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But managing expectations around health, will be a challenge, writes Audrey Young.
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Two groups of people were involved in the incident.
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COMMENT: Sometimes you just have to leap out of your comfort zone for a good cause.
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Rotorua-born author's book being adapted into Disney series
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Taupō Stella Awards to celebrate business resilience
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Glitz, glamour and drag queens: #Fabulous returns
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Faking it: Claim workers gaming Covid leave for time off
MSD: Employers need to take steps to satisfy themselves that employees are genuine.
Lifestyle block bonanza, subdivisions allowed down to 2ha
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Tourism operators ready and waiting for international visitors
Taupō mayor excited about Air New Zealand forward bookings, but older travellers hesitant.
Grim milestone: Covid-related deaths surge past 1000; 9570 new cases
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Cocktails for a Cause: $30,000 raised for grieving mum and child
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'Horrible story': Nats ask why threatening tenant allowed to keep state house
"Why do people who terrorise their neighbours get to stay?"
Luke Kirkness: Police need to be respected more and the buck stops with us
Luke Kirkness says police in NZ don't deserve to be spat at, bitten or hit.
Letters to the editor: Whakatāne turnoff roundabout a bad idea
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
'Record' sales: Tauranga's luxury house market running hot
Luxury market performing in complete contrast to the low-to-mid-range market.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: I'm about to lose my job but I'm not sorry to go
OPINION: Change should happen when it's needed most
Rolled vehicle: One seriously injured in crash near Okere Falls
The road is down to one lane.
Budget ag-sector splash out 'grandiose money spending', farmer says
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Broken jaw, 'all-in brawl' among 17 new complaints of rugby foul play, misconduct
There were 17 incidents over two weekends on Bay of Plenty rugby fields.
Police seek video footage after 'unsettling' incident on CBD street
Police say they will hold the offenders to account.
'Pageants are uplifting, not demeaning' Māori beauty queens defend criticism
Three Māori beauty queens shared how pageants have empowered them.
Lakes DHB on track to post first surplus in eight years - and then dissolve
The last surplus was in 2014.
Impounded car, arrest and fines at gang funeral procession
The procession followed a tangi for a senior member.
9843 new Covid cases, eight virus-related deaths
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Happy and safe: Starving dogs left to die now on the road to recovery
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