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Bay jewellers damaged in attempted burglary
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'Failures' and 'deficiencies': Security company and director guilty of misconduct
'He is not suitable to be the managing director and sole officer of a security company'.
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Taupō rowers get an eight for the lake
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First XV rugby wrap: Tauranga Boys' College anchored at the top of Super 8
Tauranga's rise has been built around a new cultural catch-phrase.
Ram-raided vape store owner fears new rules will create 'black market'
Another says people are "panic-buying" ahead of the policy changes.
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Second man charged with murdering Kawerau mum
Police say Korrey Whyman was shot inside a moving vehicle on a highway near Rotorua.
Sacked: Manager who avoided, refused onsite drug tests fails in bid for compo
She was asked to do the test but left site immediately. The next day she just refused.
Man's $68k black market crayfish rort: 'I'd like to apologise to all my people'
John Nohotima falsely applied for customary permits to take thousands of koura from sea.
Govt forks out $5m to save this year's Ruapehu ski season
The operator of the two skifields went into liquidation last week.
Old pump station removed from culturally important springs
Changes allow "the sun to shine down on Te Waro Uri for the first time in decades".
Native trees illegally cut down on conservation land
A 600-year-old rimu is among the trees illegally felled.
Breaking the 'drowning link': Lifeguards warn of 'new norm' after hectic season
Water Safety NZ reported there were nine drownings in the Bay of Plenty in 2022.
Mongrel Mob member drowned in river trying to escape police
Norman Te Rangi jumped into the Tarawera River to evade police but drowned.
Lake Taupō highway languishes behind other priorities
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Half of surgeons assessed for using surgical mesh did not meet minimum standards
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$10k soccer kit donation puts 'mana back into the club'
'If we help reduce a cost barrier for some kids, that is a really positive thing.'
Are boring rugby matches driving fans away? Ian Foster doesn't think so
Former All Blacks coaches have spoken out about what they believe is dull rugby.
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