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Businesswoman jailed for fraud
The former wife of a police officer was today jailed for four years for offending that was described in court as a "huge web of deceit".
On-air 'poofter' comment upsets gay listeners
An outraged gay community has lashed out at a Tauranga radio station for using the word "poofter" live on air.
Drunk speeding at 164km/h tries to hide from cops
A man caught travelling at 164km/h in the BOP had other motorists to blame after he was found with a breath alcohol reading over twice the legal limit.
Worker tumbles 40m from Mount summit
A 63-year-old council contractor survived a 40m plunge down a sheer rock face from the peak of Mt Maunganui.
Chinese buyers talk up benefits
Chinese dairy investors may be media shy, but they have been lobbying politicians and other key players at the highest levels.
Family staring at bankruptcy after Blue Chip failure
A Tauranga family with a hearing-impaired child is facing bankruptcy after going it alone in legal action over their failed Blue Chip investment.
Police cell beating 'unjustified' - IPCA
Four police officers beating a young man with batons and pepper-spraying him 65 times was "unnecessary, unreasonable, and unjustified", the IPCA has found.
Twister singles out Tauranga home
A freak tornado has ripped off a shed roof, flinging it almost 100m, while leaving almost everything else untouched.
Facebook 'friend' steals TV contestant's identity
A person Amelia Gough trusted as a Facebook friend ended up stealing her photos and using them to create fake pages in her name.
Family victims of fire and burglary in same weekend
A horror weekend for a Merivale family saw them become victims of both a house fire and a burglary within hours.
Joyce approves Tauranga toll road
Transport Minister Steven Joyce has given the go-ahead to a half-billion-dollar, 23km toll road east of Tauranga.