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'Sorely missed': Wellington kayaker Jack Skellett mourned
Jack Skellett is being mourned by his former football club and university colleagues.
Six great white sharks in Tauranga area prompt warning
People should remain vigilant when out swimming and report all sightings.
Local Focus: Sam's Skate School donates mini-ramp to Memorial Park
Just in time for the school holiday, there's a new attraction at a Tauranga skatepark
Call for businesses to hire 'Māori cultural advisors' to protect culture
This comes after it was revealed how a controversial DHB Covid-19 pamphlet was approved.
Public backlash: Govt minister claims she was 'racially profiled' at Farmers
Marama Davidson is calling for a 'racism shake-up' in the retail sector.
DHB staff had reservations about Covid pamphlet - but it was approved anyway
An independent investigation was made into how the brochure was released by the DHB.
'Execution-style' killing: Murder accused given name suppression
Arrested man has appeared in Tauranga District Court.
Black mould, mushrooms and Christmas decorations: Inside Tauranga council's sealed-off floor
It's a sight very few people have seen - until now.
Eight tips to ease your Covid anxiety as we head into 2022
Kiwis have high hopes for a better 2022, but it's still easy to succumb to worry.
'Racial profiling' victim offered opportunity with model and talent agent
Aiomai Nuku-Tarawhiti, 15, was told she looked 'undesirable' while shopping last weekend.
Harbour tragedy: Builder uses hammer to smash window, drag man from sinking car
He says he wasn't a hero in the fatal Tauranga Harbour crash last Wednesday.
Mistaken identity murder: Man charged over 'execution' of innocent man four years ago
Nearly four years after shocking death, a man will appear in court charged with murder.
'Too little too late': Muller on $17.9m funding announced for Tauranga Hospital
The DHB says the funding would be enough to complete Covid-related works at the hospital.
'Posing danger': Reports detail struggles with ageing Fire trucks
Firefighters have been struggling with their big ladder hoses breaking down.
'Amazing' feedback: Support mounts for teen victim of 'racial profiling'
'A lot of people said it was the video (of Aiomai) that really moved them.'
'Best Christmas present': Families prepare for tearful reunions with Auckland loved ones
Families are reuniting with their Auckland based loved ones, just in time for Christmas.
'Racial profiling': Māori teen in tears after store employee calls her 'undesirable'
'I don't know why she said that. It has really hurt me."
Local Focus: Tauranga's representation review – what's changed and why
Next year's local body election will look different to previous ones.
Car in harbour: Golf star praises 'heroic' rescuers who tried to save mum
'He couldn't get the doors open and he was basically on his last breath.'
Vaccine pass checks at funerals could become a 'nightmare'
Holding services under the traffic light system are "challenging", says funeral directors.
Council to launch investigation into Chapel St fatal crash
Tauranga City Council is launching its own investigation into the fatal crash.
'Double vaxxed': Family lived with positive case for two weeks - and didn't catch it
'I couldn't hug my mum': 11-year-old speaks out about having Covid-19.
Hot in the city: Summer scorcher to continue
Beach-lovers rejoice, a scorching Saturday's on the way.
Felix Desmarais: 'Transgender people exist. We are real, we are natural'
Opinion: Parliament supporting transgender rights is a precious, flickering flame.
Pāpāmoa 11-year-old gets Covid after 'fleeting hug' with unvaxxed adult, says mum
The family's lives have been disrupted for three weeks as a result.
'They hurt people': Call for leashed dogs on beaches after local hero injured
"We really are talking to the dog owners of Mount Maunganui."
'Radical shift': Oranga Tamariki partners with Bay Māori
'Bringing the two waka together so we are paddling together in the same direction.'
'It went down so fast': One dead after SUV plunges into harbour
Witnesses rushed to nearby shops to get goggles and dive equipment.
Martial arts instructor turned drug kingpin headed meth op to fund 'high-life'
The meth bust was 1kg away from becoming New Zealand's largest drug importation raid.
'Way of the world now': Only 1% of Tauranga homes valued under $600,000
OneRoof: Tauranga's current average property value was $1,189,000.
Businesses concerned about revenue as traffic light system starts
'We just have to push through and we'll do it until we can't afford to.'
The 5-year hunt for Comancheros gang boss
Exclusive: NZ in talks with Turkey over return of 'international commander'.
'My rage is just, I want to kill everybody': Jury finds stabbing accused guilty
Wilson Wirihana was found guilty of manslaughter.