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Tania Lewis-Rickard, Tracey Carlton, Angela Wallace and Colleen Spiro from He Kaupapa Kotahitanga Trust Tauranga are behind the women's shelter and, pictured, a homeless drop-in centre. File photo

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Trust announces it will open women's shelter in Tauranga next year

17 Nov, 2018 11:20am
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The shelter for single homeless women would be called Awhina House

Tommy Wilson from Te Tuinga Whanau Social Services Trust supports the bans on begging and rough sleeping. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Debate rages over begging, rough sleeping bans

17 Nov, 2018 8:59am
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Retailers across the city are welcoming the bans, as does one social agency leader.

Archaeologists work on the Durham Lane site. Photo / supplied / Chris Taylor

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Durham Lane dig turns up Worcestershire sauce bottles

16 Nov, 2018 3:48pm
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The bottles were among other evidence of occupation in latter half of the 19th century.

Author and illustrator Dame Lynley Dodd at home in Tauranga with her book <i>Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy</i>, named New Zealand's bestseller of the decade. Photo / George Novak

ENTERTAINMENT

Author 'astonished' at Hairy Maclary's legacy

16 Nov, 2018 6:01am
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Dame Lynley Dodd on her Hairy Maclary book being named NZ's bestseller of the decade

Councillors have voted to ban begging as well as rough sleeping near shops and eateries in CBD areas. Photo / John Borren

NEW ZEALAND

Majority votes for CBD ban on begging, rough sleeping

14 Nov, 2018 3:00pm
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The bans would apply within 5m of shops in the Tauranga, Mount and Greerton CBDs

Dozens of teachers protested in Bethlehem. Photo / George Novak

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Striking teachers vow to fight on

14 Nov, 2018 9:32am
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Hundreds of teachers picketed in and around Tauranga on Tuesday

Luke Schroder is the festival director of Melted, an event dedicated to ice cream and frozen desserts. Photo / George Novak

LIFESTYLE

Big scoop: ice cream festival launched

13 Nov, 2018 9:03am
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One man is making his 'crazy idea' for a festival of ice cream a reality this summer

Chris Doms is fighting to have obstructions like this removed from the Forrester Drive Esplanade Reserve. Photo / John Borren

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Resident fights for public access to reserve

10 Nov, 2018 1:00pm
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Residents say they have cared for the reserve at their own cost for decades.

Nicola Milham with Senior Sergeant Carl Purcell (left) and Constable Jason Norton after delivering her cake to the Greerton station. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Retiree says thanks to cops with cake after hack

9 Nov, 2018 2:32pm
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'I got caught up in that Microsoft scam'

Indian students Palvinder Bhinder, Navneet Cheema, Harneet Sokhal dressed in saris for the Diwali celebrations at Toi Ohomai. Photo / George Novak

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Diwali celebrated with fireworks and sweet treats

8 Nov, 2018 4:39pm
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'It is a time of happiness, family, sharing and caring'

Nursing students Rayne Saxton, Gemma Bryenton, OliviaVan Breda, Kendall Teal got dolled up to watch the Melbourne Cup at Our Place in the Tauranga CBD. Photo / George Novak

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Tauranga drinks in the Melbourne Cup

6 Nov, 2018 4:51pm
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Spotted: fancy fascinators, big bets, champagne at midday and ... Braveheart?

Searchers patrol Lake McLaren in 2015. File photo / John Borren

NEW ZEALAND

Body found after search and rescue operation in Kaimai Range

6 Nov, 2018 7:40am
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The police were searching for a 32-year-old man.

Bomb squad members were called to the Hastings police station in 2014 when a man brought in an unexploded hand grenade he found in his garden. File photo

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Bomb experts called to Te Puke after 'shell' discovery

5 Nov, 2018 7:12pm
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The NZ Defence Force is sending bomb experts to check out the unusual find

Rotorua put on a great day for the royal visit. Photo/Ben Fraser

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Opinion: No need to be embarrassed, let your royal flag fly

1 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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Rotorua put on a great day for the royal visit.

