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Flooding on Maleme St in Tauranga.
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State Highway 2 remains closed until further notice due to a large slip at Waiotahe Beach. nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily…

SH2 slip: Road likely to stay closed until Friday

Pōhutukawa trees above the slip face had been removed.

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Ex-Olympic rower Mahé Drysdale set to become Tauranga’s mayor nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

Ex-Olympic rower Mahé Drysdale set to become Tauranga’s mayor

Progress results are out for the Tauranga local body election.

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Tauranga CBD nightlife 'dead', students say nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'Pubs full of old people': Tauranga CBD nightlife 'dead', students say

Clubs were struggling to attract people, with dance floors often 'dead' on Fridays.

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'Vicious cycle': Beloved Tauranga bakery slashes staff to stay afloat nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'Vicious cycle': Beloved Tauranga bakery slashes staff to stay afloat

'I’m not certain about our future at all'.

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Can't wait to see this NRL legend in action at the Bay Oval! 👉 bit.ly/3QRLOtM
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Halloween makeup: Tauranga artist Alyshia Jones-Mathie shares her gruesome looks nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'Shock factor': Teacher-turned-makeup artist shares her Halloween horrors

'I've always just loved creepy things.'

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'Nightmare': Bar owner says loss of 147 car parks 'worst thing' for CBD traders #parking #tauranga nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'Nightmare': Bar owner says loss of 147 car parks 'worst thing' for CBD traders

Businesses 'fuming' as council closes popular parking to create green space.

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Pāpāmoa East: Tauranga council adding signalised crossings at Parton, Tara Rd roundabout nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'We can no longer defer this': Crossings coming to major Pāpāmoa roundabout

Lights could add minutes to drives at times, but make walking and cycling safer.

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Mount Maunganui train death: Pedestrian maze and fencing to be installed at crossing where Jorja-Ray Smith died nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'She was just so young': Grieving mum of schoolgirl hit by train speaks of heartbreak

'It’s awful to go to her grave and to know that she’s there and we’re leaving her there.'

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Electric vehicles: Plans announced to build New Zealand’s largest charging hub in Tauranga nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

Plans announced to build country's largest EV charging hub in Tauranga

Stage one of the charging hub was expected to be complete by the end of 2024.

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T20 Black Clash: Richie McCaw and Brendon McCullum’s son Riley latest players named for iconic game in Tauranga nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

T20 Black Clash: Latest players named for iconic game in Mount Maunganui

Tickets go on sale and are expected to sell out again.

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Christopher Luxon proves he’s in Te Puke by holding up the Te Puke Times nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

Christopher Luxon proves he's in Te Puke by holding up today's Te Puke Times paper

The National leader is travelling east along the Bay of Plenty coast today.

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North Island fatal crashes: Three deaths in seperate crashes overnight nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily…

Horror night as three dead in separate crashes

All the roads where the crashes occurred are now open.

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Skate park at Gordon Spratt Reserve in Pāpāmoa reopens with community-led celebration nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

Ready to roll: Redeveloped skate park opens with celebration

The park's size has increased with added features.

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Taumata School: Proposal to change zone due to rapid roll growth met with concern nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'Divisive': Proposed school zone change sparks fears of a split community

A parent said pupils would be 'forced' to travel a different school via a 'busy highway'.

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#WATCH: 'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Tauranga girl heading to France to be Rugby World Cup mascot nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Tauranga girl heading to France to be Rugby World Cup mascot

Sibheal Dobson will run out on to the field for the All Blacks v Namibia match.

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#PREMIUM: How Tauranga’s traffic congestion is changing how locals work and travel nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

NZ's worst congestion city: How to avoid the 'gridlock'

Find out which days are best to work from home to avoid the worst traffic.

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More rockfall at Cathedral Cove’s famous arch: Rocks the size of ‘large chilly bins’, DoC says nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

Chilly bin-sized rocks fall at famous landmark as visitors ignore warnings

Tracks to the famous landmark had closed and would remain closed over summer.

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AIMS Games 2023 in Tauranga: What you need to know nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…

'Biggest-ever' AIMS Games to descend on Tauranga

This year also welcomes back international schools from the Cook Islands, Fiji, and Samoa.

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