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Police search for missing Tauranga woman after car found abandoned in gorge
Rebekah Storey, 29, was reported missing on Wednesday September 9.
Local Focus: Workers versus employers - the big difference between East Coast candidates
Three Māori women, three different answers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The Road Ahead: Tūhoe and colonisation - 'we're all still in it'
Kirsti Luke says a Crown apology and settlement is only the beginning for her people.
'Remarkable' forgiveness for driver who injured eight victims
Judge John Macdonald said he had "not quite experienced something quite like this before".
'I'm gonna fight it': She thought it was a hernia. It turned out be cancer
'Looking back now I probably had the symptoms for two years.'
Fatal Whakaari/White Island eruption still on my mind – Ardern
Ardern says first scenes she saw of first responders at work still lingered in her mind.
Judith Collins wants Royal Commission into Whaakari/White Island disaster
Jacinda Ardern wants to wait for the findings of the Worksafe and Coroner investigations.
A community hijacked: PM revisits Whakaari / White Is tragedy
Today is Ardern's third day campaigning in the Bay of Plenty.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Govt resources sought to back iwi on the ground
'Give the resources to the communities to look after themselves.'
'An insult to those who died': Bridges scolds White Island ministerial advice
Inquiry independence from Government 'critically important' says National MP.
'Frustrated' pharmacists and nurses strike for pay parity
"We are standing our ground," says a Tauranga Hospital pharmacist.
Top lawyer calls for inquiry into Whakaari / White Island eruption
Nigel Hampton QC: 'Bureaucracy knows time is a killer of perceived need'.
Whakaari / White Island: GNS livestream evidence in investigation
The footage is being used as evidence in WorkSafe's biggest investigation to date.
Stroke survivor sharing hard lessons
"Many of our own Māori families, whānau are not accessing what is already available."
No penalties: Tauranga port workers reassured amid Covid testing rush
The port estimates 6000 people have been onsite since July 21 and will need to be tested.
Man at centre of large meth lab bust sentenced to prison
The man was sentenced in the Whakatane District Court.
Iwi considers placing alert level 4 rules over rohe
Te Whānau a Apanui are considering placing alert level 4 restrictions over their rohe.
He threatened to feed Simon Bridges to pigs, now he's been sentenced
"Just because it's social media doesn't mean there aren't consequences," Bridges said.
Millions poured into Ōpōtiki will create more than 400 jobs
The money will go to town revitalisation and progress on new aquaculture opportunities.
Lawyers round off arguments in water bottling appeal
Lawyers have rounded off their arguments in the Rotorua High Court.
Guilty plea: Rotoma crash injured eight, left one a paraplegic
The December 17 crash injured eight primary school staff.
Watch: White Island survivor shares eye-opening details of gruelling recovery
She suffered 70pc of burns to her body and lost fingers. Months on, she's battling strong.
Revealed: The region with 'stubbornly high' greenhouse gas emissions
Overall, emissions in the Bay of Plenty grew by 11.9 per cent from 2007 to 2018.
Water bottling appeal: Focus turns to district council
Day three of the hearings at Rotorua High Court.
Lawyer for bottling giant heckled by gallery
Cries of 'greed' greet Creswell NZ counsel on day two of water hearing.
Water appeal: Environment Court 'did not consider local effects', high court hears
Over 100 Ngati Awa whānau gathered in Rotorua yesterday
White Island survivors confirm lawsuit against Kiwi company, cruise ship
US honeymooners Matt and Lauren Urey have revealed the extent of their recovery process.
Eruption victim's brother hopes tours can resume
There are high hopes around a warning system developed using a decade of data.
The tiny iwi that sold a dream and is reaping the awards
Whakatōhea Mussels' factory promises to create dozens more jobs in a boost for the town.
Local Focus: The Taupō electorate explained
From Cambridge to Tūrangi - there's much to consider. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'You can do anything': White Island survivor shares tale of hope
"You can do anything as long as you don't tell yourself the opposite."
New alert system could have warned of Whakaari tragedy - scientists
NZ-designed system could've given 16 hours' warning of deadly eruption, scientists say.