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Labour leader David Shearer visited Merivale School and held community meetings to discuss housing in the area.

State home sell off riles locals

Merivale residents unhappy with the sale of state houses in their area jumped at the opportunity to raise the issue with Labour leader David Shearer.

Bay man sees tornado roar in

Neill Ellis travelled from his home in the Bay of Plenty to "Tornado Alley" in the United States to fulfil a lifelong dream.

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Kiwi exodus to Australia slows down

The number of New Zealanders quitting this country for a better life across the Tasman slowed to its smallest monthly pace in almost three years.

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Three of the seven Tauranga triathletes heading to France. (Left to right) Terri Mann, Jo Tisch and Debbie Clark.

Bye bye Bay, bonjour world champs

Seven local athletes and one coach are among the NZ contingent heading to the International Triathlon Union's Long Distance Triathlon World Championship race.

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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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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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Helen Clark ranked 21st most powerful woman

Helen Clark ranked 21st most powerful woman

Helen Clark has been ranked as the 21st most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. The head of the UN's development programme is the only New Zealander in the list of 100 women - and moves up from number 50 two years ago and 61 two years before that. It is the ninth time she has featured on the list. Helen Clark is in charge of a budget of almost $6 billion and a staff of 8000 in 177 countries. Once again, first on the Forbes list is German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is the seventh time she has been number one. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Gates Foundation co-chair…

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