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Vrooming and zooming at the Bellevue 500
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Vrooming and zooming at the Bellevue 500

Bellevue Primary students decorated cardboard boxes like racing cars and zoomed around their playing field in the fifth annual Bellevue 500. Students try to complete 500 laps within an hour.

Fun at the opening of the Waterfront
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Fun at the opening of the Waterfront

Thousands of people enjoyed celebrations that marked the opening of the new waterfront in downtown Tauranga. Bay of Plenty Times photographer John Borren caught the action.

Sculpture smashes on railway tracks
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Sculpture smashes on railway tracks

Central Tauranga came to a standstill when a $200,000 18m-high stainless steel sculpture sheered off its foundation, smashed through a fence and blocked the railway tracks at The Strand. Photos: John Borren.

Everyone loves an Olympic parade
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Everyone loves an Olympic parade

Riding atop three shiny Mustang convertibles as they cruised down Devonport Rd were Tauranga's sailing silver medallist Peter Burling and crewmate Blair Tuke, kayaker Luuka Jones, sailor Andrew Murdoch, BMX rider Kurt Pickard and sailor Jason Saunders, with his crewmate Paul Snow-Hansen. Hundreds of supporters, young and old, lined both sides of the street to applaud their Olympic efforts. Photos by John Borren and Andrew Warner.

Waihi Mine fire
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Waihi Mine fire

Rescuers have evacuated all 28 miners who were trapped by a fire inside the Waihi Gold underground mine on Tuesday, July 17, 2012.

The Lakes
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The Lakes

The Lakes has sold 56 sections in two months since new developers saved it from receivership.

Mt College Polar Plunge
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Mt College Polar Plunge

Mt College students run into the water at Omanu Beach, in memory of their mate Jed Roberts who died from Leukaemia. The event is a fundraiser for the Leukeamia and Blood Cancer Foundation.