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Tairāwhiti’s paid lifeguards hit the beaches for extended season

Tairāwhiti’s council-funded surf lifeguards officially kicked off the summer season on Monday with full site inductions across the city’s patrolled beaches Wainui, Waikanae, and Midway. The team, made up primarily of local lifeguards, will...

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Gisborne’s Zest Cafe targeted by burglars, $8000 in goods stolen

It will be a tougher Christmas for the family who operate Gisborne’s Zest Cafe after thieves broke into their chiller on Monday night. The loss of half of the chiller’s contents at about 10pm marks the second time the cafe on Peel Street has...

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Firefighters and helicopters suppress multi-hectare Tokomaru Bay forest fire

Sparks from a skid site started a fire which engulfed a block of young pines inland from Tokomaru Bay on Tuesday. Firefighters with helicopter support were tied up all afternoon and into the evening dealing with the forest fire which covered about...

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Council flips decision: Grey St/Kahutia St intersection reverts to normal

Contractors have made rapid progress in reinstating the Grey St/Kahutia St intersection. They began a three-night project to restore the corner to normal traffic flow on Monday night. By Tuesday morning, traffic was passing through the intersection...

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