Waikato community stalwarts receive Kings Birthday Honours
There are at least 15 people with connections to the region named in the 2025 list.
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Mercedes ploughs through Tauranga bakery
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Wild-born kiwi find causes a buzz in Hawke's Bay
'Sure enough, here is this beautiful little bird hunkering down in a hole.'
The silhouette in the window: Fatal house fire mystery solved 50 years on
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Home-schooled athletes denied medals to cycle 800km seeking rule change
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Mental health facility with crisis beds opens in Hastings
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Jeremy Baker asks how we double exports by 2034
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Students transform farm stream with native planting effort
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He tricked her into getting into the car, drove her to a remote location and raped her.
Driver dies after rolling car in a Waikato paddock
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Dargaville water crisis: Businesses face losses and residents raise health concerns
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Jailed 'cold-blooded' killer still denies stabbing German hitchhiker 20 years ago
Michael Scott Wallace is now eligible for parole after murdering Birgit Brauer in 2005.
Nick Stewart: What if you die with a big KiwiSaver balance?
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Butterfly experts urge people to look out for strange winter trend in monarch butterflies
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Tweed, balls and bands: Coolest festival in town, winter Art Deco, is back
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Challenger for Central Hawke's Bay mayor
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Former cop's dying regret over 50yo Mona Blades mystery
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Health NZ approves company's bid to become its own primary health organisation
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130km/h winds, 6m waves forecast for long weekend across NZ
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'A slap in the face': Tairāwhiti groups react to RMA forestry proposals
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The legacy of Rene Orchiston's flax collection
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'A few surprises': Genetic study reveals farm dog health risks
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Chiefs secure top seed with win over Highlanders
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