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The German Embassy was not impressed with the Bahama Hut Adolf Hitler pinata (file)

Anzac Day Hitler pinata will return

A Tauranga club owner is playing down the German Embassy's criticism of an Anzac Day stunt featuring the smashing of an Adolf Hitler pinata.

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Debris from the Rena (Maritime NZ)

Rena clean-up cost taxpayers $46m

Taxpayers have paid more than $46 million for the clean-up from the Rena shipwreck and the sum is likely to grow further.

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One of the men 'wake-boogying' at the reserve

Wakeboarding in Tauranga floods video

Determined not to let Tauranga's torrential rain get the better of them, three young Papamoa men decided to go wakeboarding at a flooded reserve.

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A Z Energy station (file)

Z Energy spending $40m to increase port storage

Z Energy wants to reap significant savings in freight costs as it spends $40 million to boost storage at ports in Lyttelton and Tauranga.

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Tauranga builder admits murdering wife

A man angered by a protection order his wife took out against him stabbed her to death in the driveway of their Tauranga home, a court is told.

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The Rena disaster has cost the region millions of dollars

Limit for Rena fallout claims

A limit has been placed on how much Bay of Plenty businesses can claim over the fallout from the Rena disaster.

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Te Whetu o te Rangi Marae at Welcome Bay

BOP iwi signs Treaty settlement

A Bay of Plenty iwi has signed off its Treaty settlement with the Crown.

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The pair appeared in the Manukau District Court this afternoon

Two in court after abduction, death video

Police are investigating a series of crimes culminating in a woman's body being left outside a Matamata hospital.

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The bus which crashed in Kenya

Some without seatbelts in Kenya

Some passengers in a Kenya minivan that crashed killing three Kiwis, weren't wearing seatbelts an investigation has found.

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The accused will appear in Tauranga District Court on Saturday

Man stabbed in Tauranga

A 19-year-old man is due to appear in court after a man was stabbed during an altercation near Tauranga.

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One dead after truck rolls

One person is dead after a truck rolled in Western Bay of Plenty.

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Hetaraka Reihana who pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter on Thursday

Support for convicted family member

The family of two teenage girls killed in a horrific car crash are focusing on supporting a family member who pleaded guilty to their manslaughter.

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The scene of the crash on Welcome Bay Road

Mother not guilty after fatal Xmas crash

The mother of two teenage girls who died in a horror car crash near Tauranga has been found not guilty of manslaughter.

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Family arguing after fatal Xmas crash

A court has heard that following a crash in Tauranga, family were too busy arguing about who was driving, rather than looking after the dying girls.

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Zorro on his surfboard

Meet Zorro, the surfing pig video

Like other pigs, Zorro can't fly - but with the help of his owner Matthew Bell he sure can ride waves.

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Sisters' deaths could have been avoided

The deaths of two teenage sisters in a car crash near Tauranga on Christmas Day 2011 could have been avoided, a court has heard.

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Baby twins' bodies found in backyard

Police are trying to find out how premature twin babies found in a Bay of Plenty backyard died.

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Port of Tauranga expansion approved

The Port of Tauranga has received approval to expand to enable access by larger ships, following years of delays.

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The Rena ran aground off the coast of Tauranga in October 2011 (AAP)

Rena's owners want wreck left on reef video

The owner and insurer of the Rena are proposing to leave the remains of the wreck on the Astrolabe Reef off the Tauranga coast.

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Woman dead after head-on crash

A 33-year-old Rotorua woman is dead and her teenage son is fighting for his life after a head-on collision near Tauranga.

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