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Man burnt after explosion in Katikati house

From little flower to a monster in 100 days

A pumpkin the size of a tractor wheel and the weight of two baby elephants made a perfect-sized sofa for Ella Gordon-Scapens.

Road closed after logging truck rolls

Out-of-control P scene at time of murders, court told

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattles Bay of Plenty

TV Pick of the week: Homai Te Pakipaki

Man charged over crash with cop

A driver involved in a head-on collision that seriously injured one of the Western Bay of Plenty's top cops has been charged.

Missing moggy turns up 200km from home

Trainee doctor dies during dive

Jacob Beck-Jaffurs, who was in his final year of medical school, has died after a spear-fishing trip near Tauranga.

Defendant cries as he tells his family of sorrow over death

Name suppression lapses on murder accused

A man accused of murdering a Tauranga mother, who died trying to save her daughter, can now be named after a court imposed suppression order lapsed.

Murder accused and victim acquainted from marae course

Man charged with murder after Tauranga death

A 41-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a 59-year-old woman who was killed while trying to protect her daughter early yesterday morning.

Mum dies shielding daughter from attack

A 59-year-old woman was killed yesterday while trying to protect her daughter from a flash of violence that also left two others injured.

Detention for online scam

Man arrested in Tauranga homicide

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman was killed in Tauranga this morning.

Father saw 'daughter's blood before his eyes'

Dev Sangha said he saw his "daughter's blood before his eyes" before he charged at her killer in the High Court at Rotorua today.

Man jailed for double murder

The man who admitted murdering a Tauranga mother and her daughter and stashing the 2-year-old girl's body in washing machine has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.