Articles by Kiri Gillespie
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Business
'Tough call': About 40 Warehouse staff to find new roles as central site closes
Sunday, 11 February 2024, 3:34pmAbout 40 staff from The Warehouse are expected to be absorbed into other parts of the retail chain’s Bay of Plenty businesses...
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National
Western Bay among busiest area in NZ for ambulance call-outs
Sunday, 28 January 2024, 3:52pmThe Western Bay of Plenty was one of the busiest regions in New Zealand for ambulance callouts last year with the service...
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National
Fountain tragedy: $90k upgrade after 4-year-old's suspected drowning death
Sunday, 19 November 2023, 10:05amA public fountain in Tauranga where a pre-schooler is believed to have drowned will be modified to prevent such a tragedy...
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National
'There will be conflict': Paid parking eyed for Mount beaches, town centre
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 9:27pmParking at one of New Zealand’s most popular beaches may come at a cost from next year but the proposed move is already being...
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National
Rushing, attacking, stalking: Man fights to keep dog after six complaints
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 12:13pmA Tauranga dog owner who has already jumped over a back fence with his dogs to prevent them from being taken is preparing...
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National
'Embarrassed': Iwi rep vows to protest Stop Co-Governance meetings
Monday, 3 July 2023, 9:09pmA Tauranga historian and iwi representative feels “embarrassed and ashamed” a local community hall is hosting anti-co-governance...
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National
'We are going backwards': City chief issues warning as rates increased
Monday, 19 June 2023, 2:41pmTauranga commissioners have reluctantly agreed to an increase in residential and commercial rates but say the city is “going...
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National
Concern as heavy industry seeks to continue discharging contaminants
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 2:20pmA clean air advocate has spoken out against requests from two companies to continue to discharge contaminants into the atmosphere...
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Crime
'Largely unintelligible': Tio Faulkner's High Court appeal rejected
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 2:38pmA man who illegally tried to construct his own coastal “park” at Matapihi has failed in his bid to appeal his conviction...
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Crime
'No risk of a miscarriage of justice': Supreme Court dismisses violent killer's appeal bid
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 2:12pmA jealous man convicted of violently murdering his pregnant girlfriend, leaving her to die on the grounds of a Rotorua primary...
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National
'Hectic' conditions prompt warning for Mount beachgoers
Wednesday, 28 December 2022, 9:32amSurf Lifesaving New Zealand is bringing in extra resources and considering extending patrol hours due to the number of people...
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National
Mother and writer dies after battle with rare liver disease
Tuesday, 27 December 2022, 12:55pmTauranga mother and writer Dawn Picken has died. The 52-year-old author, marathon runner, Bay of Plenty Times Weekend writer...
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National
'Vital' for survival: Plea to keep dogs away from nesting dotterels
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 9:59pmPeople are being asked to keep their dogs, and themselves, away from an area of Pāpāmoa Beach where endangered New Zealand...
