Jo Raphael: People should be disgusted by charity shop break-in
OPINION: A message needs to be sent that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.
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Opinion: It's time to raise the retirement age
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Forget 'bikinis and Barbie dolls': Beauty pageant returns with a makeover
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Opinion: Jane Campion's comment missed the mark
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Supply chain crisis: Soaring costs hammer companies, some may go bust
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Smash and grab: 'Gutted' owner's jewellery store 'smashed up'
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Open fire season, but be responsible
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Graham Bell: Nation's crime rate - it's not so bad
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Business digest: Young Innovator Awards 2022 launches
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We're living longer - is it time to raise the age for superannuation?
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Mafia-like tactics: How a gang's drug empire came crashing down
Big business: The inside story on the inner workings of a major organised drug operation
'Nah, we'll be right': Drink driver ignored pleas to stop before fatal crash
His friends were screaming at him to stop. But he was drunk, crashed and killed his mate.
School's biosecurity work and dedication recognised
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The Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on cruise ship industry and maritime border closures
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How to prepare as potential 'extreme' rainfall threatens Bay
Downpours and significant flooding are possible for the Bay of Plenty.
Luke Kirkness: What some unemployed people are lacking
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Chocolate fish, T-shirts and a can of Coke: BOP council leaders' credit card spend
Only one mayor among the four councils holds a credit card.
Jo Raphael: Why I'm avoiding Covid like the plague
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Nine new Covid-19 deaths in NZ, three in Bay of Plenty
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'Shattered': Slow recovery for Te Puke boy finally home from hospital
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Opinion: 'Shooting a little girl?' That is not war. That is a war crime
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