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'Overwhelmed with emotion': Students finish gruelling 40-hour challenge for mental health
The group did 40 hours of biking, swimming, gym sessions and other physical activities.
New role for Todd Muller announced
Muller served as the MP for Bay of Plenty from 2014 until his retirement this year.
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$630k smash and grab: Teen jewellery thief sentenced after brazen mall raid
A hooded trio was filmed raiding a Michael Hill Jewellers store in a Bay of Plenty mall.
Supreme Court denies Bella Vista developer's bid to appeal convictions
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'Living and breathing in their classrooms': Te ao Māori curriculum launched
The new te ao Māori curriculum encompasses te reo Māori, local tikanga, history.
'Caused a lot of pain': Election candidates back review of retirement village law
'Frankly, this piece of legislation has not been delivering as it should be.'
'Win-win': 500+ council staff get free bus travel in $100k initiative
One residents' association backs it but another questions the benefits.
Online subscribers react to questions over pothole payouts
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International and local acts announced for Bay Dreams 2024
US rapper NLE Choppa will headline both Bay Dreams North and South.
'Monster': Gangster's victim slept with a bat after being kidnapped and beaten
'I’m going to go and get the clean-up gear and a gun,' Filthy Few member told victim.
Hipkins in Tauranga: Labour leader addresses five hot election topics
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Chris Hipkins hits Tauranga on campaign trail
The Labour leader is in blue territory today.
Congestion eases on Hewletts Rd after morning incident
Iwi protest over long-running issue in Tauranga.
'Team effort': How a new one-day testing programme is speeding up the kidney transplant process
One 42-year-old mother-of-four said the programme had been "a great help".
'Excessively low': Questions raised over Waka Kotahi pothole damage payouts
Motorist who fought for a payout believes that agency makes it as “difficult as possible”.
'Absolutely devastating': Homeless man's tents, treasured items stolen
Possessions worth thousands of dollars were stolen.
Mark Lister: A turning point for the labour market?
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Pāpāmoa lucky Lotto player wins $19,802 in last night’s draw
Fourteen second-division tickets were won in last night's draw.
The Premium Debate: Online subscribers react to Mike Hosking's take on Luxon winning campaign for National
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One in custody after armed police block road
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Ngahi Bidois: My Pākehā wife walks in my world and I walk in hers
OPINION: The process of developing of te reo Māori speakers in our whānau took 30 years.
'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Tauranga girl heading to France to be Rugby World Cup mascot
Sibheal Dobson will run out on to the field for the All Blacks v Namibia match.
Local Focus: New Zealand First's Erika Harvey on Candidate Camera
Local democracy, crime and transport are big issues for Harvey.
‘There will be conflict’: Paid parking eyed for Mount beaches, town centre
Council considers charging to free up car parks, locals say the move will hurt businesses.
Cervical cancer: Jan Tinetti officiates new HPV self-test initiative in Tauranga
Ribbon cut on new equipment to process tests for cervical cancer.
Let's go party: Artist who turned David Seymour into Barbie Ken is just getting started
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Local Focus: NZ First candidate for Bay of Plenty, Kirsten Murfitt
Infrastructure, potholes and healthcare are the big issues for first-time candidate.