80-year-old refused five rentals as elder housing 'crisis' looms in city
Advocates say there's a "vacuum" of housing for seniors after council villages sold.
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Removing GST won't help families enough, says the Child Poverty Action Group.
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'Massive potential for change': Investment fund takes on housing crisis
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Hipkins reveals removal of GST from fruit and vegetables, Working for Families boost
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‘God, this can’t be real’: Professor honoured with prestigious, surprise, award
University of Waikato Professor Chris Battershill given lifetime achievement award.
'Destroyed': Fears Plan Change 33 could harm Mount's 'iconic character'
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Mark Lister: What to watch this earnings season
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Sonya Bateson on housing: Desperate times call for desperate measures
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Her how-to book spawned out of her popular Instagram page @mrs.evans.garden.
'Happiest she's ever been': Train tragedy victim's whānau visit her school
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A 'good win' if Tauranga’s racecourse stays
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'Shocked': Grandfather's new iPad stolen from car he was sitting in
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Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on National’s plan to ban cellphones
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Anchored freight ship MV Achilles Bulker back in port
The ship lost its rudder more than two weeks ago.
‘Hostility on the sideline’: Netball spectators warned over aggressive behaviour
A mum who saw an adult belittling a 12yo umpire says bad conduct can make kids quit sport.
'Clever and courageous': Sir Paul Adams receives top business honour
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Bay of Plenty Rugby Union referee manager Jax Reuben-Swinton shares insights
'Jax' aims to create an environment where referees can feel safe expressing themselves.
'Irreplaceable': The plan to protect Rotorua’s famed but fragile geothermal system
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Cowboys and Indians: Boult's adventure brings him back home
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'Dad didn't make it': Family tragedy caused by meth-using driver who had been awake for four days
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Council investigating ‘total unnecessary destruction’ of beautified Pāpāmoa walkway
Riparian planting and eels have been dug up in 'failed' efforts to better stormwater flow.
Gymsport initiative getting Te Puke kids moving
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Police watchdog slams investigation into officer who struck two youths who were not resisting arrest
The watchdog says police 'pre-emptively exonerated' the officer.