Samantha Motion: MIQ's short hello and long goodbye
OPINION: MIQ came to - or rather, was dropped on - Rotorua one weekend in June 2020.
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Border opening for skilled workers could be too late for horticulture
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Locals react to Government's border announcement.
What's the hold up? Covid test result delays questioned
Why it took five days for a close contact of a positive case to get a test result.
Killer dad's partner jailed over 5-year-old's death
She stood by and did nothing. A little boy died. Now she's been sentenced.
Premium Debate: Subscriber views on the kiwifruit labour shortage predictions
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Tongan community fundraising to send supplies back home
The public is urged to donate as well before the container is shipped on March 1.
Luke Kirkness: Why today's make or break for the Government
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'Not substantiated': Inquiry into councillor's claims of 'ageism', 'abuse'
The independent investigation cost the council $14,000.
'If we carried on, we wouldn't last': Free food store to close
Hundreds of people who got free food from Rotorua Whakaora will have to go elsewhere.
Driver charged over Amohau St incident linked to flipped car
A car hit a parked car and flipped. The driver of another vehicle has been charged.
Letters: Whaka 100 decision 'another nail in Rotorua's coffin'
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Mamaku's O'Sullivan dozen: 'Love is hard work but it's worth it'
Sister shares what she learned from growing up with 11 siblings.
'There is a baby in there': Instincts kick in for rescuers of child in flipped car
A child was rescued from a car that flipped in Rotorua's central city.
Want a job? 24,000 kiwifruit workers needed as labour shortage bites
Last season harvesting roles paid an average of $27 an hour rates vary and can reach $40.
'That water out there is not your friend': 'Epidemic of stupidity' as drownings rise
More than one in 10 drownings in New Zealand were in the Bay of Plenty.
Report: Bay of Plenty's economic confidence drops in December
A net 7 per cent of households expect economic conditions to deteriorate in the next year
Rotorua among top 10 lucky Lotto districts, but one store takes cake
Two stores sold the most winning first division tickets.
Rotorua's shortage of rental properties at 'crisis' point
Rotorua rental market prices increase four per cent, supply drops 15 per cent in a year.
'Entrenched literacy problem': Bay of Plenty adults seeking literacy help doubles in four years
Education providers say literacy issues can affect every part of a person's life.
Charity founders could end up on the streets as living costs rise
It comes as the annual inflation hit a 30-year high in December.
Nearly 30 homes to be built at Reporoa in iwi development
The papkāinga development will be built in three stages on land between Rotorua and Taupō.
How to help kids beat the back-to-school blues
It's back to school for our teens, tweens and kids over the next few weeks. Are you ready?
Business digest: Bay house sale prices continue to rise
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'A huge problem': People not picking up medication as $5 charge is a 'barrier'
People are choosing which medication to pick up and which to leave behind, a pharmacy says
'Manic': Event organiser describes adapting to Covid red setting
Many event organisers have either had to cancel, reschedule or alter their annual events.
'We don't want a war': Members of the Ukrainian community share their fears as tensions escalate
Local Ukrainians are concerned for family who could be caught in the potential conflict.
'Spirit of a lion': Nahne, 32, dies after year-long cancer battle
"When it was time to go she told us ... She told us she'd had enough and to let her go."
Whaka 100 cancellation 'nonsensical'
Toi Te Ora Public Health says the bigger picture managing the threat of Omicron.
'Slow the spread': Unidentified Omicron 'almost certainly' in Bay
Health officials are asking Bay residents to mask up in public this long weekend.
Can you help to capture Rotorua memories in pages?
Alison Brown is hoping volunteers will start a new collection of memories of Rotorua.
Our Citizens Advice Bureau busiest in country
The Rotorua Citizens Advice Bureau assisted 13,093 clients in the 2020/21 year.