Rotorua to Auckland: Four youths arrested after stolen car spiked on motorway
Police say the vehicle went almost twice the posted speed limit.
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Every year the school has a dedicated day of water activities.
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'Intolerable risk to life': Council agrees to buy slip-damaged homes
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Two charged after alleged serious assault in Tauranga CBD
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Cricket: Te Puke fall to Baaj Sports in final
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Kiwifruit exports rebound with record crop and increased per-hectare returns
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Waimārama woman crowned Repco Beach Hop queen in Whangamatā
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Who is behind the up to $1 billion in claims against Norske Skog's Tasman mill?
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Mark Lister: Is it time to ditch the deposits?
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Crankworx Rotorua: Female athletes mark major milestone with 'dazzling array of tricks'
'So many little girls in the stands ... this is probably one of my career highlights.'
'I feel guilty': Hospital bed taken by diabetic amputee with nowhere to live
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'Finally': Owners of homes hit by landslide from reserve may get buyout offer
'If [the council’s] reserve hadn’t fallen down on our house, we’d be happy as Larry.'
White Island victims' multimillion-dollar civil claim heads to mediation
Victims' lawyer says no amount of money will erase the pain inflicted by the tragedy.
Long lunches, jazz and a 'bun in a bottle': How you can eat, drink and be entertained this Easter
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'Even I was shocked': Kiwi sailor likely to die in prison after 1.4 tonne cocaine bust
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First-home buyers: Bank cashbacks, lack of investors creates gap in market
Banks are offering up to $5000 in cashback incentives to first-home buyers.
Hospital lockdown: Man accused of gun-related call appears in court
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Opinion: Social media scammers have me longing for the old days
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Let's go to the Hop! More than 110,000 expected
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Judge finds murder-accused fit to stand trial
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