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Sales of relaxation drink stopped

A new drink that makes people sleepy and carries a warning not to consume it before driving has been taken off service station shelves in the Bay.

  • Sonya Bateson

Tall tales for time off work

The dramatic tale of an armed hold-up at a night-time eatery is just one of the bizarre excuses Bay workers have come up with to get a day or two off work.

  • Genevieve Helliwell

Alleged superette robber appears in court

The identity of the Tauranga man accused of holding up the Lenz Superette while wearing a balaclava and armed with a pistol last night can now be revealed

  • Sandra Conchie

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Tauranga property developer Bob Clarkson is pleased to hear of new legislation allowing a takeover of the resource consent process from local councils.

Fast track homes delight Clarkson

Tauranga developer Bob Clarkson is "absolutely rapt" at new housing measures allowing the Government to take over resource consents from local councils.

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  • Kiri Gillespie

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Saint Clarkson homes the homeless, with budget housing at Tauriko. Great to see someone in Tauranga with the interests of the citys most needy at his heart. God bless you Bob.

asshammer72 from Papamoa Beach

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Rena Oil Spill

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.

  • Jamie Morton

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Improvements for Kiwis who suffer from a painful disease

Improvements for Kiwis who suffer from a painful disease

It is World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day, and the plight of the estimated one in 35 New Zealanders who have Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis is being highlighted. New Zealand has one of the highest incidences in the world of the conditions, which European research shows has severe impacts. 83 per cent of patients feel tired and weak even in remission and 27 per cent took 25 days off work a year because of the condition. In New Zealand, until 2009 there was patchy and limited access to modern drug treatments, but advocates say treatment options for those with severe disease have improved. New…

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