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Pharmacist 'baffled' as city given cold shoulder in winter health initiative
The initiative aims to increase access to pharmacists and reduce pressure on hospitals.
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'What are you numpties doing trying to break in to get nothing.'
Bay jewellers damaged in attempted burglary
'Senseless' break-in causes thousands in damage.
New Zealand’s state highway pothole plague pitiful, subscribers say
Subscribers share their views on the state of the nation's roads.
Sacked: Manager who avoided, refused onsite drug tests fails in bid for compo
She was asked to do the test but left site immediately. The next day she just refused.
State highway pothole plague - the regions with the most revealed
Pothole plague: The quality of roading is 'leaving a lot to be desired'.
Are boring rugby matches driving fans away? Ian Foster doesn't think so
Former All Blacks coaches have spoken out about what they believe is dull rugby.
'It was all an accident': Dame Lynley Dodd on how Hairy Maclary was born
'I absolutely didn’t think I’d still be talking about Hairy 40 years later.'
Opinion: Deliberately misnaming, misgendering people is cruel and inhumane
OPINION: Identity change has always been a thing - even in the good old days.
The Premium Debate: Police should arrest gangsters, not escort them - subscribers
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on gang issues.
Gang brawl: Heavy police presence as gang members appear in court
Eight people were arrested on Wednesday in Mount Maunganui after a public brawl.
Gangs: Vehicles impounded following tangi and anti social driving in Bay of Plenty
Eight vehicles have been impounded and other infringements issued.
What Ian Foster is looking out for during Super Rugby Pacific final
The coach talks about the big final and bolter Emoni Narawa's World Cup chances.
The Premium Debate: Public's faith in police fading fast
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Why Muldoon had the right idea when it came to gangs
OPINION: But National's new policy sounds like Groundhog Day.
Opinion: Police allowing gang mayhem is a national disgrace
Opinion: The law-abiding citizens caught up in the disruption deserve better.
Person arrested after fleeing crime scene with victims they assaulted
The offender assaulted multiple people and threatening them with a gun
Kiri Gillespie: Ram raids cowardly and lazy crimes
Opinion: Business owners targeted need our help.
Regions will be 'under-resourced': Staff 'blindsided' by proposed job cuts
'The impact on students could be quite severe' - employee.
Flooding and slips throughout Bay of Plenty, 'more rain on the way'
Flooding was reported in Maketu, Paengaroa and Pikowai.
Business Digest: How Ngāti Whakaue is supporting its entrepreneurs
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Weather: Heavy rain watch in place as forecast predicts wet week ahead
Tauranga Airport recorded 83mm of rain in 48 hours.
Opinion: Why evicting unruly state tenants is not the answer
OPINION: Kicking unruly tenants out is going to have its own implications for society.
Storage wars: Inside the growing business of shipping containers
Spoiler: Lots of them are being used for anything but shipping.
Lonely? How to make a new best friend in adulthood
While you can ask someone, “Are you single?”, there's no question, “Are you friended?”
From tailgating to trailblazing: The ultimate traffic hack for commuters
Opinion: Say goodbye to congestion - a solution to New Zealand's traffic woes.
White Island Tours pleads guilty to two charges laid over eruption tragedy
White Island Tours clients and two employees died in eruption.
BOP and Waikato's best new architecture projects celebrated
21 projects were winners on the night.
'We were not out-manned': District Commander defends police in Ōpōtiki
Hundreds of motorbikes, cars, utes and vans descended on Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki.
PM says ‘gangs contribute nothing to society', gunshots reported in Whakatāne
Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini was killed on Friday in Ōpōtiki.
Opinion: People hiding from gangsters in chillers - how did it come to this?
Someone has to take responsibility for antisocial behaviour in CBDs.
Ōpōtiki Mongrel Mob procession: Police vow to impound vehicles, issue fines, charge drivers
Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini was killed on Friday in Ōpōtiki.
Gang leader killed: 50 extra police sent to Ōpōtiki ahead of funeral
'We’re taking due precautions to have the resources in the right place if they’re needed.'