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White Island victims' multimillion-dollar civil claim heads to mediation

Victims' lawyer says no amount of money will erase the pain inflicted by the tragedy.

Long lunches, jazz and a 'bun in a bottle': How you can eat, drink and be entertained this Easter

A list of some of our favourite venues to raise your glass, dine and be entertained.

'Even I was shocked': Kiwi sailor likely to die in prison after 1.4 tonne cocaine bust

Hamish Thompson failed in his latest legal bid to quash his conviction and life sentence.

First-home buyers: Bank cashbacks, lack of investors creates gap in market

Banks are offering up to $5000 in cashback incentives to first-home buyers.

Hospital lockdown: Man accused of gun-related call appears in court

Police allege he said he was 'going to Tauranga Hospital with guns to get answers'.

Opinion: Social media scammers have me longing for the old days

OPINION: Bad buyers and sellers online are tricky and can fool the best of us.

Let's go to the Hop! More than 110,000 expected

Traffic is building up as Beach Hop 2024 gets under way.

Judge finds murder-accused fit to stand trial

Police found a man dead at a Tauranga address on the evening of September 7.

Hot topics quiz: Which film series has won more than one Academy Award for Best Picture?

How good is your general knowledge? Test yourself with our hot topics quiz.

'House is shaking all the time': Anger and frustration in Te Puke road rehabilitation delay

Resident: 'I'll believe it when I see it.'

Concerns raised over $1 million Coromandel fishing contest

Event organisers and fisheries officials happy with fish population and methods.

Sarah Clumont's Motherhood a runaway success at festival

The film was submitted 'just to see what happens'.

Norske Skog facing billion-dollar claim linked to Kawerau mill

A landfill site long used by a Tasman mill is subject to a half-dozen claims.

Mongrel Mob boss Steven Taiatini's death: Name suppression for murder-accused

Tensions were high in the public gallery when the man appeared in court on Tuesday.

Burns after food trailer fire in Mount Maunganui

The patient is being taken to hospital.

Dredging to deepen challenging boat entrance in Whakatāne

The shallowing of the narrows has been causing some challenges.

Cognitive test of Kiwi senior drivers is 'outrageous... discredited', claims neuroscientist

'It would be like giving someone a music test to see if they are good at playing tennis.'

Local awards for hardworking volunteers in Tauranga and the Western Bay

Thirty finalists and eight winners were acknowledged last night.