Whakaari ash plume silhouetted at sunrise
Gas and steam spewed out of White Island this morning.
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Police investigating death remain at BoP address
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Person overboard may have been missing since midnight, search under way near Whakaari/White Island
Flight radar shows a rescue helicopter traversing the area.
Serious crash involving motorcycle in Tauranga
Police and other emergency services were called to the scene.
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A person intentionally damaged the plants outside the chapel at Elliotts Funeral Services in Tauranga. Video / Supplied
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SH2 protests: Median barriers to be re-examined by NZTA
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Senior Rotorua doctors told they will have to work in Taupō
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Final election results show Mahé Drysdale strokes ahead in mayoral race
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Waipuna Hospice chief executive departs after 16 years
Richard Thurlow has decided now is the right time to step down.
'Big American' film crew spotted in Rotorua
Signs at the entrance to the reserve said “private event”.
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Serious injuries in Tauranga crash
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Pyes Pa Rd.
Tauranga’s first Māori ward councillor in hospital
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'Feels like we’re going backwards': One woman elected in Tauranga council election
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Mahé's our mayor: Hard work just starting for former Olympian
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Check your tickets! Two Rotorua players win $22,000, Taupō player wins $49,000
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Ex-Olympic rower Mahé Drysdale set to become Tauranga’s mayor
Progress results are out for the Tauranga local body election.
Ex-addict says roadside drug testing wouldn't have stopped him – but NZ should still do it
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Boat ramp parking charge not on, says fisherman
Boaties will now have to pay to park their trailer near some boat ramps in Tauranga.
Seymour marks Tauranga returning to 'a council that you’re able to vote out'
His public meeting was interrupted by a protest and a fire alarm being triggered.
Jones opens new road in Kawerau, community centre in Kaingaroa
Visit comes as Kaingaroa regains access to clean running water after four days without.
What last-minute voters need to know about Tauranga's election
Turnout is lagging, with less than 24 hours to go.
Heavy rain watches, 10m waves as 'weather bomb' looms
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