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School's biosecurity work and dedication recognised
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Vocal quartet of emerging artists showcasing their roots
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New changes could be the key to affordable housing - agent
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'He fried the town': Gang kingpin jailed for meth dealing
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Decade-long flooding problem plagues Edgecumbe residents
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Free food: Popular store reopens to feed needy families
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'I've felt like I'm the virus': Barber refuses to pay $48k in mandate fines
His defiant stand comes as major Covid mandate changes are announced.
'Water lapping at the door': Clean-up under way for flood-damaged homes
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'Disturbing': MP hits out at Kāinga Ora's empty houses on troubled street
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Zizi Sparks: Remove some mandates, keep commonsense
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'Grandstanding gets you nowhere': Mayor defends homeless stance
Letters between mayor Steve Chadwick and a Government minister reveal council frustration.
'Save our democracy': Protest against 'iwi co-governance' 'disappointing' - MP
"Co-governance is basically the antithesis of democracy," organisers say.
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Luke Kirkness: What some unemployed people are lacking
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Have your say on future exhibitions at Rotorua Museum
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'Cannot happen soon enough': Calls to allow cruise ships to return
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Taupō flat killing: Man struck flatmate with hammer, stabbed him four times
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Got Covid? Nowhere to isolate? You might be eligible for a free hotel stay
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