Councillor John Robson at his swearing-in ceremony in May. Photo / George Novak

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Claims of 'partial truths' in annual report refuted

31 Oct, 2018 11:42am
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How much positive spin is acceptable in an annual report?

The Brown family of Welcome Bay - from left; L.J., 4, Saxon, Tumanako, 9, and Wiremu - came dressed as a demon zombie family. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Halloween treat trail draws cute and creepy

28 Oct, 2018 2:05pm
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Meet the demon zombie family of Welcome Bay.

An artist's impression of how a proposed separated cycle lane on both sides could look on Golf Rd. Image / Tauranga City Council

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Cycle lane on ice as plans for $3.7 million, Arataki transport shakeup progress

28 Oct, 2018 12:15pm
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The $3.7 million plan included bus lanes, cycle lanes and new roundabouts.

Karen Hay of Tauranga City Council and Kevin Kerr of Bike Tauranga on Ngatai Rd, soon to be transformed by a separated by-directional cycleway. Photo/John Borren

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Tauranga cycling lobby forms advocacy group

27 Oct, 2018 2:11pm
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The Tauranga City Council is welcoming the group with open arms.

Striking primary and intermediate school teachers march in Rotorua in August. Photo / Ben Fraser

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua principals prepare for more strikes

27 Oct, 2018 7:50am
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Teachers on maternity leave are bringing their babies to class in reliever shortage.

Striking primary and intermediate school teachers march and rally in Mount Maunganui in August. Photo / John Borren

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Strike decision 'not taken lightly' say Tauranga principals

27 Oct, 2018 6:07am
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Principals say even in attractive Tauranga it is hard to attract staff.

NZ Transport Agency general manager of system design and delivery Brett Gliddon in Tauranga. Photo/George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

Green light for Tauranga Northern Link

25 Oct, 2018 7:47am
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Plans welcomed but frustration at lack of timelines for construction.

The Webster 11: Back, left to right; Allan, Stephen, and Colin (Les); front, left to right; Raewyn, Catherine, Elaine, Nola, Ailsa, Susan, Jocelyn, and Delwyn. Photo/Andrew Warner

LIFESTYLE

Siblings reunite in Tauranga: Meet the Webster 11

23 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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When the youngest was born he was already an uncle of four.

An overfilled bin was the most common reason for rejection. Photo / George Novak

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The first fortnight of kerbside pickups

21 Oct, 2018 1:29pm
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Rejections, reasons and missing recycling crates: we break down the data

A police car at Aquinas College this morning. Photo/Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Police seek teens after intruder lockdown at Tauranga's Aquinas College

19 Oct, 2018 2:00pm
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Police are investigating an intruder incident that caused a school to go into lockdown

An estimation of the size and shape of the proposed University of Waikato Marine Research and Education Centre. Graphic / TCC

Professor talks up marine research centre

19 Oct, 2018 1:59pm
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A 7000sq m section of Marine Park may have its reserve status revoked.

Tauranga City Council wants to restrict sex work in residential areas. Photo/Getty Images

BUSINESS

Councillors clash with prostitutes over residential rule

19 Oct, 2018 9:40am
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Prostitutes' Collective slams move to make home-based sex workers work alone

A rescue board is carried past a police car on Surf Rd after the arrest. Photo/Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Police make dramatic arrest at sea in Mount Maunganui

18 Oct, 2018 5:11pm
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Police commandeered a surf lifesaving IRB to make a dramatic arrest at sea

Sheree Morrow with her children Isobelle, 7, Azalia-Rose, 3, and Nelco, 6, on the section they have been waiting two years to start building their first home. Photo / John Borren

NEW ZEALAND

Two years, no title: family's wait to build on Pyes Pa section

17 Oct, 2018 9:39am
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Developer assures couple the 'challenging' development is going ahead.

Design two - a concept for an iconic and functional cruise gateway and welcome hub. Image / Jasmax

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Last funding bid for $5m visitor centre

17 Oct, 2018 6:15am
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Three funders have rejected the Cruise Gateway and Welcome Hub project so far.

