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Experts fly over Whakaari/White Island amid volcanic activity
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Mount residents 'furious' at decision on high-rise rules
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Mayoral contender Mahé Drysdale to commute from Cambridge if he wins
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Bayleys honours its top achievers
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Sword of Te Arawa hero Haane Manahi returned to his Iwi
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Gisborne police arrest four gangsters for intimidating witnesses, threatening to kill
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Tauranga election: Who's running and what you need to know about voting
It's the first election since 2019 when councillors were replaced by commissioners.
Nominations close today for Tauranga's first council election in nearly five years
The last council was sacked in 2021 by then-Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
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Phone data, text message seal meth-making man's fate
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Commission pushes on for taller buildings in Mount Maunganui
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