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Crispian Stewart: Rotorua tournament celebrates legacy of league visionaries
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'Iconic' Art Deco winery building becomes $12m clubhouse for retirees
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A university student was floored by the lack of cheap carparks near the city campus.
Western Bay council could put off Annual Plan adoption
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Hands off free contraception, National
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Teacher accused of pushing student cleared of wrongdoing at emotional hearing
The tribunal found there was not enough evidence to prove the charge.
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Crews dampening hot spots after large building fire
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Homeless motel woes: 'Peeing' on windows, fights and swinging metal baseball bats
There are fewer people living in homeless motels but some residents are still suffering.
Cop who tasered unarmed man three times in cells no longer with NZ Police
'He shoots me three times', says the complainant.
‘Is this a story you made up?’: Teacher denies pushing child off hoverboard
Its alleged the teacher pushed the student at the end of a lunch break.
'Strangling late night entertainment': Midnight closing too early for some
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From peaceful to perilous: Innovations needed to combat crime
Opinion: Supermarkets resorting to bodycams in a desperate bid for safety is a smart move.
Rotorua teen named as victim in double fatal crash
The two-car crash happened on Sunday May 28.
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Coromandel bridge construction to get under way in next fortnight
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Injuries after school bus and fuel tanker crash
Forty-one students were on the bus at the time of the crash.