Planner criticises lack of progress from five-year-old growth plan
He warns a strategy is only as good as its implementation as a new growth plan is debated.
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Police say they are maintaining more presence in the CBD.
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Girl 'collapsed' after public beating, second shocking attack in week
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Byelection required for Rural Board, Lakes Board nominee elected unopposed
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Taupō man appears in court accused of murder
Defendant has been remanded in custody.
From sparkling gowns to bin bags and gloves, Rotorua beauty queens muck in to clean the maunga
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'David vs Goliath': Small kura up against big schools in hockey nationals
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'Unfettered destruction': Joint iwi effort aims to rid the whenua of hungry wallabies
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Schoolgirl bus stop bashing: Security firm's service cut weeks before bloody attack
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