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'Confident to stand in this world': The benefits of full-immersion Māori education
Māori-medium education got these two industry leaders to where they are today.
Level 2 'devastating' for wedding industry, venue owner calls for capacity rule change
"There is no real light at the end of the tunnel, there is no certainty."
Local Focus: Kia kaha te Wiki o te reo Māori
Rotorua is at the forefront of reo Māori integration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'I have got a gun': Teen jailed for pointing firearm at police and stealing patrol car
She held up police at gunpoint and stole their patrol car, then crashed it.
Bilingual science kits 'spark curiosity'
A Tauranga woman has improved the way science is taught in New Zealand primary schools.
Ngahihi o te ra Bidois: We owe it to our history to speak te reo
OPINION: It has taken moments of courage to get te reo Māori to where it is.
Heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty
Expect 70 to 100mm of rain in parts of the Bay of Plenty.
Car flips on State Highway 5 near Agrodome
The crash was reported to police at 11.10am.
Letters: Why are banks making it so hard for their customers?
Our readers have their say.
'We're storytellers': Nepia Takuira-Mita on bringing people together through te reo and Tik Tok
Nepia Takuira-Mita's journey has been about bringing culture, art and people together.
'Surge' coming: Aucklanders in lockdown eye Rotorua real estate
REINZ: Rotorua's median house price dropped 3.1 per cent to $620,000.
'If you're that ballsy, then front up': Māori flag designer
Linda Munn was absolutely disgusted someone complained a Rotorua kuia was flying her flag.
Te Pāti Māori petitions to reinstate names - what's the Bay's?
The petition calls for towns, cities, places and the country's names to be restored.
Rain on the way: Weather warnings in place for BOP
There are heavy rain watches in place throughout the North Island.
Mata Mihinui: Embrace te wiki o te reo Māori
OPINION: It's all part of the nationwide drive to normalise te reo.
Zizi Sparks: Spread MIQ facilities into other cities
OPINION: It's time for other locations to step up and take on MIQ.
Charity to benefit from Emergency Services Games
The Graeme Dingle Foundation has programmes in six Rotorua schools.
How marae renovations are helping iwi reconnect with their history
Renovations to local marae are not just strengthening buildings but building communities.
Car crashes into building, occupants get stuck inside
The crash was reported at 5.25am.
'It's a slow death': Rotorua suffering without Aucklanders
Rotorua is still at level 2, Auckland still at level 4, and businesses still suffer.
He made and spent fake $50 notes around the region, now he's been jailed
A Tokoroa man who scammed businesses with forged $50 notes has been jailed.
Kuia fights for Māori flag: 'I'm not taking them down. They can get stuffed'
Jenny Jones is proud to fly her tino rangatiratanga flag at her family home.
Large Rotorua house fire started in bedroom
Fire crews battled a blazing house fire in the early hours of Saturday.
Jo Raphael: Collins' attack on microbiologist is baffling
OPINION: Collins should be aiming barbs where it counts, not at microbiologists.
Alleged offender caught after bank robbery
The alleged robbery was reported just before 10am today.
Comment: It's never too late to learn how to cook
OPINION: Cooking is an homage to family.
Buddy Mikaere: Te reo Māori has come a long way since 1972
OPINION: I am proud to see the evolution of Māori language into the national lingo.
Bay of Plenty at-home injuries cost $100m in 2020
The most common injury types were falls, lifting and carrying, and animal-related.
Rotorua students to take a moment for te reo Māori
Schools and individuals across the Bay will take part in a te reo event on Tuesday.
'Desperate': Demand for food quadruples in lockdown
The numbers of people needing help since lockdown in August have reached new heights.
Our first level 2 prosecution: Man refuses to wear face mask
The man allegedly refused to wear a mask or leave the mall, prompting police intervention.
Zizi Sparks: Why my phone is (almost) always on do not disturb
Opinion: I already use that mode but more can be done to curb screen time.