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Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'
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Body found near Wairere Falls: Family of Pauline Grey thank police, iwi for search
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Kindy teachers hit out over planned ECE changes
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Mark Lister: Raft of bad news from locally listed companies
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Judge grants powers to sell 'idyllic' properties occupied by gangster
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Ball on a budget: How school students are keeping costs low
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'Sad day': Michael Hill Jewellers' Whakatāne store to close due to high crime
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Builder sentenced for forgery, pretending to be licensed
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'Obviously deliberate': Landlords illegally piped human waste to riverside drain
The offending continued for nearly four years despite orders to stop.
Heavy rain warning extended, flood room 'monitoring situation'
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'It was everywhere': Single mum's fight to survive 'aggressive' cancer for her children
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The Sun moves to NZME building
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Western Bay’s draft rates rises ‘unaffordable’ – ratepayers
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More international artists added to Juicy Fest bill
Four shows across New Zealand in January 2025.
Winning Lotto tickets sold at two Tauranga stores
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'Reduced scale': $400m Mt Maunganui retirement village granted consent
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Drug drivers face manslaughter charges after separate fatal Bay of Plenty crashes
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How you can support Tauranga baker's next Ukraine 'tour of duty'
'Help is needed more than ever.'
'Every minute counts': Why protesting SH2 locals are continuing fight
SH2 median barrier protest and response from mayor, transport minister and NZTA.
'Lots of thank-yous': 10 marriage tips from a husband marking 70-year milestone
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'Monster hiding in plain sight': Man jailed for sexually abusing girls after meeting mum on Tinder
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139 jobs lost as mussel processing plant in Tauranga set to close
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