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'F*** off:' Meth mum's sentencing delayed after she arrived at court in 'drug-fuelled state'
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US election: View from the Bay of Plenty
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From tired to jazzed up: Gisborne’s main street’s spring clean
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Report card: How Rotorua Lakes Council scored over past year
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Greta’s tragic end: Levin woman calls for firework notifications
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Firefighters brace for busy Guy Fawkes, urge safe celebrations
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1.4km a day 'marathon' to raise funds for Cancer Society
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September red meat exports reflect complex global conditions
Meat Industry Association says there's still demand, but supplies have been constrained.
New council catamaran to expand team's maritime patrolling range
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Serious injuries after quad bike crash near Taradale, Napier
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'Total arrogance': Endangered chicks found dead in tyre tracks on Hawke’s Bay wetland
HBRC does not allow motor bikes of any description where the birds' bodies were found.
The Country: Todd McClay on new trade agreement
Todd McClay, Michael Every, Nadia Lim, Carlos Bagrie, Chris Brandolino, Barry Soper.
Lost legacy: Alliance Plant closure hits founding families hard
The Alliance processing plant axed 600 jobs last month, closing after 139 years.
Far North woman plunging 3.6km for Drop for Youth charity event
Graeme Dingle Foundation Far North staffer jumping from plane for youth charity.
IronMāori headlines huge weekend in the Bay
A second weekend in a row of huge visitor numbers in Hawke's Bay.
'The books are a bit grim': Council faces $17m deficit
The council was presented with a dire 2023/2024 annual report.
Farm cadet training facility for Hawke's Bay
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The last house on the street: Cyclone survivors who didn’t take buyout stuck as looters loom
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Disaster Relief Fund Trust received $3.1m in public donations
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Westpac community banker operates every second Tuesday in Wairoa
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Magpies chief becomes an Aussie Knight - Tyrone Thompson joins the NRL
Speculation on Thompson's possible move to rugby league started a year ago.
Zespri's grim warning over rogue Chinese production of NZ gold kiwifruit
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