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New policy aims to increase housing development in urban areas of growing cities.
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Canal tragedy: Downer confirms body retrieved was employee
Police confirm one killed after a vehicle plunged into water.
Pedestrian injured in Welcome Bay released from hospital
Pedestrian in a serious condition, say police.
Heat or eat? The tough decision some elderly people are making
There are concerns over how some seniors will cope once special energy payment ends.
Bella Vista trial: Danny Cancian testifies over death threats and $1.3m payment
Bella Vista boss says others are to blame as trial continues.
Bella Vista Homes boss Danny Cancian has his day in court
Bella Vista Homes director faces judge in Tauranga District Court.
Man arrested after firearm, ammunition found in car
A 24-year-old man was arrested and will appear in the Tauranga District Court tomorrow.
Car flips, brings down power lines in Te Puke
No one was in the vehicle when officers arrived.
Police name victim of fatal Waihī crash
The crash happened between a car and a campervan on State Highway 2 last weekend.
Local Focus: Bee ready for new travel card rollout
One card to rule them all? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Bee ready for new travel card rollout
One card to rule them all? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Whakaari / White Island hospital bills top $14m
Doctors' labour, skin supplies, drugs and intensive care facilities were some of costs.
Bella Vista trial: 'I did nothing wrong', developer told investigators
Bella Vista Homes developer interviewed by a private investigator.
National vows $31b to crush 'congestion crisis'
Plan includes another Auckland Harbour crossing and a four-lane expressway to Tauranga.
Local Focus: Tauranga Mayor fronts Pāpāmoa ratepayers meeting
Powell started with a bad joke and didn't back down. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Mayor fronts Pāpāmoa ratepayers' meeting
Powell started with a bad joke and didn't back down. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Redundancy notices start for wage subsidy workers
Work is about to end for many of the 372,000 Kiwis still on Covid-19 wage subsidies.
Burglar caught after leaving engraved knife at scene
The armed burglar, who also breached the Covid-19 lockdown rules, avoided prison.
Bella Vista trial: Defence questions engineering expert
This week marks the third week of the judge-alone trial.
Blue-sky thinking: How can Tauranga CBD rise again?
People living in the CBD is part of the key to success say city leaders and experts.
Local Focus: That's a wrap – submissions close on revised annual plan
Tauranga councillors must now wade through 587 submissions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: That's a wrap – submissions close on revised annual plan
Tauranga councillors to wade through 587 submissions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Settled weekend for most, with late dusting of snow
There's more good news for skiers and snowboarders.
Bella Vista trial: Evacuation may not have had to happen, court told
"... it may have been a different situation."
Local Focus: Families celebrate return of sport competitions
Parents breathe a sigh of relief as sports return. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Families celebrate return of sport competitions
Parents breathe a sigh of relief as sports return. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'We're being generous': Marae sets deadline for heavy industry retreat
'If it is not good enough for your children, then it is not good enough for ours.'
Port's Manukau shifts raises environmental, iwi concerns
But they can be addressed, say advocates, and such a shift presents new opportunities.
Local Focus: Waiariki electorate explained
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Local Focus: Waiariki electorate explained
Will it be Labour or Māori Party for Waiariki? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Many are struggling': The lengths tenants will go to pay the rent
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Contractor says Bella Vista properties had multiple issues
"We were quite pushed to get jobs done. The dates were changing a lot as well."