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'Pathetic': Councillor apologises for Facebook dig at mayoral candidate

'Hey buddy, bit of local knowledge...'

'Tragic accident' leaves two dead, calls for barrier arms on rail crossing

Deceased believed to work in the kiwifruit industry.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Māori can be trusted to look after their own

What we saw playing out in Hawke's Bay shows little has changed

Matatā crash sentencing leaves sister of killed road worker distraught

Sister of killed worker openly distraught as man responsible was not sent to jail.

Witness describes 'car flying off the track'

Two people are dead and three are seriously injured following this morning's crash.

Local Focus: Tenby Powell says Tauranga deserves better

Meet the man behind the suit. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Tenby Powell says Tauranga deserves better

Meet the man behind the suit. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Taking the plunge: Why this Kiwi bloke is finally learning to swim

Following one man's late-in-life journey to learn to swim, one stroke at a time.

Man had 'no choice' but to shoot in drug deal gone sour

Meth and cannabis dealer Colin Jeffries-Smith shot gang member dead

Temperatures to drop 3C-4C early next week

Auckland is forecast to drop from a high of 17C today to 14C by Tuesday.

'Pretty scary': Tauranga woman in Hong Kong can't wait to get home

Claire has loved living in Hong Kong for eight years but this week it all changed.

Renowned pianist to play with NZSO in Tauranga

Mātauranga concert will also feature a new work by NZ composer Michael Norris.

Bay teacher trainee numbers plummet

With job opportunities plentiful, one student reckons getting a job is almost guaranteed.

Getting back into rugby was mentally harder than expected - Chiefs captain Sam Cane

Sam Cane has made his return from injury and now he has a job to do with the Chiefs.

'Get on and do it': Council pays up to progress roading projects

Tauranga will push on with 11 key transport projects in spite of a lack of govt support.

'Vile and racist': Community reacts to white supremacist flyer

The flyers were dropped in the Bay of Plenty area.