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Big race programme for Tauranga
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One dead after Ōhauiti crash
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Seymour announces mental health policy in Tauranga
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Jo Raphael: Housing market is tough but don't be put off
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Update: Critical injuries after crash in Ōhauiti, Tauranga
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Car takes out power pole on Welcome Bay Road
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Communities split over free school lunches
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Proposed community corrections facility remains in limbo
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Tauranga birdman's stories to take flight at Escape!
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Opinion: Housing crisis paints bleak future
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Marae funding to protect history for 'another 100 years'
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Firefighters spend hours battling blazes near Rotorua, Paengaroa
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Heads up, runners and walkers: Mauao track closures next week
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World Homeless Day marked in Tauranga with free feast
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