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Bay high school bans students from bringing phones to school

Te Puke High School banned its students from bringing phones to school on August 10

Covid cluster family 'shell-shocked', being bullied online

Cluster family bullied online: 'The comments on social media have turned nasty'.

Inspired by Greta: Bay's Generation Z working to change world

Generation Z - the future leaders to save the world.

Fancy your chances of winning $50 million? Lotto's Powerball must be won tonight

Want to be in it to win a share? Buy your ticket early, Lotto advises.

'Smiling assassins': Angry mayor lashes out at councillors

'They smile during the day and then they plot my assassination at night.'

Your weather: South Island drops to freezing -10C, but sun set to shine

Even in lockdown the sun is set to shine and you can still go out to fish, walk or ride.

Man injured after 1.5 tonne of steel pipes falls on him

He was flown to hospital for specialist treatment.

Fifteen visiting schoolboys isolating after Covid clash in Rotorua

A class trip to Rotorua happened at the same time as family members with Covid-19 visited.

Covid 19: More Rotorua locations revealed, day trip to Taupō

Three more businesses have been revealed as places visited by the family at the weekend.

Wanted: Powered site for one couple, six cats in caravan

A Rotorua couple is wondering where to go after "we evicted the cats, not them".

Murder retrial: Man accused of killing 14-week-old baby

Retrial of the alleged murderer of a 14-month-old baby under way in Hamilton.

'Extremely distressing': Person shot during gang fight in Taupō

Police are seeking information about the incident.

Local Focus: Is the law out of order? Waiariki candidates talk about crime and Māori in prison

Waiariki election candidates talk justice. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'We can't stop': Te Puke train driver pleads for people to heed warning

"Once you commit to run that crossing, you are playing roulette and we can't stop."

Local Focus: Waiariki candidates put the environment first over business

The environment is more important than business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Waiariki candidates put the environment first over business

The environment is more important than business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How Tauranga export companies have sparked multimillion-dollar expansion

Expansions are afoot at Newnham Park Innovation Centre in Te Puna.

Weather: Quiet Sunday before low brings more rain, wind

Aussies can't come here, but their lows can.