Tauranga needs more homes but housing intensification 'difficult'
City council has its say as hearings on intensification plans get under way.
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Mount Hot Pools to temporarily close
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Letters: Free bus travel for council staff divides opinions
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Striking heart surgeon: Healthcare bureaucrats need to open their eyes
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Tauranga Art Gallery eyes tourists for funding
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Murder-accused's identity remains suppressed
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Pet food company must pay $220k after worker's finger amputated
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