DHBs told to lift game
Health Minister Tony Ryall has told district health boards to focus on improving waiting times for diagnostic tests.
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Hello, internet shopping, you sexy thing. You're so seductively cheap. You tantalise me with your low-slung prices. Strip down your shipping fees and I'm hooked.
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Living wage move shunned (+poll)
Tauranga City Council chief executive Garry Poole said staff, who were paid "no less than the minimum wage", were fairly remunerated.
Late rush to grab top retail site
A prime retail site on the outskirts of downtown Tauranga has attracted a last-minute rush of offers from developers.
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Driving hazard as lights off (+poll)
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Dairy bows to public outcry
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Katikati museum seeks manager
The Katikati Heritage Museum Charitable Trust wants to employ a professional museum manager and is seeking $100,000 over the next three years to cover wages.
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Man acquitted of brutal attack
A jury has acquitted a Maketu man accused of being involved in the brutal beating of another man who had both eye sockets fractured in an attack.
Consent for new Waihi mine has conditions
Newmont Waihi Gold general manager Glen Grindlay said "we are generally happy, but didn't get everything we asked for."
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Gateway gift of love
Kihikihi School and the Nga Kakano Kohanga Reo has a new waharoa at the eastern entry to their grounds.
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Rugby: Rennie backs Sir Graham
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie believes Sir Graham Henry made some good points in his recent blast at the match officials, including the one about Wyatt Crockett's scrummaging technique.
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Editorial: Dairy boycott worthy stand
I applaud the Matua residents who have chosen to boycott their local dairy as long as it continues to sell herbal highs.
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I disagree with your last statement concerning being newsworthy Ruffruff, although I agree with the rest of it :-) : I think this article is very newsworthy. It proves that we do NOT need government and council in our lives to waste squillons of...
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Comvita returns respectable profit
Comvita has returned a respectable profit despite rising honey costs thanks to strong demand for its products in Asian markets.
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The NZ Rugby Foundation Wheelchair Rugby Competition
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Otumoetai Eels vs Hamilton City Tigers
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Tauranga teen draws 400,000 internet fans
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Eva the cow EOL
Eva the mascot cow is on her way back to Tauranga. more
Weekend soccer at Links Ave
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Te Puke takes home Oliver Cup
Te Puke takes home Oliver Cup. Bay of Plenty Times photographer Joel Ford... more
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Anzac Day in the Bay
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Rena wreck nearly out of sight
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Singapore: Whistle stop touring
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High Commissioner's weekly rent $7500
New Zealand's new High Commissioner in London has been put up in high-end accommodation in Kensington costing $7500 a week. Instead of moving into the official residence, a Clareville St property in the upmarket suburb of Kensington, former Speaker Lockwood Smith is staying in leased accommodation in the same suburb at a cost of £4000 British (NZ$7500) a week. The accommodation is also used for a range of other functions. Dr Smith took up the post in February after nearly 30 years as an MP. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed Dr Smith was not offered the official…
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