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Hundreds turn out for underpass protest
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Department of Corrections 'sorry' for distress over Reihana release
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Calls for 'monster' Jason Reihana to die slow, painful death
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The Elms: Land grab or historic opportunity?
A Tauranga historic site provokes controversy and pointed comments.
Workmanship and attention to detail clinches building apprentice award
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'Kick in the guts': Double murderer's early release
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Your weather: Rain for Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park
Black Ferns to stay dry, but showers will set in during the Bledisloe Cup test tonight.
'Traumatic': Mum's horror after toddler twins struck with measles
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Port of Tauranga signs rail deal with Ruakura inland port
Countdown starts to Ruakura inland port opening with new port and rail deal.
Police concerned for second missing woman and daughter
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'Punished' Tauranga businesses blocked off from own stores
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'Traffic chaos' after Mount Maunganui serious crash
The road is closed and traffic management is in place.
Tauranga man charged with 27 child sex charges
A Tauranga man faces 27 charges of sexual offending against children.
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Volcanix progressing as season approaches
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