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'I sing every day from dawn to dusk': Talented teen hits new high
He got into choir singing by accident. Now he sings with New Zealand's best.

Hospitals bring in more beds as cases of 'highly contagious' RSV illness rise
Children as young as 10 days old are being admitted to hospital with the virus.

'Bank robbery': Pensioner locked out of her $150k life savings
"The impact of this on my family has been devastating."

'There's nowhere to go': People spending months in emergency housing, new figures reveal
Some agencies say the long stays can be detrimental to mental health.

Local Focus: Free bus rides for permanently impaired passengers
Accessibility Concession goes live for buses in the Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Fatal crushing: Inquest spotlight on faulty safety sensors
'We were all affected by what happened.'

'Severely traumatised': Meth use at home having 'devastating' impact on kids - foster carers
Half of all reports to Oranga Tamariki are related to meth.

'Tell them to bring their guns': Details of fatal police shooting revealed
A coroner's inquest is under way after a man was shot and killed by police in 2016.

Tania's story: My best friend was not too young for bowel cancer
Tania Hilliam had stage 4 bowel cancer and a grim future. Now look at her.

Fatal crushing: Former driver confirms 'faults' with truck prior to 'terrible event'
Truck driver testifies in day five of a coronial inquest into the tragedy.

Bank freezes pensioner's $150k life savings: Daughter treated for stress
'Why does my mum have to justify her spending?'

'We're ecstatic': Kane Williamson's dad on the sleepless nights leading up to historic win
Brett Williamson eventually got up at 4.30am after being bombarded with text messages.

'I need to prioritise my health and family': Todd Muller to retire
"Being [an MP] is a huge privilege, but it does come at a cost," former party leader says.

Death at work: 'If he wasn't standing there, we wouldn't all be here today'
Dead man's workmates 'deeply affected' by tragedy still relived by some five years later.

The Kiwi fitness guru and the routine test that turned her world upside down
Tauranga 'gym bunny' visited her GP ... and was left in shock after unexpected news.

Truckie manager haunted by fatal crushing wishes he 'could have done more'
I live every day like something like that is going to happen in a workplace, ex-boss says.

One dead after two separate crashes on SH2 at Minden
Two crashes along the same stretch of Bay of Plenty highway.

Landlords selling up sparking fears of future slums
Landlords can lease properties to the Government through a Community Housing Provider.

Using tech both old and new to tackle wallaby nuisance
Dama wallabies are spreading from Rotorua to the Waikato.

Sport cancelled, road warnings issued as wretched weather strikes
Heavy rain watches are also coming into force for the North Island's upper east.

'Four times the size of Bayfair': Plans for $1b Pāpāmoa East town centre revealed
50m pool, supermarket, shops, 15,000 jobs and 11,000 new homes to be built nearby

Call to move Tauranga airport and racecourse to make way for houses
The group believes medium-high density housing will address housing crisis and traffic.

Rugby league legend and ambassador 'saddened' by brawl
Comments come after fighting erupted at senior match.

'They are discriminating against people with children'
Stephanie Peeni has been looking for a rental property for two months.

Scout abuser gets more jail time
Hypervigilance, distrust and fear, before a child abuse survivor's journey to closure.

'Kids, kaumātua getting headaches': Marae still on quest for industrial neighbours to move
Community claim they are still suffering despite given the all clear.

Plastic bead mystery: Rena shipwreck suspected
Volunteers believe the small plastic balls come from the Rena wreckage near Tauranga.

Local Focus: Long-term plan hearings begin
Commissioners meet the community on their own whenua. Made with funding from NZ on Air.