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Jo Raphael: Our local elections need lively debate, discussion and competition
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Spike in applications for bollards outside Bay businesses
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Country music star Tami Neilson rides high on global acclaim
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OPINION: Putting your leader in such a quandary is not a good look for MP of two months.
The Premium Debate: Mixed views on whether Tauranga's Uffindell should resign or stay
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on MP, who's now been stood down from caucus.
Luke Kirkness: The public had a right to know about Uffindell's past
OPINION: Fledgling MP's tattered career remains on a knife-edge.
What Luxon's office failed to tell leader; Uffindell driven home to Tauranga by MP
Uffindell would have to resign from Parliament for another byelection to take place.
Premium debate: What subscribers say about Sam Uffindell's high school bullying
OPINION: Subscribers have their say.
'Buzzing': Rotorua squash club proud of their golden girl
Rotorua squash player wins gold at Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Concerns pay later schemes could fuel addiction as Kiwis spend $1.7b
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Dame joins Celebrity Treasure Island castaways
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One blood test saved Mana Ruru's life.
The Premium Debate: Subscriber comments on jewellery store burglaries
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on jewellery store thieves.
Jo Raphael: Since Nia Glassie's death, innocent children are still dying violently
OPINION: Since Nia's death in 2007, 174 children have been killed.
Jo Raphael: Fluoridation of water supplies Bloomfield's parting shot
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Tamati Coffey: No easy fix to cost of living pressures, but measures will make a difference
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How a new CBD cafe plans to revitalise the hospitality industry
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The home crowd goes Wilde: Olympic medallist's family watch race in New Zealand
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Our child abuse shame: 174 children killed since Nia Glassie's murder
It's been 15 years since Nia Glassie was murdered. But has anything changed?
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Wastewater test results show gap in Bay Covid-19 case data
Experts agree self-reporting could lead to an undercount of the virus' spread.
Weather eases in Bay after slips close multiple highways
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Jo Raphael: Scumbag ram-raiders' rampage needs to be stopped
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Former septic tank driver fined for 'deliberate' discharge of thousands of litres of sewage
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