Tauranga subdivision needs $400m for roads. Who will pay for it?
Tauranga's council could face a 'substantive funding gap' for new roads.
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Female youth arrested after Mount Maunganui mall stabbing
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Bay of Plenty housing: Bishop rejects panel's recommendations
The minister's decision opens the door to housing growth in the area.
Seven crashes in three years at 100-year-old bridge
The real worry is that I’m going to ... find someone has died in a crash.'
Revealed: Tauranga council’s private cocktail event to ‘celebrate’ city
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Whakatāne Michael Hill Jewellery raided
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'We need a roof over our heads': Distraught renter has to put down family dog
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A luxury spa and a 'calming' home: Architecture Awards winners announced
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