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Water leak in Red Square repaired
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Hiking the Kaimai backcountry
It is blissfully quiet and has the feel of a remote getaway.
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OPINION: The decision to not release the report will not help Uffindell in the long term.
Opinion: Survivors should not be made to feel attackers' lives are worth more
Opinion: It is easy to get away with rape and sexual assault in our beautiful country.
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Incentives were a "positive way" of encouraging people to get vaccinated, an expert said.
Centenarian brothers-in-law back together after two years
Laurence and Ron have been kept apart by Covid-19, but now these old friends are back.
'Give us back our views': 'Giant mound' of dirt angers residents
The developer says the sand mound is temporary but will be replaced with higher buildings.
Subscribers weigh in on questions all round as Sam Uffindell survives
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Iwi leader questions whether housing plan will help those most in need
Iwi leader questions whether the plan will help those most in need.
Comment: Keep your dog under control in public
OPINION: As a dog owner, I understand there's a time and a place for leashes.
The Premium Debate: Worker stock ownership a risky strategy
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Uffindell has 'hard work' ahead, commentator says
Bay of Plenty National Party stalwarts are backing the MP after caucus reinstatement
Teen rapist 'perhaps the most vilified man in NZ': Lawyer
Corrections unsuccessfully applied to prevent Meyer from accessing the internet.
Richard (Dick) Littlejohn remembered as a 'legend' in the rugby world
"Bay of Plenty Rugby are very proud and honoured to call Dick one of our own."
Felix Desmarais: Royals seem like part of the family
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Queen's funeral: Pubs to open and royalists plan 'all-nighter'
The funeral event is expected to become one of the biggest global TV events in history.
Event organisers eye summer free of Covid rules
"It's great news that we can finally put Covid behind us."
Ready for a 'comeback': Tauranga Marathon's first man breaks race record
Aaron Pulford from Thames set a new Tauranga Marathon record by two minutes.
'Significant taonga': Pounamu unearthed in CBD dig a 'rare' find
The adze was found on the site of a multi million dollar development.
Schoolgirl honoured after helping bus driver allegedly attacked by man in Spider-Man mask
'I wasn't standing for it, my friends, the driver, I had to protect them.'
Fears rapist's home detention sentence may stop victims seeking justice
Victims with 'increased anxiety' have been turning to a local service for support.
Subscribers weigh in on the new one-off public holiday
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'Gut wrenching': Hope for funding of 'miracle' drug slips away
One parent is considering moving overseas where the drug is publicly funded.
Ngahi Bidois: It took three generations to get our language back
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Thousands expected at Tauranga Marathon
The marathon's course begins at Maxwells Rd and will finish at Sala St.
Huge Hamilton project heralds a stronger economic future for Waikato
The first stage boasts a 35ha logistics hub, 25ha of industrial space and a 10ha wetland.
Mayoral candidate stumped by mystery election signs going up on his behalf
'The first I knew of them was my mum drove past one outside Te Puna Hall and told me.'
Subscribers weigh in on proposed congestion charges
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PHO workers learn te reo Māori to improve patients' experience
"Whatever we learn, no matter how small, is valuable and adds to our kete of knowledge."
'They will take out their own teeth': Dental charity 'overwhelmed' with demand
'A lot of people are putting up with unacceptable levels of pain.'
Govt considers invoking new powers to fast-track Tauriko housing
The project is a 'significant opportunity' that could foster collaboration - Kāinga Ora.
Reo Māori stalwart Hana Te Hemara immortalised in five-storey mural looking to Taranaki maunga
Hana Te Hemara mural unveiling in Taranaki, created by artist Graham Hoete, aka Mr G.