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Accident on Chapel St overpass
There has been an accident on the overpass between Chapel St and Elizabeth St
Better planning needed for elderly
A leading New Zealand expert on the needs of the elderly says the Western Bay needs to prepare for the time when more than one in every 10 people will be aged over 85.
Firewood warms family hearts
Offers of help have been flooding in for the Foster family who had all their firewood stolen while spending what is likely to be their last holiday together.
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Legal high 'evil' led to crime
A Tauranga man addicted to synthetic cannabis says he robbed a dairy with a pistol because he was desperate to get another fix of legal "poison".
Sport
Rugby: Luckless Whaka face another tough exam
Pride and an outside hope is all that is left for the Whaka faithful as their premier side look to break a five game losing streak.
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Business
Rural contractors take big hit from drought
Western Bay of Plenty rural contractors lost as much as 50 per cent of their business because of the drought.
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the Jennian Homes Mother's Day run
the Jennian Homes Mother's Day run on Sunday
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Editorial: Offers restore faith in people
I wonder if the thieves who stole an Ohauiti family's supply of firewood appreciate the harm they caused.
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Rural News
Management of escaped pests discussed
The management of unwanted exotic pests that 'escaped' eradication has at times been unclear, with regional councils often left to their own devices to formulate management plans, says Federated Farmers general manager of policy and advocacy Mark Ross.
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Rena Oil Spill
Divers try to free Rena debris
Six containers of pollutants remain to be emptied by divers working on the fast-disappearing hulk of the Rena.
Beads clean up continues on beaches
Groups have been working along the Mt Maunganui and Omanu beach areas, using shovels, sieves and vacuum equipment.
Editorial: Rena wreck must go
It's been more than 18 months since Rena smashed on to Astrolabe Reef.
Saving the penguins after disaster
Thousands of birds perished in the black tide that followed the MV Rena's grounding. Jamie Morton checks on the recovery of the disaster's forgotten victims.
Rotorua Daily Post
Woman dragged behind car: Man pleads guilty
A Rotorua man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a...
Council should adopt evacuation procedures after landslide
An engineer who assessed the Ohope landslide that...
Council investigated by SFO
A Taupo district councillor is upset councillors...
CEO to wipe levy, attract more flights
A promise to remove the $5 development levy and...
Hamilton News Live
One dead after Hamilton house fire
A person has died in a house fire in Hamilton...
Rugby: Bardoul ready for Chiefs challenge
Johan Bardoul got one of the best phone calls he...
St Peter's new class design
A modern Year 7 and 8 'prep school' is set to...
Schools combine to meet Stage Challenge
Melville Intermediate and High School will join...
NZ Herald
Guilty plea in kidnap, dragging case
A Rotorua man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a woman, who was dragged almost 2km behind a car as she tried to escape. Sonny Te Aramoana Waiti, 26, appeared in the Rotorua District Court today, handcuffed and guarded by three officers. Through his lawyer, Harry Edward, he pleaded guilty to a charge of kidnapping 37-year-old Rotorua mother Ana Eriepa on May 25. Waiti was remanded in custody for sentencing on August 23. Ms Eriepa was found on State Highway 1 between Putaruru and Tokoroa after being seen to escape from a car. She is believed to have become snagged on the tow bar and was dragged…
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