Chelsea Winter’s fairy-tale home price now under $2m
About $500,000 has been shaved off the lifestyle property price since it was first listed.
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'It’s a totally different day out there today.'
Letters to the editor: Visitor to Tauranga shocked by state of area
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WorkSafe investigating NYE Tauranga bouncy castle incident
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Research seeks Baycourt childhood memories
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Jo Raphael: Drenching puts dampener on holidays
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Stay out: Lifeguards warn they won't rescue as Cyclone Hale hits
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Weather wipes out weekend events
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One person dead after workplace accident in Bay of Plenty
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Bay of Plenty car crash leaves power line hanging over road
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Year in Review: December 2022
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