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Builder owes $4.35m, 30 homes unfinished
Unpaid bills totalling nearly $4.4 million have been left behind by a failed builder.
Jones seeks to cut regional development deals
Government minister Shane Jones wants more deals and fewer long reports.
Local Focus: What do you get when you cross a labrador with a librarian?
The 'LABrarians' are making a big difference at a Tauranga school. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Six-year-old's birthday gift for foodbank
Eva Milham this week dropped off a bucket-load of food and grocery items for the foodbank.
What's a cross between a labrador and a librarian?
New initiative gives academics 'paws' for thought. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Why Te Puke is our newest boom town
A sleepy kiwifruit centre has become Western Bay of Plenty's newest boom town.
Life guards tow in snorkellers at Mount
Pumping surf proved too daunting for snorkellers at Mount Main Beach.
Teenagers support their community
AC Army students are packing lunches for those in need. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Teen samaritans supporting their community
AC Army students are packing school lunches for those in need. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Lotto luck continues for Greerton
Bay of Plenty's luckiest Lotto lady has a keen eye for new millionaires.
Local Focus: Community hub to regenerate Katikati CBD
The $4.5 million hub project is now underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Community hub to regenerate Katikati CBD
The $4.5 million hub project is now underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Police target bank accounts, cash after cocaine bust
Police restrained more than half a million dollars after the country's largest coke bust.
Car crash victims lucky to be alive
The threat of a gas explosion resulted in a desperate scramble at Mount crash scene.
Another death, 6 hurt on 'national road of shame'
A stretch of SH2 where a woman died on Sunday has been labelled a National Road of Shame.
The man who lived 52 years longer than doctors expected
Against all odds, Christopher lived a long, inspiring life.
Family home half built as company stops work
Liquidators have been called in to wind up Tauranga building company Bella Vista Homes.
$50,000 donations stuns cancer sufferer
A $50,000 donation dumbfounded Tauranga cancer sufferer Tracey Pay.
Local Focus: How much tech should there be in schools?
New Zealand kids average 4-6 hours of technology a day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: How much tech should there be in schools?
New Zealand kids average 4-6 hours of tech a day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Charity baffled by brazen theft of gates
Brazen thieves came in the dead of night to steal a charity's gates right off the hinges.
Oil spill in Tauranga Harbour
Authorities investigate the cause of an oil spill in Tauranga Harbour.
Local Focus: Harold the Giraffe lady wins her own prize
Astrid Martin has worked with over 50,000 local schoolkids. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Harold the Giraffe lady wins her own prize
Astrid Martin worked with over 50,000 local schoolkids. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hillside city homes chosen in House of the Year
Homes across the country were recognised for their excellence.
Brash lambasts Maori wards guarantee
The decision to introduce Maori seats into the Western Bay has raised hackles.
Car occupants flee after police chase in Papamoa
The car spent 20 minutes hooning through Papamoa, police say.
Where crystals are becoming a calling
Women left council to start natural health businesses. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: From council to crystals
Two women left local government to start natural health businesses. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Truck driver seriously injured in crash
Diversions are in place following a serious truck crash between Rotorua and Tauranga.
Missing boatie had been 'turning his life around'
A man missing at sea had been trying to turn his life around, friends and family say.
Bad drivers to blame for road toll
The biggest killer on Western Bay of Plenty roads is us, police say.
Navy joins search for missing fisherman
A dinghy has been found but a missing fisherman was not with it