'Fearless': Former All Black 'Red' Conway remembered

Richard 'Red' Conway notably had a broken finger amputated to play for the All Blacks.

Who's claiming $518,000 from failed Tauranga builder?

Revenue during Covid insufficient to cover overheads, liquidator David Thomas says.

'Red' Conway: Rugby star who had finger amputated to make the All Blacks dies

Rugby icon had no regrets having finger amputated to make the All Blacks.

'I have trauma now': Retailers hope $6m programme will be enough to stop ram raids

Shop owners say they appreciate any help but for some it is too late.

'Different story': Earlier bowel cancer screening could have saved her - widower

'She died before she would've qualified to be tested.'

Local Focus: Jan Tinetti on Candidate Camera

Labour's Tauranga by-election candidate Jan Tinetti discusses the big issues on camera.

Harbour dumper: Ex-politician who reclaimed harbour to appeal conviction

The high-flying Aussie politico locked up for reclaiming Tauranga Harbour is back in court

Zoe Hunter: My car got broken into. The thief was just a kid

OPINION: These kids are hurting themselves and their futures.

'The first question I get asked is if I smoke': Changing how asthma is seen in NZ

Tere Piua hopes sharing her story will change public perceptions of asthma.

Blustery Sunday: Strong wind watches, road, snowfall warnings for parts of NZ

Southwest winds are bringing severe gales to parts of the North and South Islands.

Bitten, spat at, hit with axes: Top cop says assaults on police becoming more violent

'We are seeing is a propensity of offenders to increasingly use violence toward police'.

SH2 back open after 'serious' Karangahake Gorge crash

Indications are the crash involving two cars has resulted in serious injuries, police say.

Opinion: Might be time to think twice about that Covid sickie

Opinion: What's the harm in a fake rapid antigen test and a week at home, you ask? Plenty.

Staff shortage: Customers' wallets could bear the brunt of tourism and hospo vacancies

Businesses are working to balance absorbing costs and passing it on to customers.

Villains, laughs and long naps: Shorty St actors recount memories for anniversary

Many high profile Shorty actors over the years have originated, or grown up in, the Bay.

Dob them in: Rugby match abuse sparks calls to 'record it and report it'

'Intimidating and hurtful': One referee has revealed he is often abused on the field.

Family car used to take Nan to cancer treatment written off after vehicle ploughs into property

Their vehicle was parked outside their house on Otumoetai Rd when it was hit.