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Art gallery defends 'repugnant' artwork
Tauranga Art Gallery has come under fire for displaying two photos that feature coarsely worded messages scrawled in ballpoint beside images of a 1974 gay liberation dance.
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Tauranga supermarkets may have beer, wine roped off
Eight Tauranga supermarkets could be forced to stop selling beer and wine for the last hour of trading in order to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
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Robbery accused on bail
The Tauranga man accused of holding up the Lenz Superette with a pistol has been released on bail after appearing in court.
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Crewman injured at Port of Tauranga in intensive care
A Filipino crewman working aboard a logging ship at Port of Tauranga suffered serious lacerations this morning after a crane-operated winch wire struck him across his chest and neck.
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New Zealand: Plenty to see in the Bay
A trip south leaves a glowing impression on Elisabeth Easther.
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Teens jailed for robbery
Two teenagers who viciously bashed and robbed a Tauranga taxi driver in January have been sent to prison.
![Tauranga drug kingpin pleads guilty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tauranga drug kingpin pleads guilty
Party pill king Gary Read has admitted smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of precursor drugs - enough to cook up millions of dollars worth of P.
![Scam warning for elderly over letters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scam warning for elderly over letters
An advocacy group for the elderly is warning pensioners of a potential scam involving personalised letters.
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Burger bungles cause allergic alarm
The mother of a three-year-old allergic to tomatoes says her son could have died after a McDonald's store failed to provide for a burger without ketchup - three times.
!['What the dickens has happened here?'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'What the dickens has happened here?'
A truck driver's sneeze is thought to have sparked a dramatic crash that brought a power pole and lines down on a Tauranga house.
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Controversial legal high in huge demand
More than 100 people entered a Tauranga store to buy the controversial synthetic cannabis Kryptonite yesterday morning.
![New legal high leaves teens violently ill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New legal high leaves teens violently ill
Two teenagers say a new legal high they smoked contained ecstasy - and left them vomiting with no control over their muscles or bodily functions.
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Two injured in four-way Welcome Bay crash
Two people were injured this morning in a four vehicle crash in Tauranga which blocked State Highway 2 near the southern end of Welcome Bay Rd.
![Disabled rider 'humiliated' by bus driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Disabled rider 'humiliated' by bus driver
A partially-sighted Tauranga woman was reduced to pushing aside her fringe to reveal an empty eye socket before a bus driver agreed to issue her a concession fare.
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Woman airlifted from Omanawa Falls
A woman trapped down a steep rock face at the Omanawa Falls was airlifted to safety last night.
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City pays $1.3 million to ex-staff
Tauranga City Council has made payouts totalling $1.3 million to former staff.