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Local Focus: Pāpāmoa Catholic school unveils principal

New school in Golden Sands on track for February 2021. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Negative Covid-19 results to Te Puke workers

Seasonal workers in Te Puke who were tested for Covid-19 have returned negative tests.

Testing for 250 seasonal workers in Te Puke after confirmed case

The testing is a precautionary measure.

'It's like a dream': Kiwi brought home on Peru mercy flight

Emma Huamash Bejarano can't wait to hold her children again.

Daughter's heartbreak: Kiwi woman blocked from Australia to see dying father

Australia wouldn't allow entry for daughter to see dying dad.

Some schools could re-open on April 29

What happens to schools when the alert level 4 lockdown ends?

Eight Kiwis on charter flight to Auckland from South America

Eight Kiwis have been brought home from South America.

'Desperate' Kiwi mum trapped in Peru

A Te Puke woman has been trying for nearly two weeks to get a flight home from Peru.

Shots reportedly fired at Te Puke property

Heavy police presence reported in rural area.

Local Focus: False alarm result of 'legacy system'

Confusion about sirens for future tsunami alarms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tsunami siren debacle: False alarm panics NI residents, town evacuates

Civil Defence confirmed there was no tsunami warning for the Bay of Plenty.

Car catches fire after crashing into tractor

One person has moderate injuries.

Man who died in hospital after Kaimāī truck crash named

The crash on State Highway 29 on December 23 left him critically injured.

'Tragic accident': Coroner on death of woman crushed by tree

Coroner releases his findings into the death of tree-crushing victim Trish Butterworth.

Te Puke fatal crash offender jailed

A Vanuatu national has been jailed for 22 months after a fatal crash in Te Puke.

It's Christmas all year round for Te Puke shopkeeper

Dr Angela Thomson passed up a career in law to open her own Christmas shop in Te Puke.