'It's not right': Fears easy access to liquor in deprived areas causing harm
Those on the frontline says alcohol worsens bad situations for the already vulnerable.
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Bay of Plenty rugby's best of the best honoured at awards night
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'Powerless': Rural school principal, four staff set to lose jobs over jab mandate
Several staff members have accepted the possibility they may lose their jobs.
Free kai and $20 Pak'nSave vouchers with the vaccine in Merivale
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Local Focus: Council hopes to create 'Olympic-quality' skatepark
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Iwi buys apartments for homeless: 'I dropped to my knees and cried'
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State of Emergency declared in Gisborne, Sponge Bay residents left without power
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'Played for absolute suckers': Anger as council meets over Three Waters
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Major changes coming to Bayfair roundabout this weekend
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Repairs complete after 'A3 poster-sized' sinkhole forms in SH2
The tomo has formed in the westbound lane on the Waitahanui Stream Bridge.
Tauranga pastor accused of Covid-19 health order breaches
Leon Samuels has been bailed on charges relating to two large protest gatherings.
'Huge expectation and hope': Iconic attraction's reopening buoys tourism leaders
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Vaccine mandate: Half of teachers at some schools don't want jab - principal
There are concerns for schools with large numbers of staff who did not want the vaccine.
Wanted: 100 employees at new multimillion-dollar facility
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Prolific Te Puke tagger and vandal sentenced
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'Failures test us': Rotorua trainer of last-placed horse eyes 2022 Melbourne Cup
"Failures test us but it's learning from them."
'Be sensible': Safety tips for celebrating Guy Fawkes at home
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Young avocado worker celebrates award
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Fighting Covid-19 in classrooms: Schools address ventilation advice
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It's not about 'turning off machines': Concerns about End of Life Choice Act
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Local Focus: Walking with the rhythm of Mauao
Experience the rhythm of Mauao - Mount Maunganui - through a soundscape app.
'Low belief and low self-esteem': Bay schools phase out class streaming
Tauranga Boys College is making the switch to mixed-ability junior classes.
'Man of great mana': Tauranga Moana iwi leader Brian Penetaka Dickson dies
Tauranga Moana iwi leader Brian Dickson died on October 24.
Kiri Gillespie: 'Three Waters mandate makes laughing stock of councils'
Opinion: The Government steamrolling Three Waters will only end in tears.
Bay councils grapple with Covid face masks, social distancing rules for meetings
Calls made for greater guidance from the Government over "challenging conditions".
Dawn Picken: So many reasons to be angry, so little time
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Father set fire to son: 'I still wake up screaming twice a night'
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