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District name now aligns with name of the town.
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Four prisoners injured after prison van crashes north of Taupō
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Sixty sawmill staff lose their jobs, told over Christmas holidays
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World champion and now a Halberg finalist
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The fan who racially abused an English cricket has been hit with a ban.
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Ministry reinstates Te Puna Manawa o Whakaue licence
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Cricket: Two sides unbeaten in Baywide T20
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White Island: Story behind the skin grafts coming for burn victims
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Local Focus: Rotoiti's new water treatment plant
Scheme to filter sewage wins bouquets for council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Person dies on Tongariro Alpine Crossing, rāhui being put in place
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Two people rescued after boat sinks on Lake Taupō
The incident happened west of Whangamata Bay.
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'Phenomenal' nurses step up to help Whakatāne Hospital after eruption
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