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Tycoon's secret $5.5m pad
Motorcar magnate Colin Giltrap has made property history - paying a record $5.5 million for a luxury penthouse overlooking Mt Maunganui.
Beer bottle victim emerging from coma
A 65-year-old woman is emerging from a coma after having a beer bottle thrown at her head from a passing car at the weekend.
Hero of deadly crash speaks out
A quick-thinking hero who pulled a driver from a fiery crash which claimed the lives of two people, including a baby, said the man stank of alcohol and didn't know what day it was.
Speedway victim to be farewelled today
Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend today's funeral service for a teenager killed in a speedway accident over Easter Weekend.
Dad discovers son's body two days after crash
Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.
Speedway funeral planned for teen driver
The funeral for a teenage driver killed in a speedway crash in Northland will be held at her home track in Mt Maunganui.
The other Mr W. Peters wants things put right
Mt Maunganui's Wilhelmus Peters has been getting mail and phone calls for the NZ First leader since the change of Govt two years ago.
NZ stocks: Telecom shares slump to new low
Telecom shares sank to new a low on the NZ sharemarket today, while rises in Fletcher Building, Contact Energy and other leaders helped carry the market higher.