Tauranga school attendance drops below national average
Tauranga students' regular attendance in Term 2, 2019 dropped to 55.7 per cent
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Mount industrial fire: Building was under demolition
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Case upgraded from domestic incident to homicide inquiry
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Kiwi kids are playing less sport. Why skateboarding, surfing might replace rugby, cricket
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Fletcher boss explains work on three big projects
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Tauranga police shooting: Couple urged to come forward
The incident happened last Thursday about 7.45pm.
Pāpāmoa police patrol car arsonist jailed
A Tauranga man who torched a police patrol car has been jailed for more than two years.
Connor Woodman - from rugby to the ring
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Blow for small-town New Zealand: 17 jobs to go at Waihī mine
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Tauranga shootout victim named by police
Police have identified the man who died after being shot by police last Thursday.
'Heartbroken': Tributes flow for deputy principal
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Tauranga terror: Slain woman was new mum, lay dead for days
Dead woman's partner was a homicide suspect killed in a wild street shootout with police.
Missing Tauranga man's family: 'We need him home'
Tauranga father of two Julian Varley has been missing for 25 days.
Police seize car believed to be linked to double homicide
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'This is a horror story': Rising body count in Tauranga, victim's brother speaks out
A woman is found dead in suburban Tauranga - the fourth connected death in a horror week.
Woman's death in Tauranga linked to double homicide
The woman is believed to have been killed in a domestic incident.
Tears in court: Man charged with murder following fatal shootings
Man charged over double killing granted name suppression in Christchurch court.
Zoe Hunter: Police need more power to put hard line on gangs
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Delays for residents from SH2 closure
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'Too close to home': Man shot dead, another arrested in relation to alleged double homicide
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Wild chase: Tauranga brothers caught up in shooting drama
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