Te Puke to get boost in China
Te Puke tourist operators are embarking on a trade mission to China despite having failed in their bid to break away from Tourism Bay of Plenty.
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Woman knocked out by intruders
A woman was knocked out by intruders in her rural Wairoa Rd home last night.
Bay faces ice cold embrace (+poll)
Brace yourselves - the next 10 days in Tauranga will be icy cold and a dusting of snow on the mountains is possible.
Armed dairy robber pleads guilty
The Tauranga man who has admitted holding up the Lenz Superette with a small pistol has plead guilty.
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Pair to fight kidnap charges
The pair accused of abducting and bashing a 32-year-old local man in the Kaimai Ranges plan to defend the allegations at trial.
Sport
Kayaking: Gilbert quietly confident
Callum Gilbert is not sure what to expect in Slovakia at the world champs but one thing he is certain about is that it will be the trip of a lifetime.
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Business
Oily Rag: Fire lighting made simple
It's getting cold, so it's not surprising we have had some tips recently about a problem that has occupied the minds of humans since fires were invented - how to start them easily.
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The All Blacks' training camp at Mount Maunganui...
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the Jennian Homes Mother's Day run
the Jennian Homes Mother's Day run on Sunday
Blogs
Martine Rolls: CBD needs more oomph
To pull customers and visitors in, and keep them interested in what you are offering, it's important to present yourself at your best.
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Rural News
Call for tougher rulings for rural rustling
The Ministry of Fisheries' tough seizure laws could be replicated for stock rustling.
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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
Stolen ute rolls and catches fire.
Stolen ute rolls and catches fire near Mamaku.
Stage Challenge 2013
Stage Challenge 2013 at Rotorua's Civic Theatre.
Snow forecast near Taupo, downpours and hail for Rotorua
Areas near Taupo may see snow this week as a...
EPL action moves to online and TV1
TVNZ has confirmed it is partnering with Coliseum...
Hamilton News Live
One dead after Hamilton house fire
A person has died in a house fire in Hamilton...
Rugby: Bardoul ready for Chiefs challenge
Johan Bardoul got one of the best phone calls he...
St Peter's new class design
A modern Year 7 and 8 'prep school' is set to...
Schools combine to meet Stage Challenge
Melville Intermediate and High School will join...
NZ Herald
DHB slammed for letting mental health patient decline procedure
A decision to allow a mental health patient to decline a potentially life-saving procedure has been slammed by a coroner. Wellington Regional Coroner Ian Roderick Smith criticised Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB) in three inquest findings released today. He said 61-year-old Melvyn Bedford, who had an alcohol-induced dementia disorder, should never been given the choice of having a nasogastric tube inserted to drain fluid from his stomach while going under the knife for a hernia operation. Mr Bedford, well-known to the Kapiti Community Mental Health Team, and who was subject to…
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