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	Man found dead on Tauranga walkway this morning Stuff.co.nz - 6 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Police were called to a walkway in Gate Pa, where the man’s body was found. A homicide investigation has been launched. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale’s uncle spent $56k in fruitless bid to beat nephew RadioNZ - 5 Oct (RadioNZ) Mahé Drysdale spent $41,409 on his successful campaign. But his rival and uncle, Doug Owens, spent the most at $56,012 on his own run at the mayoralty. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Live: Bay of Plenty v Northland - NPC rugby Stuff.co.nz - 28 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) Follow live coverage of the NPC match between Bay of Plenty and Northland in Tauranga. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Why did two residents chain themselves to the median barrier on SH2? Stuff.co.nz - 27 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) A steel wire barrier runs across parts of the state highway in Tauranga, frustrating some locals who say the consequences can be dangerous. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	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