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Pete Chandler: Next few weeks critical in battle against Covid

OPINION: Covid is now essentially a disease of the unvaccinated.

One dead after milk tanker and car collide near Rotorua

Highway expected to remain closed between Oxford and Matahi roads for some time.

Car crashes into tree on Pyes Pa Rd, Tauranga

The crash happened at 4.10 pm.

Vaccination rollout a 'game changer' for vulnerable Māori - PM

'[It's about] making sure everyone is carrying their own individual armour' - PM Ardern.

'Forced my hand': Kawerau mayor won't reopen after shop destroyed

Campbell had owned the Kawerau butcher for the past 46 years.

Tauranga residents push back on contentious road upgrade

Construction began this week on the Cameron Rd upgrade.

Letters: Taranaki renaming a model for Aotearoa

Readers have their say.

Fingers crossed for fireworks

The support for the fireworks gala has been brilliant.

How rising building costs are hitting first-home buyers

Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.

Man convicted of toddler's murder assaulted cop weeks earlier

During the assault the victim was 'thrown around like a rag doll'.

The 90% Project: How the vaccine has been rolled out rurally

The challenge now was making the vaccine accessible as people returned to work and school.

How Waikato alert level change will hurt local businesses

One industry leader says the Waikato outbreak is another nail in the coffin.

Housing crisis: City leaders eyeing land for affordable housing

Council seeking feedback on a plan to use 22.4 hectares for affordable housing.

Rotorua police looking into spate of gang-related incidents

Police are working hard to stamp out gang-related incidents in Rotorua.

Ministry explains why six weeks between vaccines is optimal

Why people who receive the vaccine are told to wait for six weeks instead of three.

Jo Raphael: The race for 90% vaccination is on and we're falling behind

OPINION: The goal is to get every region to 90 per cent vaccinated.