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Posted at 4:50pm Tuesday 22nd May, 2012 | By Corrie Taylor corrie@thesun.co.nz
 Tauranga’s Jenny Craig staff are channelling one of Australia’s famous performers today dressing in Dame Edna attire to promote the comedian’s efforts to lose weight.
The staff are joining Jenny Craig branches nationwide dressing up as Dame Edna – the weight loss company’s current iconic celebrity.
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Posted at 4:43pm Tuesday 22nd May, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Police are seeking the public’s help in locating the owners of items stolen in a number of burglaries in the Tauranga area.
Items including a silver chain and pendant, silver watch, Sony Ericsson mobile phone and gold chain have been recovered by police.
Police are trying to locate the owners of the items stolen from homes in the Tauranga area.
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Posted at 4:33pm Tuesday 22nd May, 2012 | By Elaine Fisher
 One person received minor injuries in a five vehicle crash on State Highway 2 just south of Katikati today.
Katikati constable Lindsay Freeman says a car transporter appears to have hit the rear of a light truck turning into a driveway just south of Rae Road.
Another light truck then hit the transporter and spun out, ending up in a ditch while a van...
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Posted at 3:02pm Tuesday 22nd May, 2012
 Police are investigating a crash on Poike Road where a car hit a lamp post before crashing into a tree on a person’s property.
The car, driven by an elderly man, was travelling down from Ohauiti Road when it hit a lamp post before colliding with a tree at about 11.40am today.
The car took out a tree on a property in Poike Road.
The car then collided...
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Posted at 2:59pm Tuesday 22nd May, 2012 | By Savannah Lee
 Young children are hitting the street in pink to raise money for breast cancer by selling sweet treats this week.
Members of Juni Uni preschool will be outside the preschool on 15th Avenue this Tuesday and Wednesday from 11am offering a scrummy selection of cakes and muffins.
Juni Uni preschool selling muffins for breast cancer.
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Posted at 1:03pm Tuesday 22nd May, 2012
 Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby is looking for a new car to replace his Honda Accord after electing to pay for his own vehicle to offset his accepted $4300 pay rise.
Stuart says the decision to pay for his own car will save the council between $10,000 to $15,000 a year.
It was part of the salary issue decided upon by city councillors at Monday’s...
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Posted at 12:36pm Tuesday 22nd May, 2012
 A truck and trailer unit caught fire on State Highway 29 near its intersection with Old Kaimai Road today.
The truck was travelling towards Tauranga on the Kaimai Ranges when the cab exploded into flames at about 12.30pm.
The driver, in his late 20s, was able to get out of the cab before it became fully involved and was uninjured at the scene.
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Posted at 11:42am Tuesday 22nd May, 2012
 New Zealand dairy farmers are feeling the impact of the global economic recession as Fonterra payout forecasts drop to $6.05 this season.
Fonterra has announced a 30 cent decrease in its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the current season to $6.05 per kilogram of milksolids (kgMS).
The forecast net profit after tax range is unchanged at 40-50 cents...
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Posted at 11:25am Tuesday 22nd May, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Te Puke Fire Chief Glenn Williams is proud of Te Puke firefighter’s efforts to raise $4000 for charity by stepping up to complete the Sky Tower Challenge.
Firefighters Steve Bradford, Laurence Cameron, Josh Molan, Matt Cooke, Karl Simmons, Liz cooper and Tom Scott climbed the Sky Tower’s 1103 steps in full firefighting gear to raise money...
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Posted at 9:30am Tuesday 22nd May, 2012
 More than 90 students and tutors will gather to celebrate the life of a former Bay of Plenty Polytechnic student in Greerton Park on Wednesday.
For more than ten years, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic students and tutors have taken part in Marty’s Touch Tournament, a day dedicated to the memory of Marty Teo – who died more than ten years ago.
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