120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'
Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.
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139 jobs lost as mussel processing plant in Tauranga set to close
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Speed limits to be lowered around 21 Tauranga schools
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Hidden bush lab: Meth 'bomb' so big it had to be choppered out
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Te reo Māori in public sector Waitangi Tribunal inquiry starts
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