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Crowned! Rotorua's biggest house sales of 2019

'If you get water, you will get a peak in price'.

Crowned! Tauranga's biggest house sales of 2019 revealed

It has been a hot start to the summer for Tauranga's property market

Christmas Day baby 'the best present'

One mum was lucky enough to fit in Christmas dinner before giving birth.

'Mayhem' Boxing Day sales for Tauranga

Shops were packed to the brim with bargain hunters in the Boxing Day sales yesterday.

New Year's Eve weather: Outlook good for summer-starved Kiwis

It'll be a dry - weather-wise at least - welcome into 2020 for most.

Suspicious White lsland eruption fundraising sites deactivated

Two suspicious White Island fundraising sites have been deactivated

What happened next: Man's life after breast cancer scare

The surgery left the Pāpāmoa resident with "Zorro"-like scars.

Ria Hall's gruelling Christmas day in hospital

Ria Hall was a New Zealand recording artist and a presenter on Maori TV's AIA Marae DIY.

Local Focus: Worker describes exploitation nightmare in Reporoa

Exploited worker speaks out. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Blocked roads: Delays after spate of Te Puke crashes

State Highway 2 down to one lane after truck rolls.

Local Focus: Making new friends thanks to Alzheimer's Tauranga

Alzheimer's Tauranga is looking for new volunteers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Religion instruction: How do Tauranga schools fare?

This comes as court date set for a case against religious instruction in schools.

Settled weather for Kiwi Christmas

Relax, it's going to be a nice Christmas Day.

Bay rugby's innovative ways to keep athletes

Providing opportunities for the region's rugby stars may keep them in the region longer.

Grandparents pay high price as meth rips apart families

Methamphetamine is being blamed for the skyrocketing numbers.

Psychologists cut holidays to manage White Island 'influx of referrals'

Dr Sally Davis said support would be needed for "some time". "This is just the beginning."