About 7000sq m of land in Marine Park would have its reserve status revoked for the facility. Graphic/Tauranga City Council

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Reserve may be revoked for marine research facility

16 Oct, 2018 7:26pm
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A new site has been picked for Waikato University's new marine research centre

Just the top of the cab of a red ute can be seen above the waterline in Hunters Creek, Matakana Island. Photo / Lance Gracie

NEW ZEALAND

Removing ute submerged in water 'not going to be easy'

16 Oct, 2018 7:00am
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Authorities are trying to locate the ute's owner

It will not be the first time plans for an aquarium for the city have been floated. Photo / Gettys

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Council to hear secret aquarium pitch

15 Oct, 2018 5:55am
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It will not be the first time plans for an aquarium for the city have been floated

Han Li, Min-kyu Jung and Harry Yang of bike sharing company Onzo visited Tauranga this week. Photo/John Borren

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Dockless bike company eyeing up Tauranga

14 Oct, 2018 12:24pm
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The company has been in Auckland a year and launched in Wellington last week.

Rewa Martins' car was written off in a crash at Barkes Corner, and she believes the new lights were in part to blame. Photo/George Novak

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'Total balls-up'- crash victim on Barkes Corner lights issues

12 Oct, 2018 6:00am
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The lights are understood to be a first for a New Zealand highway

TECT chairman Bill Holland, kaumatua Tamati Tata and building manager Gordy Lockhart in front of the new building in the Historic Village. Photo/John Borren

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Historic Village's Kollective set to open

11 Oct, 2018 4:22pm
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One critic remains furious about the new addition to Tauranga's Historic Village.

Pāpāmoa's Ken and Val Tyler make around $200 a day when their four-berth motorhome is rented out. Photo/John Borren

THE COUNTRY

Retirees make money from idle motorhomes

10 Oct, 2018 6:13pm
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Retired Pāpāmoa couple have made thousands from an asset they already owned.

The Kollective during its construction phase. File photo

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TECT's $10 million hub: The Kollective opens in the Historic Village

10 Oct, 2018 8:14am
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A blessing was held for the Historic Village's newest building.

The Anchor AIMS Games has been recognised as the most inclusive community event. Photo / File

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Tauranga organisations recognised at accessibility awards

9 Oct, 2018 5:44pm
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Awards celebrate businesses committed to diversity, inclusiveness and universal design.

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$3.7 million transport shake-up proposed for Arataki

9 Oct, 2018 6:31am
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The council wants to make Arataki a multi-modal leader.

The Mount i-SITE has moved to Salisbury Wharf for summer, merging with the cruise ticketing office. Photo / John Borren

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Merged i-SITE pod moved to Salisbury Wharf for summer

6 Oct, 2018 9:15am
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The i-SITE has merged with the old cruise ticketing office.

How intensification might happen over time in an area within a 5-15 minute walk of a town centre in Tauranga. Graphic/Arkhefield + Urbis via Tauranga City Council

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Population boom coming: How will the Western Bay cope?

5 Oct, 2018 5:59pm
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Tauranga Urban Strategy and Future Development Strategy represent years of planning work.

Hundreds gathered at Pilot Bay to wave off the first cruise ship of the season. Photo/Leanne Brown

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Season's first cruise ship farewelled from Tauranga

5 Oct, 2018 5:01pm
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Tauranga's cruise ship season started today with the arrival of Majestic Princess.

Majestic Princess passengers Monita and Hubert Steenbakkers, from Florida in the United States. Photo / John Borren

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Blue skies for first ship a good omen

5 Oct, 2018 3:00pm
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Majestic Princess made the first of her 13 scheduled visits to Tauranga this season.

Shontelle Evans, 27, and Natalia Pratt, 3, were the first customers in the new enclosed mall at Tauranga Crossing. Photo/John Borren

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First phase of $150 million Tauranga mall open

4 Oct, 2018 7:29pm
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First customer in new mall says it was 'special' experience.

The giant crosses have been pushed over. Photo/Andrew Warner

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State Highway 2 protest crosses torn down

4 Oct, 2018 2:21pm
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The crosses have stood since March.

Tauranga Crossing chief executive Steve Lewis in front of the first stage of the enclosed mall the day before it opens. Photo/George Novak

BUSINESS

Exclusive: First look at Tauranga's $150m mall

4 Oct, 2018 11:47am
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The first stage of the enclosed mall opend today.

