'Additional stress': Hospital nurses frustrated after vandalism leaves 7 cars out-of-action
"It is an additional workload and stress ... when we're already in our busiest time."
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Sonya Bateson: Good walkways are needed for our city centre
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Sites of cultural significance returned in Hauraki iwi settlement
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Man charged with sabotage believed to be first in NZ history
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Whodunnit will raise money for Abbeyfield House
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PO Pauline to retire at the weekend
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The Premium Debate: Lack of competition fuels price gouging
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Tauranga Port expansion: MP wants agreement between port, iwi
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