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Cathedral Cove walking track reopens after almost two years
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Tauranga man who sexually violated woman after work function named
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Jammin! School kids crowned national champs
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Mount Maunganui Primary School wins Jump Jam national title
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The 'super' food initiative ensuring elderly don't go without food
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Fire-hit pub poised for reopening
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'Deeply saddened': Golf club fined for removal of 500 native trees
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Police will remain at gang funerals if illegal behaviour occurring, minister says
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Why Waihi’s mine wants to keep digging
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Gang funerals: 'Totally unacceptable' for police to set up checkpoint outside cemetery, kuia says
A kuia confronted police monitoring a Mongrel Mob tangi in Bay of Plenty.
Shelling out: How taxpayer spent $52m buying into a loss-making mussel farm
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Sizzling 30C in South Island city as early summer scorcher sweeps in
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Tauranga gang funerals: Police make 14 arrests and seize guns, vehicles
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KEVIN! Christmas Movie in the Park returns on Saturday with a 90s classic
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Tauranga Business Awards finalists revealed, voting now open
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The first results are in: How satisfied is Tauranga with its new council?
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Schools brace for impact of new lunch scheme
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New Mount skatepark to host national skateboarding event
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Plea for information after fatal BoP crash
Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash.