Storm-hit district facing $20m repair bill awaits funding clarity from Govt
Councillor questions $9.8m spend on one road when $4m to re-open another too 'difficult'.
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National, Labour open candidate nominations for Bay of Plenty seat
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'Worst display of behaviour': Councillors clash over town centre funding
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All you need to know about the BOP state of emergency
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Train derailment impacts Kawerau industry
'The question on everyone’s lips is how long it’s going to take to get running again.'
Te Puke bridge: Temporary bridge set to be installed
About 30 properties upstream from the bridge have been impacted.
Train track closure could cause 'serious problems' for logging industry
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'The bridge has gone': About 30 properties affected after bridge washes out
The council is working to establish a possible emergency access track.
'Carnage': Train derails near Te Puke after 'significant' rainfall
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Gravel road grates: Decade-long fight for a safer road
Residents have been trying for 10 years to get safety improvements.
Man arrested after woman seriously assaulted in Te Puke
The woman remains in a serious condition in hospital.
'Talk to someone': Farmer confidence knocked as costs rise
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‘Stonewalled’: Rural community upset over plans for offender halfway house
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'Crying all morning': 'Tornado' hits farm, killing animals and destroying structures
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'Trapped': Fears new $90m interchange fails to offer tsunami escape paths
Maps warn that few places are safe from a significant tsunami but escape is limited.
Coaches inspired new principal to teach
Principalship at Penrose College showed how change can occur in education.
Serious crash, Te Puke - Bay of Plenty
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Te Puke teen Santo's rise to Black Ferns squad
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