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![Maori greeters: 100% pure fake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Maori greeters: 100% pure fake
A tour operator is under fire for using fake Maori to attract tourists from cruise ships docking in Tauranga.
![A cute little heart breaker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A cute little heart breaker
Touching operatic allegory parallels lives of man and beast.
![Sea-lettuce plague cleared from popular beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sea-lettuce plague cleared from popular beach
One thousand tonnes of rank sea lettuce has been cleared from one of our most popular beaches this summer.
![Bay of Plenty: Adventures start with Base Jumper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bay of Plenty: Adventures start with Base Jumper
Sue Baxalle's family try out a 4-berth campervan for size.
![Fijian police still to decide whether to charge Brooke](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fijian police still to decide whether to charge Brooke
Fijian police say it is too early to say if former All Black Robin Brooke will be charged for allegedly sexually harassing a teenage girl.
![Robin Brooke in police probe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Robin Brooke in police probe
Police in Fiji have confirmed Robin Brooke is the former All Black being investigated over a sexual harassment claim.
![Teen driver who hit three cars seven times over limit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen driver who hit three cars seven times over limit
A 19-year-old man rear-ended a taxi before colliding with two other cars on Saturday night.
![MP seeks crackdown on cruelty to animals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
MP seeks crackdown on cruelty to animals
A first-term National Party MP is seeking cross-party support for a law change for harsher penalties in cases of extreme cruelty to animals.
![Quiet night for New Year celebrations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quiet night for New Year celebrations
Revellers celebrating New Year and the start of a new decade in New Zealand behaved themselves last night.
![P chemical theft could be worth $1b](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
P chemical theft could be worth $1b
One thousand litres of hypophosphorus acid, a key ingredient in P manufacturing, was stolen from a factory in January, it was revealed this week.
![Sharks come within metres of swimmers as sightings increase](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sharks come within metres of swimmers as sightings increase
Shark sightings have prompted lifeguards at holiday hotspots to urge swimmers to take caution.