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	Crown alleges Tauranga teens’ ‘contest of speed’ contributed to fatal crash RadioNZ - 25 Sep (RadioNZ) A crash that killed a teenage boy has been at the centre of court proceedings in Tauranga. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Tauranga denied bid to delay water fluoridation RadioNZ - 24 Sep (RadioNZ) The director-general of health has denied Tauranga an extension which would have allowed the city to delay water fluoridation. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Proposed highway tolls ‘excessive’ and ‘grossly unfair’ Stuff.co.nz - 24 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) Why should this Tauranga road be tolled when Transmission Gully and the Waikato Expressway were not? Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tauranga tolls: Highway costs shouldn't 'burden' city - residents RadioNZ - 24 Sep (RadioNZ) Residents are calling out the Transport Agency`s proposal to toll the Takitimu North Link once it opens in 2028. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Three charged over New Zealand's biggest-ever cocaine shipment Stuff.co.nz - 23 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) A record-breaking 725kg of the drug was found at Port of Tauranga in 2022, with an estimated value of $253.75 million. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Three charged over New Zealand's biggest-ever cocaine shipment RadioNZ - 23 Sep (RadioNZ) A record-breaking 725kg of the drug was found at Port of Tauranga in 2022, with an estimated value of $253.75 million. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Tauranga brawl: Thomas Te Kani describes brother’s final moments during Mongrel Mob brawl RadioNZ - 19 Sep (RadioNZ) The moment his brother was allegedly fatally struck by a Mongrel Mob gang member in a brawl, Thomas Te Kani wished it was him instead. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Tauranga City Council pauses hotel and conference centre plans RadioNZ - 19 Sep (RadioNZ) It comes as central government directs councils to `rein in the fantasies` and get back to core business. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Light plane crash in Tauranga RadioNZ - 16 Sep (RadioNZ) Two people have been transported to hospital with minor injuries. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	‘Devastated’ as Tauranga ferry proposal shelved Stuff.co.nz - 16 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) Funding has proved the stumbling block, though a regional councillor says it’s more of a not yet than a no. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General