'Overwhelming public support': Calls for fireworks ban grow after horse's death
'The only thing keeping me going is trying to stay strong to fight for the ban': owner
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'Backlash': City-centre business faces drop in sales after road changes
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Treaty bill hīkoi: Estimated 10,000 march through Rotorua
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'Sickening': Female preschool teacher charged with possessing child abuse images
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The region that's overtaken Auckland as the most expensive to rent in
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'So beautiful': Hundreds of migrants welcomed on to marae
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National hīkoi to descend on Rotorua
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What the foodbank does (and doesn't) need this year
'We have a very generous community that is always willing to give whatever they have.'
Bloom in the Bay: explore art, gardening, and wellness at Tauranga festival
Play with pottery or learn how to make a knife at one of the many events.
Shellfish collection ban in BoP harbour in force now
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'Speed up access' to health services: New child wellness centre opens
It is a 'significant milestone' in Health NZ's commitment to improving children's health.
Zimbabwean saxophonist amped for Totara Street
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Luxury boutique properties under new management
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'Buzzing': Orca close to shore thrills locals
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Zespri asks producers to vote on overseas expansion
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‘You are uniting us’: Iwi, supporters mark hīkoi with beach bonfires
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The last soldier: Thousands expected to farewell NZ war hero
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Who is Waipuna Hospice’s new chief executive?
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Road worker threatened with firearm on SH1, police investigating
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'Fed up' neighbours say speed bumps cause 'mini earthquakes' in homes
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