'False hope': Chief medical officer tells GPs ‘no expedition’ for surgeries
'The letter asking for it wastes your time ... and gives the patient false hope.'
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The match was decided on the final hole.
Tauranga athletes strike gold at national games
The NZ Special OIympics National Summer Games have been held in Hamilton.
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Pāpāmoa local criticises Tauranga council for lack of action on dog-prohibited areas on beach
"It’s the only beach we’ve got and I’m going to stick up for it.”
Costs increase already for Tauranga’s $303.4m civic precinct redevelopment
Increased construction costs have been cited as a reason behind the extra $4.5m.
'Ripped him out of the ground': Reindeer allegedly stolen from town centre
CCTV footage shows people had "ripped him out of the ground, taken him and run”.
Jo Raphael: Trikafta funding huge coup for cystic fibrosis community
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'Instil that social conscience': Merivale School students give back
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Patient considers dipping $90K into retirement fund for non-publicly funded heart procedure
'If I don’t get it, it’s going to cause me problems with [shortness] of breath.'
‘We can breathe’: Health battler achieves 'wildest' dreams with new home
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Kiri Gillespie: Links Ave issue highlights question of adaption
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Sonya Bateson: Stop giving gifts that are meaningless and wasteful
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Mix of new seating to be installed on Mauao
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'A really worthy cause': Street residents rally for Tauranga Women's Refuge
'A lot of people out there are willing to do what they can in the littlest of ways.'
Councillor claims standing orders for meetings are 'confusing'
The 2022 standing orders were adopted for three more years but with some minor amendments.
Crown law answers questions over Jayden Meyer prosecution
Crown Law say there was appropriate accountability for the prosecutor involved.
'Serious frustration' over state highway upgrade delays
"Failure” to deliver transport infrastructure causing “serious frustration" on council.
Supercars champ van Gisbergen to race at Baypark
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Luke Kirkness: People need to take more ownership of themselves
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Talented homegrown footballer Charlie Beale off to Fifa U20 World Cup
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Ute drives into estuary in Tauranga
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Berm parking crackdown: Council starts issuing $40 fines, warnings
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