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Opinion: Should we have a national day to commemorate the New Zealand Wars?

OPINION: Our history isn't black and white. It's that and everything in between.

Māori 'locked up and lonely' at health sites

Seclusion at Bay facilities 'has got to stop - it absolutely has to stop'.

Student took 1914 days to re-engage, get back to classroom

One student not attending took 1914 days to re-engage and get back into the classroom.

Kiri Gillespie: Near miss - how travelling 5km/h under the limit likely saved my life

Gaining a driver's licence is a privilege . . . it's up to all of us to drive like it.

Seclusion 'potentially harmful' to patients, says Ombudsman

There's no benefit in seclusion of mental health patients, says Peter Boshier.

Letters: It makes sense to continue mask use

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

'Localised extinctions' something to prepare for as plant disease remains

Five years on, a Bay of Plenty grower says people still don't know what myrtle rust is.

Walkways to close for planned tree removal

The removal will cause the closure of walkways and the overbridge.

Zizi Sparks: Labour shortage a wave we can only ride and wait for tide to turn

Opinion: An estimated 50,000 Kiwis will leave the country in the next year

Youth as young as 12 behind spike in car thefts, ram-raids

Police fear for the safety of the young offenders behind the wheel.

Pāpāmoa ram-raid: Four Square burgled overnight

A Pāpāmoa supermarket was burgled with a vehicle last night.

Premium Debate: Govt handouts disincentive to work

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Taika the tourist: Hollywood star's visit 'completely unexpected'

'Just like a normal customer but maybe a little funnier'.

Harrisons Cut beach access work to begin

An unstable bank is putting access to the Cut at risk.

'War won't cure anything': Last surviving member of 28th Māori Battalion's Anzac message

This year marked 107 years since the Gallipoli landings took place on April 25, 1915.

Three youths arrested in relation to alleged burglary

Hamilton police made the arrest in relation to a Whitianga incident.