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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.

  • John Cousins

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.

  • Sonya Bateson

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Lenz Superette robber Brett Heginbotham says legal highs ruined his life.

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".

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"Bringing consistency to plans, improving objectives and timings are pretty straight forward requirements when it comes to managing pests."

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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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.

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Guilty plea in kidnap, dragging case

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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