All Blacks Sevens squad at Blake Park.

Sir Gordon Tietjens put his All Blacks Sevens squad through some tough training last week at the field named in his honour at Blake Park. On Friday he announced his team to travel to Tokyo, Japan this week to contest the next leg of the HSBC World Series. Photos: GEORGE NOVAK <strong><a href='http://bayofplentytimes.iphotostores.co.nz/' target='_blank'>Do you want to purchase prints? Click here</a></strong>

All Blacks Sevens practice games. Tim Mickelson. Photo by George Novak

Image 1 of 10: All Blacks Sevens practice games. Tim Mickelson. Photo by George Novak

Protest on Hewletts Road
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Protest on Hewletts Road

More than 2500 people have marched on State Highway 2 and Hewlett’s Road after gathering at Whareroa Reserve this morning to join a national day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori to coincide with Budget day.

Brazil floods
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Brazil floods

South Brazil is experiencing severe flooding. Rio Grande do Sul State disaster. Photo / Jeff Botega, @jeffbotega.

David Seymour goes into the blue at Mount Maunganui
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David Seymour goes into the blue at Mount Maunganui

Act party leader David Seymour was taking off just as the party was dropping in the polls. Seymour took to the skies in a classic Boeing Stearman bi-plane ahead of a public meeting at the Classic Flyers Aviation Museum in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday night. At the same time, the latest 1News Verian poll suggested Act was down two percentage points.

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