Community farewells trusty community centre
Repairing the old Te Puna Community Centre would have cost more than $1.3m.
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Fire closes 'friendly' Tauranga restaurant and bar
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Good Local Pyes Pa struck by fire
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'Best use of print': Special edition of newspaper wins global publishing prize
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Embracing stories of the past
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Downloads spike for app helping EV owners track road-user charges
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Tauranga Civic Parade brings large crowds
People assembled on the grass beside the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre.
Anzac Day: Te Puke remembers
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Thousands gather at the Mount to remember the fallen
Thousands gathered at the Mount Cenotaph to remember our soldiers' sacrifices.
Pensioner held hostage, violently assaulted before alleged offender shoots at police
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Lotto luck for two Tauranga locals
Tauranga winners will be celebrating a midweek windfall
Thousands gather for Anzac Day dawn services
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Council faces big byelection bills after three reps quit, one dies
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Students react to fallen Katikati soldier's diary
Lieutenant Russell Freeland Walford – a son of Katikati.
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Tauranga homeowners face 7 per cent rates rise
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'Unexpected': Knighted businessman awarded new honour
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