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I should be dead: Teen who broke his neck defying odds
Doctors didn't think Cooper Snowdon would ever breathe on his own again - they were wrong.
Scott Moir's Boxing Day on the Cemetery Circuit motorcycle track in Whanganui
Suzuki Series decided on the Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day
Boxing Day traffic: Where to avoid
Find out when and where to avoid driving if you want to miss the traffic on Boxing Day.
Surf life savers rescue at least 17
There has been a spike of rescues at Karioitahi Beach in the south of Auckland.
Local Focus: Choir gets the brain moving
The Brainwave Singers are celebrating Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Choir gets the brain moving
The Brainwave Singers are celebrating Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
NZ's 'nakation' hotspot, with nudist cafe and nude karaoke
New Zealand is a top destination for holidaying naked.
Dead orca attacked with knife as someone tries to steal teeth
Moby the orca likely became stranded chasing stingray in Tauranga Harbour.
Local Focus: Bay a hotspot for 'nakation', with nudist cafe & nude karaoke
New Zealand is now a top destination for holidays without clothes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Person suffers burns in Tauranga shed blaze
Three crews and 12 firefighters were working to control the "well ablaze" shed
Rich lister cleared over farm sale; claims 'lacked merit'
Colin Armer and his co-defendants are now due a costs payout into the millions
Worker badly hurt in Port of Tauranga plunge
A Gisborne stevedore received life-threatening injuries in a fall at Tauranga port.
Fatal crash - 'I could have helped'
Kieran Carter heard a bang last night - and now feels guilty he didn't investigate.
First tenants for Opal Dr emergency village
The first eight families have started moving into the village.
Big wet a brief relief from humid start to summer
Rain around the country will ease by the end of the day.
Three injured after crash near Katikati
Elderly Morrinsville couple among trio injured in crash near Apata Station Rd.
Owner hails drain hero: 'I will not forget it'
Champagne and chocolates promised to woman who saved building from floodwaters.
The Big Read: Compassion on the streets of Tauranga
It is a balmy Friday evening in central Tauranga and Milo Night is underway.
Last text: 'I'll be home for Christmas'
David Fisher's parents pay tribute to their son after 26-year-old's drowning.
Woman labelled a hero after trying to save flood-hit businesses
Flash flooding inundated low-lying parts of Tauranga with dozens of call outs.
Driver cheats death as beer bottles dropped from bridge
Windscreen left shattered with bits of green glass embedded in it.
MetService: 'Don't take fine weather for granted'
Temperatures are set to "yoyo" the week before Christmas, the MetService warns.
Bay of Plenty highway cleared of 1km cream slick
A milk tanker lost its load, causing major problems on SH29.
Swimmer who died in Lake Wanaka named
A body found in Lake Wanaka has been identified as a 26-year-old from Tauranga.
Hard times to be homeless and female
Hamilton woman reveals hard truths about being homeless. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Shock as more than 50 dolphins caught in fishing nets
Forty-four dolphins caught by commercial fishers in the past year in the Bay.
Life on the street: The grim reality of being homeless
Homeless can be hard to help when constantly relocated. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Keen fisherman's death remains a mystery
On August 22, 2017, Laine Kelly went fishing. He never came home.
Affco fined after second serious meat hook incident
AFFCO fined $70k after second meat hook incident resulting in serious injury to worker.
Cost a huge barrier to $560 million aerial cabs idea, says Tauranga councillor
An innovative transportation system could become a world first for Tauranga.
Local Focus Feature: Homeless and female
Hamilton woman reveals hard truths about being homeless. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Features: Trespassing the homeless doesn’t solve the problem
Hard to help homeless when constantly relocated. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wharf barricade will not be removed
A fence blocking Panepane Wharf will not be forcibly removed by the Western Bay council.