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Northern Districts make seven changes to squad facing Central Stags
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Local Focus: Showtime for Tauranga Arts Festival
Ten-day arts extravaganza gets under way. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Treaty torn from wall as Council sworn in
All eyes were on newly elected Andrew Hollis. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Meet the three new women on Tauranga Council
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Local Focus: A greenie, a pastor and a lifecoach walk into a council chamber
Meet the three new women on Tauranga Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Streetlight stand-off: Posh streets of Pāpāmoa vs Council rates savings
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Streetlight stand-off: Posh streets of Pāpāmoa vs Council rates savings
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Local Focus: The softly-spoken new councillor who's sympathetic to Māori
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