Ornithologist John Cockrem in York Park, an area he wants dogs banned from to protect birdlife. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

Call to ban dogs from parks to save birds

3 Oct, 2018 7:00am
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Meanwhile, dog owners argue for more pooch-friendly spaces, not fewer.

Resident Murray Burnette lodged a submission opposing the development signed by 34 people in his Pāpāmoa East street. Photo/George Novak

PROPERTY

Intensive housing plan for Pāpāmoa East

2 Oct, 2018 6:30pm
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A council committee has given the 77-house plan a stamp of approval.

Many people would have returned home to find a yellow sticker like this on their uncollected glass recycling. Photo/George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

'Overfilled' glass crates left unemptied

1 Oct, 2018 5:41pm
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Many people will be coming home to unemptied yellow-stickered glass crates

Smart Environmental operations manager Johnny Dick with deputy mayor Kelvin Clout and councillor Steve Morris. Photo/Andrew Warner

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Kerbside glass collection service starting Monday

30 Sep, 2018 2:00pm
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'Tough love' approach planned for incorrect glass crate use

Christchurch psychotherapist James Driver is an expert on problem video gaming. Photo/Andrew Warner

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Problem gaming expert's advice for parents

29 Sep, 2018 6:00pm
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An expert on how to help kids manage their gaming habits

Deeahn Shuen with the damage to the memorial seat dedicated to her father, Adrian Shuen. Photo/Andrew Warner

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Family devastated after Mauao memorial seat defaced

28 Sep, 2018 4:00pm
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'It's soul-destroying that someone could do such a selfish, idiot act'.

Police were called to the accident shortly after 6am. File photo

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Car rolls on SH33, Paengaroa

28 Sep, 2018 6:11am
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All occupants are out of the vehicle

The crowd at Tauranga Christmas in the Park in 2015, held in Blake Park. Photo/Andrew Warner

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Christmas in Park 2018 to relocate to CBD

27 Sep, 2018 10:09am
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The main concert will be scaled down and complemented by a series of other CBD events

Sarah Lewis, of Papamoa Unlimited, on the land that will host this year's Christmas carnival. Photo/George Novak

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No parade but Christmas carnival instead

26 Sep, 2018 12:00pm
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Carnival will give Pāpāmoa a 'point of difference', says organiser.

State Highway 36 between Tauranga and Rotorua will be closed temporarily. Image/Google Maps

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Rotorua-Tauranga highway to close temporarily

26 Sep, 2018 11:23am
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The road will be closed for five nights.

Newly-made Officer of the Order of New Zealand Merit Carol Ngawati, left, with Govenor-General Dame Patsy Reddy. Photo/supplied

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Bay honourees headed to Government House

25 Sep, 2018 11:02am
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The Governor-General will host six investiture ceremonies this week.

Tauranga's waterfront battered by strong winds and heavy rain. File photo

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Gales on the way for Western Bay

25 Sep, 2018 10:12am
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The gales are forecast to arrive later this afternoon

Nigel Tutt, chief executive of economic development agency Priority One. Photo / File

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Slump in Bay of Plenty economic confidence

25 Sep, 2018 8:38am
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One says the local economy should remain strong, another says businesses should prepare.

Fix the Bloody Road campaigners march over the Wairoa Bridge. Photo / George Novak

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Information vacuum fueling SH 2 fears

24 Sep, 2018 2:59pm
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Why is State Highway 2 suddenly an issue for national debate?

Former student and Tauriko School founder's grandson Godfrey King with current head student Rico Martin, 13, at the centenary celebration. Photo / Samantha Motion

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Tauriko School celebrates 100 years

24 Sep, 2018 9:14am
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Some things have changed: students wear shoes now and don't get the strap

Donations included furniture as well as clothes and toys for the kids. Photo/supplied

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House fire mum: 'I can't thank everyone enough'

22 Sep, 2018 6:00pm
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'We probably have more than what we had before'