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CCTV footage captured the incident.
Luke Kirkness: This Government is rewarding laziness
OPINION: It's time to get tough and ensure people are actually trying to find work.
Letters: City should get maximum benefit from elder housing sale
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'I just cried': 32-year-old's Stage 4 bowel cancer battle
Rachael Ferguson now wants the screening age lowered to 35.
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Woman killed in motorcycle crash named
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Lakes and Bay of Plenty allied health staff strike begins
The strike aims to achieve better pay for its allied health workers.
Rob Rattenbury: Pākehā need to be trusted with referendum on He Puapua
OPINION: We need a referendum on He Puapua, because progress depends on public support.
Civic precinct, infrastructure funding and rates: People to say what they think
The council received nearly 1200 written submissions, some are being spoken to today.
National launches Tauranga byelection campaign: Sam Uffindell 'humbled' to be candidate
"I think with Sam, we're on to a real winner," leader Christopher Luxon tells crowd.
Anne Tolley to business leaders: We're changing the council's culture
Commission chair Anne Tolley outlines the needs for Tauranga at City Leaders Lunch.
'Lucky': Breast cancer survivor walking and rowing 100km in May for charity
The charity aims to raise up to $50,000 to support breast cancer patients in the Bay.
Family, routine and social connection: The pandemic losses still affecting older Kiwis
'We can't expect people to go back to the way they were. We're all changed from this.'
'Targeting Māori': The police firearm figures worrying leaders
Actions predicated on race or the situation? Police firearm use data revealed.
Drink driver kicks cop in leg during early morning arrest
The Dive Cres assault came a night after another that left one person seriously injured.
'Out of hand' cat colony prompts calls for foster support
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Dr Tony Farrell: Reining in alcohol industry will reduce health burden
OPINION: The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act needs reviewing
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Woman dies in hospital after motorcycle crash
The woman was airlifted to hospital after the crash.
Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer
'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'
Two crashes in the Bay
A car and campervan collide just after and a motorcycle crashes.
'We wonder why we work': Desperate family does not qualify for Govt help
Chris Luxon: 'It's heartbreaking' hearing stories from people in the squeezed middle.
A 'constant reminder' to do better: Oranga Tamariki CEO on 5yo Malachi Subecz's death
The agency is conducting an independent review into whether it failed Malachi Subecz.
Luke Kirkness: I've started vaping - and I'm on the way to getting hooked
OPINION: I've picked up a bad habit that is hard to shake despite not being a smoker.
Ram raids are violent, thuggish and dangerous
OPINION: Grumpy old men and women have been sounding the warning for years.
Gone by smoko: Workers quitting on first day, other staff 'tired and stressed out'
'Mental health tsunami is coming' as labour shortage hits workers left to pick up slack.
Oranga Tamariki investigates how system failed murdered 5-year-old Malachi Subecz
'This is an absolute priority for me and I will have more to say' - Oranga Tamariki CEO.
'My heart sank': Toy library hit by burglary
A library member says it's a shame a 'fabulous resource' in the community was burgled.
Police identify woman found dead in Pilot Bay
The death will be referred to the coroner.
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