New community centre to be a 'beacon of hope and optimism' for Merivale
The new community centre will be built by December 2022.
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Heavy rain warning for parts of Bay of Plenty
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Rates to rise 15% for homeowners, 33% for commercial landlords
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SH2 near Bayfair to close for weekend in July
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Bank freezes pensioner's $150k life savings: Daughter treated for stress
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'Unique opportunities': Mount elder housing villages valued at $23m to be sold for private development
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Truffle hunt in full swing
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Trio sentenced for massive tyre dump
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Jo Raphael: is Working for Families tax credit really working?
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'Decrepit' control box a 'significant cause' of fatal crushing
The truck's sensors were faulty but doubt has surfaced whether they were used at all.
'I need to prioritise my health and family': Todd Muller to retire
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'Massive overkill': Cul-de-sac considered for Links Ave
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Wards and boards: How do you want to be represented in the next Tauranga council?
Options with equitable voting rights proved popular.
Death at work: 'If he wasn't standing there, we wouldn't all be here today'
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Truckie manager haunted by fatal crushing wishes he 'could have done more'
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Home comforts for cello prodigy Dominic Lee
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Inquest into worker's crushing death hears of safety sensor 'shortcomings'
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