Vision of revamped Te Puke
About 50 Te Puke business owners and residents have heard the first draft of concept plans from a task force asked to visualise how the town must change to stay alive.
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Road repair bills hit drivers
At fault drivers are being held to account by the New Zealand Transport Agency with invoices for damage to roads totalling more than $1 million last year.
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Beer, wine may be roped off
Eight Tauranga supermarkets could be forced to stop selling beer and wine for the last hour of trading in order to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
- 7:42 AM May 21st
Streets seeks flood solution
When it rains in Commons Ave it pours - into people's homes. Angry residents in the flood-prone Mount Maunganui street have had enough.
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Jail for home invasion
A disgruntled 19-year-old man, who invaded his ex-partner's home and threatened her and her new boyfriend with a knife and assaulted her has been jailed.
Sport
Soccer: Old Blues One and Two do it again
Old Blues' Federation One and Two teams thumped Matamata in a double header at Wharepei Domain on Saturday, leaving both sides sitting pretty in their divisions.
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Finance: Clarify your position
Lots of people volunteer their time to be on boards, whether it's serving a community organisation or running a company.
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the Jennian Homes Mother's Day run
the Jennian Homes Mother's Day run on Sunday
Championship Pennants semifinals at Mount Maunganui
Championship Pennants semifinals at the Mount...
The NZ Rugby Foundation Wheelchair Rugby Competition
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Blogs
Garth George: We've devalued the sanctity of life
There can be few things more shattering for families than for one of their kin to take his or her own life.
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Rural News
Farmers should be prepared
Nitrogen-based fertiliser is being placed on paddocks throughout the Bay but Federated Farmers warns some farmers may be over-estimating pasture recovery after the rain.
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Dairy is so bad for the animals and our health, and so is farming and meat eating. We need to stop the exploitation of these poor creatures, and protect our health. Go vegan, and stop the awful exploitation.
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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
Motorists face petrol price rise
Rotorua motorists are set for another petrol...
Steak and cheese okay, but hair pie?
A pie "riddled" with hair has left two Rotorua...
Truck driver 'died instantly'
A police campaign to reduce the number of people...
Te Arawa hapu mark land
Te Arawa hapu protesting the proposed Rotorua...
Hamilton News Live
League: Ngaruawahia grab win
Conventional wisdom says rugby league games are...
Academic honours for popular writer
Rocky Horror maestro Richard O'Brien is revelling...
Think pink for breast cancer support
Wear something pink and get to the Fairfield...
School looks back to go forward
The Waikato Waldorf School Medieval Carnival is a...
NZ Herald
Students struggle with 'right to success'
Students who have an exaggerated belief they have "a right to success" are more likely to struggle come exam time, a University of Otago study shows. The study, which examined the entitlement beliefs of almost 300 students sitting a marketing and consumption paper, found that those with "excessive entitlement" were less likely to put in the effort required to do well in their studies. The authors quoted a number of academics who believed "excessive entitlement" was on the rise among tertiary students, but no other studies had looked at how it affected performance. The results showed that students…
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