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Car and motorbike crash in Tauranga
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NZ Kiwifruit Growers and MPI launch new jobseekers course
A new course for those interesting in working in the kiwifruit industry has been launched.
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One person seriously injured at Ōmanawa Falls
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Drivers risk road closures due to speeding at roadworks
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First Union says Tauranga bus drivers robbed and assaulted
Tauranga bus drivers have been left shaken by a series of robberies and assaults.
Labour's Māori caucus coming to Rotorua and Tauranga
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Letters to the editor: Kerbside service 'for the greater good'
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Local Focus: Who is Josh Cole, Green candidate for Tauranga?
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Red Bull Ignite7 comes to Mount Maunganui with exciting new format
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For and against: Where those in the Bay's health sector stand on cannabis
The referendum will be held on October 17.
Letters to the editor: Responsibility to vote to our convictions
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End of Life Choice referendum: All you need to know
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'Frightened' and 'brainwashed': Councillor lashes out at colleagues over returning land to iwi
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Jo Raphael: Are we waving cruise ships goodbye forever?
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Letters to the editor: Wheelie bins will not be a good look
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
'I felt I had nothing to live for': Lonely Argentine finds hope in Tauranga
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Bracing for impact: Surviving summer without cruise ships
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'Reign of fear': Woman unmasks life inside Gloriavale after fleeing
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One of the top five driest Septembers on record
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Hollis pulls out of Māori wards public debate
'I don't want it to get turned into a race or racism issue, I don't need any more of that'
$800,000 towards tackling youth unemployment
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Billion-dollar shovel-ready pitches net councils just two wins
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Tauranga police increasing efforts to catch drink-drivers
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