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Killer highway: 'Drivers to blame not the road'
Road safety committee looks at what's gone wrong on the Tauranga to Katikati Rd.

Bruno Mars gift giver comes forward
A Tauranga family were left heartbroken after their concert tickets turned out to be fake.

Leaders lobby for urgent safety upgrades on SH2
Former Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby comes out firing at local councils.

Rising Kiwi rugby star dies in Fiji
Isaia Vuki, 24, died in Fiji yesterday following a sudden illness.

Fake Bruno Mars tickets leave parents heartbroken
A Tauranga father stung by fake Bruno Mars tickets seeks family who came to the rescue.

Tauranga divided on lowering voting age
The Children's Commissioner says lowering the voting age to 16 should be discussed.

Three hurt in Whakamarama crash
A car has gone down a bank in Whakamarama after a two-vehicle crash.

Home detention for Tauranga benefit fraudster
Blake was overpaid $33,936.40 after claiming benefit and payments she was not entitled to.

Fire at Mt Maunganui house in Carysfort St
Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at a Mount Maunganui property.

Local Focus: Heart Babies
Mums discuss life, and death, with their "heart babies". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'I trusted you ... you destroyed so much of me'
Former Papamoa scout leader jailed for sexual abuse against two young people.

Tauranga's Rob 'the painter' catches $50k at the cricket
Rob Ferrari became the fourth winner of Tui's Catch a Million competition this summer.

Bay Oval the place to be as thousands turn out for ODI
The crowd turnout, from the very first ball, was worthy of the hype and only got bigger.

Child found at Tauranga house during AOS raid
A man at the centre of an AOS raid in Tauranga has been arrested.

Williamson in doubt for Bay Oval match
Kane Williamson needs his hamstring injury cleared before he can play today.

Bridges' selection puts Tauranga 'on map'
Simon Bridges is the new leader of the National Party.

War of words over TECT cheques proposal
TECT and Trustpower are taking aim at each other over the contentious TECT cheques issue.

Exclusive: Auckland will be short of 3000 teachers by 2027
Top secondary teachers' pay scale would have to jump 36 per cent to restore real 1979 pay.

Surviving one of New Zealand's biggest killers
Every day about 24 New Zealanders have a stroke. About a quarter occur in people under 65.

Tauranga man denies burglary, robbery charges
Accused Gate Pa intruder denies knifepoint robbery

School in lockdown, gunman at polytech
Police inquiries are continuing after reports of a gunman at Toi Ohomai today.

Investigation after beekeeper dies on the job
A beekeeper has died in a truck crash on farmland in Gisborne.

Two bronze whaler sharks seen at Papamoa Beach
Swimmers were ordered out of the water after two sharks were sighted at Papamoa Beach.

Omanawa Falls plunge: Auckland man still in hospital
Man injured after fall from Omanawa Falls in stable condition in Tauranga Hospital.

Morehu Ngatoko Rahipere farewelled
Dr Morehu Ngatoko Rahipere was laid to rest on Motuōpae Island yesterday.

Big ships muscle up Port of Tauranga half year result
Port of Tauranga's big investment preparing for monster cargo ships pays off.

Port of Tauranga profit lifts 13 percent
NZ's biggest port posted a net profit of $47 million, up from $41.9 million last year.