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Whangamatā Harbour spill: Salvage operation underway for leaking vessel

Investigations suggest there has not been a significant amount of diesel discharged.

Firefighter broke ribs, punctured lung in lockdown rescue

Bruce was helping in a lockdown rescue when helicopter basket swung towards his head.

Local Focus: End of the road for Our Place?

Council votes to close pop-up container site. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Go NZ!: An artsy weekend in Bay of Plenty

Discover the best of the Bay of Plenty's theatres, galleries and experiences.

Letters: We are ready to re-embrace Simon Bridges

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Busy roads, heavy rain and flood warnings: Warning for holidaymakers

Northland and Coromandel set for the heaviest falls; motorists urged to take care.

Is opening for Queen's Birthday worth it?

Extra costs of public holiday trade is putting businesses off opening this weekend.

Proposed $75 million Omokoroa town centre met with mixed reactions

Cafes, shops and offices would be part of staged development.

'I worked like a dog': A behind the scenes look at the hardest job in politics

Don Brash, David Cunliffe and Andrew Little speak about their time as Opposition leader.

The Head Hunter who made $1 million in three years

Bucket of drugs and cash buried in sand dunes of popular Bay of Plenty beach.

Monica Cantwell killer fails in bid for freedom, again

The parole board deemed Charles John Coulam "an undue risk".

Local Focus: Who is Todd Muller?

Todd Muller talks to Local Focus before knocking Simon Bridges out of National Party leadership. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Totara Street embraces crowdfunding campaign

Mount Maunganui music venue faces uncertainty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Totara Street embraces crowdfunding to bring live music back to the Mount

Mount Maunganui music venue faces uncertainty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Political hari kari': Bridges 'brought leadership challenge upon himself by going public'; Bennett 'feeling confident'

Todd Muller told the caucus yesterday that the party could not win under Simon Bridges.

Audrey Young: The challengers to Simon Bridges - Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye

Comment: The pair who plan to take on Simon Bridges complement each other on paper.

'Appalling, immature': Councillors, mayor clash after meeting walk-out

Divisions between Tauranga City elected officials laid bare as meeting implodes.

'Rocks in your head' if you think rents will drop

The rental market in Tauranga is likely to hold its own, property experts say.