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Senior students put candidates on the spot in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
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'We're basically raising the bar.' Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Business or the environment? Rotorua candidates want it both ways
Can you have one without the other? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Business or the environment? Rotorua candidates want it both ways
Can you have one without the other? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Urgent need: The industry crying out for 14,500 workers by summer
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ACT announces Build Like the Boomers strategy
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Local Focus: Workers versus employers in Rotorua - which candidate backs which?
Rotorua candidates argue it’s a balance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Workers versus employers in Rotorua - which candidate backs which?
Rotorua candidates argue it's a balance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Recent Girls' High student running for MP
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