'Rot in jail': Babysitter child abuser sent to prison for 15 years
Brent Ruddell was jailed for 15 years and five months for sexually abusing young children.
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Watch: One year after the eruption - Whakaari commemorations
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal eruption.
'Cut up like a wild animal': Attack leaves teen needing 300-plus stitches
A Tauranga teenager lost three litres of blood and needed more than 300 stitches.
Eye fillet steak stolen, store damaged as butcher targeted again
Doug Jarvis Butchers has been targeted by thieves twice in the last three months.
Why ketamine is being trialled as an antidepressant in the Bay
The new drug trial is looking for participants.
Samantha Motion: Minister's move to sack council a bold one
Opinion: Can a commission stop Tauranga going round in circles?
'Democracy has gone': Councillors hit back at minister's intention to replace them
The minister wants to appoint a commission to run the city.
Top cop says deaths of Bay of Plenty children will not be the last
The Bay of Plenty continues to grapple with a serious child abuse problem.
Local Focus: Emergency services food run a success
Drive-by donations a hit with the community. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Northport to help get Christmas on Auckland shelves
Northport put its hand up for a big Christmas challenge.
'Left in the lurch': MPs slam delays in $933m expressway build
Transport minister hits back, saying National had nine years to build the road.
Crazy waste: Bags of dumped crayfish a mystery
"It's pretty gutting, especially with the recreational takes being cut recently."
Homes evacuated in Porirua as landslide and flooding hits
City north of Wellington holding its breath through heavy rain after flooding yesterday.
Local Focus: Pāpāmoa surfers ride for men's health
Community surf comp brings locals together for Movember. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Pack your brolly, Santa: Warm but wet forecast for big man's Auckland parade
Santa's been marking the festive season by parading down Auckland's main drag since 1934.
Local Focus: Age Concern volunteers rewarded by local travel operator
Volunteers can start friendships that go on for years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
City warned of 'serious consequences' as Tauranga development runs short on land
Concerns have been raised as land begins to run out at Tauriko Business Estate.
Pet food company cops $66k fine over big stink
Judge: 'Being in an industrial area is not a licence to discharge offensive odour.'
Coromandel drivers fed up with costly windscreen incidents
One motorist had three windscreen cracks in a single journey.
'Draconian': Simon Bridges urges minister not to intervene in council
Tauranga MP says mayor's resignation removed 'significant source of friction'.
Children with fetal alcohol syndrome facing two-year wait for an assessment
Long waiting list fuelled by poor policies, toxic drinking culture, under-resourced staff.
Wellington mayor seen to have declared war on his own council
ANALYSIS: Andy Foster has lost the confidence of many of his councillors.
Bay's tragic weekend: Two deaths and woman critically hurt
Police are not saying how a woman in Kawerau is believed to have been critically injured.
Critically injured woman flown to Tauranga Hospital
The woman, believed to be in her 20s, is in a critical condition.
Tauranga mayor 'more sad than anything else' over resignation
Tenby Powell says council conflict is "like walking through a swamp with a heavy pack".
Local Focus: Second-hand 'Bike Drive' a huge success
Wheelie good initiative gives kids bikes for Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Beach death: 10 people try for 35 minutes to revive man
A man in his 70s died at Waihi Beach despite efforts to resuscitate him.
Videos show defendant befriending young girls to do sexual acts
Laken Rose is defending 61 child sex act charges.
'A very dark journey' - Todd Muller opens up about his mental health
Five days into his new role as National Party leader, Todd Muller burst into tears.
Mongrel Mob president and his son guilty of drug-dealing
President of the Kawerau Mongrel Mob and 6 others have been found guilty of drug dealing.
Hot property: 32 luxury apartments planned for Tauranga CBD
The Vantage development will include a new six-storey mixed-use apartment building.
Tauranga police appeal for sightings of Papamoa Beach surfer
Emergency services searched the area until midnight.
Weather: Spring turns to summer in south
The nor'wester is doing its thing in eastern parts of the South Island today.
Paengaroa orchardist admits stealing queen bees and mating boxes
A Paengaroa orchardist has been convicted and ordered to pay his neighbour reparation.