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The 97-year-old said she had been bullied into changing her will.
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Teens rescue drowning tourist during school camp
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An increase in user fees and charges is also expected.
Stashed cash, guns and meth: Key pair in Bay drug operation appeal sentences
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Police investigating 'attempted abduction' seek car
Information on small car with dark windows sought.
SH25 closed: Critical injuries in Coromandel crash
Police were called shortly before midday.
Kiri Gillespie: Unfair to lump city safety costs on regional council alone
Safety of people in the city is not a responsibility exclusive to the regional council.
'Our energy levels are failing': Bay secondary teachers strike again
'There’s only one really good time to sort this out and that is now'
Shiver me timbers! Rotorua wakes to coldest day of the year
Cold and clear weather is across the Bay of Plenty.
Parking fees a 'killer': Retailers, shoppers on how to solve 'dead' Tauranga CBD
Been described as 'in crisis' by Downtown Tauranga chairman Brian Berry.
Work on picturesque shared path in Katikati gets under way
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'Desperately needed': Ex-mayor delivering seven ambulances to Ukraine
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Jan Tinetti injured in media scrum at Parliament
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Teachers strike: All you need to know as secondary and area schools close
This latest strike is the second in as many weeks, with rolling strikes planned from May.
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Opinion: Road workers are at the coalface of public roadworks rage.
Lake swamped with 1600 waka ama hopefuls from 105 schools
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'Engulfed in flames': Cause of shed blaze undetermined
Four fire trucks attended the fire and multiple sheds and vehicles were engulfed.
Traffic management measures vandalised at damaged road, council says
Vandalism comes at a cost to the ratepayer, the council said.
Letters: Roadworks a disaster for businesses, and ways to fix congestion
'Chaotic disruptions for months and months'
Carmen Hall: Hospitality’s struggle to find workers an uphill battle
The hospitality sector is struggling to attract staff and employers are suffering.
Helicopter airlifts two injured after SH29 crash
Emergency services were called around 6.30pm.
'Super burned-out': Hundreds of teachers to strike again
"We are trying to make a difference, but there just aren’t enough resources there.”
Number of children waiting for mental health support more than triples
There is a 'higher-than-national-average rate' of children receiving support in the Bay.
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