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Hospital criticised over death

A raft of mistakes at Tauranga Hospital led to the misdiagnosis of a patient who later died, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.

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Owen Dippie's murals would liven up the somewhat drab Tauranga cityscape.

Richard Moore: Chalk this one up to Owen

When someone told me that Tauranga had decided to let local spraycan expert Owen Dippie put together giant copies of Renaissance artworks I had to pinch myself.

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RonManager

I went to one restaurant in Tauranga and one of our party asked for a steak well done. The waitress came back and said the chef won't cook it that way as it's a waste of a good steak! Arrogant much? Oh and that hoo-ha over the Renaissance artworks...

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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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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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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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Defamation claim against Metro magazine dismissed

Defamation claim against Metro magazine dismissed

A High Court judge has dismissed a "wholly deficient" defamation claim against the publisher of Metro magazine and its editor-at-large. The action was taken by Auckland businessman Augustine Lau who blamed Metro's Donna Chisholm for his benefits at Sky City casino being cut off. Lau, who used to work for real estate firm Ray White, launched the proceedings following a story in Metro last November which alleged he engineered a complex system to make money for himself and Asian property investors. The story, written by Chisholm, was promoted on the cover of Metro as "Auckland Property Scam Exposed". In…

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