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'Without it, I'd be dead': Man's life saved on the beach

Ross Parker had finished 'a tough old race' when his heart failed.

'Difficult decisions': Marae fears rising sea levels will force 'retreat' from whenua

'It's ... adaptation. We know climate change is coming,' say marae leaders.

'That little head start': Why one pregnant woman got vaccinated

She initially debated whether she would get the vaccine while pregnant or after the birth.

Mongrel Mob shooter's day of terror: 'It was like a movie scene'

"The gun was massive, from his shoulder down to the ground. He points it at the cop ..."

'Callously left him for dead': Man jailed over fatal beating of 77-year-old

A man convicted of the manslaughter killing of an elderly man has been jailed.

NZ house prices drop 6.5 per cent, Auckland down 4.2pc

Sales volumes fell throughout New Zealand.

'Horrific': Iwi's fury after houses for desperate families demolished

'They set us up to fail,': Ngāi Te Rangi chief executive Paora Stanley.

Bay Dreams cancels festivals for 2022

The one-day event was set to be held in Mount Maunganui on January 3.

Person in hospital after being hit by freight train

A person has been seriously injured after being hit by a freight train near The Strand.

'No jab, no job': Port workers wait until 'the last minute' to get vaccinated

From October 1, border workers must have at least one dose to keep working at the border.

'Lying motionless on the road': Dad's plea after teen hurt in crash

The Tauranga father of a crash victim has spoken out about the accident.

How rising building costs are hitting first-home buyers

Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.

Man convicted of toddler's murder assaulted cop weeks earlier

During the assault the victim was 'thrown around like a rag doll'.

How Waikato alert level change will hurt local businesses

One industry leader says the Waikato outbreak is another nail in the coffin.

Hanging on by a 'whisker': How will the Bay regain its economic confidence?

So what is the answer to regaining that economic confidence?

Rena: A decade after disaster

A decade after the disaster we revisit it to find out what has been learned.