Local Focus: Andy Cranston on Candidate Camera
Andy Cranston shares why he is running again for Gisborne District Council.
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Editorial: Dreadlock ban gets school in a tangle
OPINION: Our editorial on angst over a school 'blitz on uniform and hair standards'.
Hospital locked down after attack on ED worker
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'Straight racist': Complaints as school bans dreadlocks, braids
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'We had nothing': The hardship which inspired Olympic greatness
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Local Focus: Dream come true for Gisborne boxer
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'Senseless shooting': Police hit the streets after woman killed
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Local Focus: When arty opposites attract
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Report shows NZ's highest hazardous drinking rate area
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Thriving, 'not dying': Town hurt by gang and drug woes hits back
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Reports of gunshot injury: Homicide investigation after woman dies in Gisborne
'We're focused on piecing together the events leading up to the death': Police.
Foggy morning in Auckland forces flight diversion; rain, snow possible this week
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Police appeal after man allegedly chased down street, robbed at gunpoint
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Local Focus: Gisborne gym hosts hefty athletes
Olympic Weightlifter Megan Signal runs lifting workshop in Gisborne.
Local Focus: Tautua Village allowing young people's voices to be heard and valued
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Gisborne district councillor questions Mayor Stoltz's ability
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