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Construction of two new schools in Ōmokoroa will begin next year.
'Largely unintelligible': Tio Faulkner's High Court appeal rejected
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Coromandel highway closed after further collapse
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Planner: $88m Tauranga wharf extension will have ‘no significant cumulative effects’
The Port of Tauranga has applied for a resource consent for its $88m expansion plans
Council pay outs for personal grievances revealed- but no apologies
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'Unacceptable risk': Project to build hundreds of homes stalls after funding bid fails
Change 'late in the process' presents 'unacceptable risk' for housing provider.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council to save $7m in rates collection
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Turtle-y awesome: 'Cheeky' green turtle Smee returned to ocean
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Downpour: Potential wastewater spill, beach access damaged in Omanu
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Region's leading farmers announced at award dinners
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Whakatōhea settlement will come 183 years after Treaty signing
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Dozens attend storytime session with drag queens despite complaints
The event was well-attended despite a number of complaints.
Summer of cyclones: Tauranga's wettest summer in more than 120 years
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Korohina is new Tauranga Art Gallery director
The appointment will help to grow the CBD's vibrancy.
Tauranga port resource consent hearing witness challenged on 'negligible' impact findings
Key witness says Port of Tauranga's wharf plan will see “negligible” effects.
Waitekohekohe recreational park officially opens
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Multiple flooding callouts in Tauranga; SH25 closed due to washout
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Building the next generation: More apprentices needed to meet construction demands
“We need to invest in apprentices now to help support the next market boom."
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Crankworx to return to Rotorua 'bigger and better'
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Skydiving in their 90s: 'I have to prove that I can'
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