New kiwifruit initiative gives back to community
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Maungatapu School confirms Covid-19 case, bowling venue 'high risk' location
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Luke Kirkness: Delta has changed team of 5 million for the worse
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A confirmed virus case has been identified in the Brookfield School community.
16 years running: Business block in CBD raises $7200
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Lifeguards - including volunteers - are required to be fully vaccinated by January 1.
Young Kawerau leaders head 'significant shift' in vaccinations
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'Way of the world now': Only 1% of Tauranga homes valued under $600,000
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Rob Rattenbury: Failure teaches the realities of life
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New liquefaction maps available for Western Bay residents
The maps are available on the council's website.
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Samantha Motion: The biggest losers of the vaccine pass era aren't the unvaccinated
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