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Young avocado worker celebrates award
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Fighting Covid-19 in classrooms: Schools address ventilation advice
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It's not about 'turning off machines': Concerns about End of Life Choice Act
Several Bay of Plenty hospices will not be offering the assisted dying service.
Local Focus: Walking with the rhythm of Mauao
Experience the rhythm of Mauao - Mount Maunganui - through a soundscape app.
'Man of great mana': Tauranga Moana iwi leader Brian Penetaka Dickson dies
Tauranga Moana iwi leader Brian Dickson died on October 24.
'Low belief and low self-esteem': Bay schools phase out class streaming
Tauranga Boys College is making the switch to mixed-ability junior classes.
Kiri Gillespie: 'Three Waters mandate makes laughing stock of councils'
Opinion: The Government steamrolling Three Waters will only end in tears.
Bay councils grapple with Covid face masks, social distancing rules for meetings
Calls made for greater guidance from the Government over "challenging conditions".
Dawn Picken: So many reasons to be angry, so little time
OPINION: Vaccines are not on my list of reasons to be angry.
Father set fire to son: 'I still wake up screaming twice a night'
Victim with 'lifetime of healing' ahead is determined to be a better man despite attack.
Trick or treat or tracer app? How Halloween at level 2 could work
The Government is recommending that people create a QR code for their homes for Halloween.
'Unprovoked and aggressive': Rottweiler mauls top vet
Dr Liza Schneider doesn't know if she'll be able to operate again due to the injury.
Tauranga port optimistic for stronger FY2022 earnings
Good news for Tauranga port's shareholders at annual meeting.
Man facing raft of charges after gunpoint car theft and AOS callout near Taupō
Dramatic arrest in the bush near Taupō after alleged gunpoint car theft.
Jo Raphael: Can you forego barista coffee to get on the property ladder?
OPINION: Be prepared to lay your cards on the table for banks to give you a home loan.
'Deeply concerned': Calls for review and halt to $60.5m Cameron Rd project
Not everyone is convinced the major redevelopment is in the best interests for all.
Kiwifruit picker convicted in foreign worker visa breach
A Bay of Plenty fruit picker has been convicted for her role in a visitors' visa scam.
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Man jailed for border crossing breach
A Waikato man who crossed the Hamilton border and was found in Tauranga has been jailed.
'Like the flu on steroids': Why Covid-19 can't be treated like the flu
Doctors says the fatality rate of Covid is much higher than the flu.
First stop Rotorua! Six60 announces NZ's first stadium tour
The six-stop tour will begin at Rotorua International Stadium in March next year.
Local Focus: Pest checks on boats are ramping up as weather warms
Biosecurity officers to patrol Bay of Plenty boat ramps to stop the spread of pests.
Locations of interest named in Tokoroa before Rotorua flight
The case is currently isolating in Blenheim.
Jo Raphael: The irony of red tape giving us more freedom
OPINION: Those wanting more freedom must be willing to prove their vaccination status.
What you need to know about this week
Significant events happening locally and nationally over the coming week.
Rob Rattenbury: Facing perils of Facebook
OPINION: A closed and private Facebook group may not be as safe as you think.
Landlords say tax loophole is 'bribe' to switch to social housing
Tax breaks a huge incentive for landlords to evict hard workers - rent to social housing.
Health expert's concerns after positive case travelled through Rotorua
An unvaccinated person was at Rotorua Airport twice before flying to Blenheim last week.
The Premium Debate: Man in Mount cave gets a home
OPINION: Our Premium subscribers have their say.
DHB ready to step up testing following positive case
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Live: Positive Covid case in Blenheim the 'kick up the backside' the South Island needed
Infected person isolating and believed to be connected to Te Awamutu cluster.
Homeless say trying to survive is a 'full-time job'
Men who have been rough sleepers for years speak about their struggles.
Hollie Smith 'bursting at the seams' to showcase her new album
Hollie Smith discusses her new solo album and its tour in the works.