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Single complaint prompts silencing of emergency fire siren
Use of emergency fire siren to be canned at night after single complaint.
Local Focus: Halloween goes ahead as per new-normal in Te Puke
Great to trick-or-treat without fear of getting sick. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Never truly leaves you': Lead investigator in murder still seeking clues
Judy Yorke disappeared from a party at a Matapihi packhouse in 1992.
Local Focus: Kiwis called up for kiwifruit duty
Industry wants to nip low staff numbers in the bud. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'No regrets': Muller on victory, loss - and Judith Collins
'The country has spoken very clearly .. We need to reflect on that.'
Police move to seize $10m and 15 properties from meth trafficker
The move comes after 4-year probe into assets of Singaporean man arrested in Gisborne.
Communities split over free school lunches
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Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
Urgent need: The industry crying out for 14,500 workers by summer
Worried employers call for border to be opened for migrants.
Drivers risk road closures due to speeding at roadworks
Motorists need to be "putting themselves in the boots of our workers", Rob Campbell says.
Who is Fletcher Tabuteau, NZ First candidate for Rotorua?
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Who is Todd McClay, National candidate for Rotorua?
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'Dirty, smelly': Council orders company to stop operating kiwifruit worker accommodation
The facility allegedly failed to comply with aspects of the building code requirements.
'Dirty, smelly and full of mould': Workers slam orchard accommodation
They paid $130 a week for stained mattresses, no insulation, and a leaky roof.
Pistols and pursuits: Series of crimes 'driven by addiction'
A recidivist fleeing driver who rammed two police cars has received a hefty jail sentence.
Bay high school bans students from bringing phones to school
Te Puke High School banned its students from bringing phones to school on August 10
Banned: Bay high school stops students bringing phones to school
Te Puke High School banned students from bringing cellphones to school on August 10
'We can't stop': Te Puke train driver pleads for people to heed warning
"Once you commit to run that crossing, you are playing roulette and we can't stop."
Car flips, brings down power lines in Te Puke
No one was in the vehicle when officers arrived.
Local Focus: The Rotorua electorate explained
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Six shootings: The Mongols and the violent turf war over Tauranga
Police on covert investigation quietly intervened to stop further violence in gang wars.
Gang war fears grow: Mongols boss locked up over loaded pistol
Mongols leader robbed Greazy Dogs rival of gang colours at knifepoint, police allege.
Local Focus: Pāpāmoa Catholic school unveils principal
New school in Golden Sands on track for February 2021. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Negative Covid-19 results to Te Puke workers
Seasonal workers in Te Puke who were tested for Covid-19 have returned negative tests.
Testing for 250 seasonal workers in Te Puke after confirmed case
The testing is a precautionary measure.
'It's like a dream': Kiwi brought home on Peru mercy flight
Emma Huamash Bejarano can't wait to hold her children again.
Daughter's heartbreak: Kiwi woman blocked from Australia to see dying father
Australia wouldn't allow entry for daughter to see dying dad.
Some schools could re-open on April 29
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Eight Kiwis on charter flight to Auckland from South America
Eight Kiwis have been brought home from South America.
'Desperate' Kiwi mum trapped in Peru
A Te Puke woman has been trying for nearly two weeks to get a flight home from Peru.
Coronavirus: Most overseas arrivals still not getting health checks
New "toughest" rules are not evident yet at Auckland Airport.
$100 monthly bonuses for drug-free staff
"It's not just about health and safety. It's about the quality of the work too."