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What bottle store employee found when she arrived to work after swarm of quakes.
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'Shaken awake': Swarm of more than 40 earthquakes hits Bay of Plenty
Some were “very strong”, resident says.
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'It isn’t reasonable or fair.'
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Setting the rates: Council picks 'engagement' over consultation for plan
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Heavy rain possible for Bay of Plenty and Rotorua
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Teachers skip school to push concerns
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Apes Games participants raise $7K for Rotorua’s Graeme Dingle Foundation programmes
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The Premium Debate: Subscribers congratulate new supermarket owners
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Opinion: Free concert a celebration of Te Arawatanga at its best
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Community loses two distinguished kaumatua
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Kaumatua olympics organiser overwhelmed by numbers for 2023 event
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Matthew Hooton: Political puffery or disinformation? Hipkins' credibility dented in policy bonfire
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Controversial sculpture undergoing repairs - again
People climbing the artwork seems to be a recurring problem.