Drivers initiative not rolled out in Bay
An initiative to educate drivers rather than fine them has been welcomed by local road safety experts but will not be rolled out in the Western Bay.
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- 11:46 AM May 24th
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DHBs told to lift game
Health Minister Tony Ryall has told district health boards to focus on improving waiting times for diagnostic tests.
- 11:44 AM May 24th
Marcel Currin: Online shopping lacks the local touch
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.
- 11:22 AM May 24th
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.
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The moving blues
Brendan Manning tells how to reduce stress levels when shifting house
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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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Rural News
Dairy cows hit the road
Dairy farmers planning to shift stock in the next few weeks should pay particular attention to the cows' fitness for transport and their feed requirements.
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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
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Special baby bed linked to fall in infant deaths
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NZ Herald
Men appear in court over burns death
Two men charged with murdering a Christchurch man who died in hospital from serious burn injuries have been remanded in custody after appearing in court today. Terrance Martin Smith, 55, died on May 8 after receiving severe burns in an incident at a Woolston property on Anzac Day, April 25. Jason Alistor Barr, 42, of Waltham, and Shay Barry Webster, 20, of Woolston, had originally been jointly charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Christchurch police last week charged the pair with murder after Mr Smith died in Middlemore Hospital and today police prosecutor Sergeant Jeff Kay…
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