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A couple suffered serious injuries when they were beaten in a home invasion in Tauranga overnight.

Wet weekends needn't be dull, writes Gill South.

A teacher and three students were assaulted during an attack involving seven teenagers at Tauranga Girls' College - and the mother of one victim is "disgusted" at how the school has handled the incident.