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Letters to the editor: Additional heating burden should fall on power companies
OPINION: Readers have their say.

Acupuncturist 'too drunk' to remember fatal hit and run
Xianju Pan doesn't remember driving to his destination because he was "too drunk".

Whakatōhea settlement negotiators defend MPs' hui
Whakatōhea is the first iwi allowed to negotiate settlement while tribunal claims proceed.

'New era': Final debate over iwi ownership of Te Puia
The third reading of the bill follows lengthy negotiations.

Zizi Sparks: Why our tough lockdown restrictions were worth it
Comment: We need only look across the ditch for proof.

Toi Ohomai offers free courses
The courses have been chosen from sectors where demand from employers is strong.

Smokefreerockquest winners announced
Winners go into the national selection pool for the event's live national final.

Tenant ordered to pay reparations after ex-partner pours petrol in house
Tribunal found the tenant permitted estranged partner in house despite a protection order.

Eruption victim's brother hopes tours can resume
There are high hopes around a warning system developed using a decade of data.

Election 2020: Students to run own 'general elections'
Seven Bay of Plenty schools are participating in the nationwide programme.

Smokefreerockquest winners announced
Winners go into the national selection pool for the event's live national final.

Serious injuries: One airlifted after crash involving truck near Taupō
Police were called about 6.20am.

'Punished' twice: Abuse victims paying up to $1500 for protection orders
Some women need help from a lawyer but earn too much for free legal aid.

Comment: Welcome those in managed isolation right this time
Comment: The first time communication was poor, fear spread, let's do it right this time.

Local Focus: The Taupō electorate explained
From Cambridge to Tūrangi - there's much to consider. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Latest isolation hotel blessed and ready to go
Rydges Rotorua has been officially blessed by local kaumātua.

Rotorua lawyer builds te ao Māori app to improve decision-making for Māori
"There are so many New Zealanders for whom it's [te ao Māori is] a real foreign world."

Club Sports Wrap: Rangataua, Rangiuru women roll on
A quick look at some of the club sport played during the weekend.

'So many happy people': Rotorua's Good Vibes Winter Festival a hit
The drizzly rain did not put a dampener on the city's first post-Covid festival.

'Unprecedented' demand for food parcels in Rotorua
There has been a huge surge in demand for food grants in the Bay of Plenty.

Where the jobs are in Rotorua
Job listings are up in the Rotorua area but so has unemployment levels.

Police release images of axe-wielding Ngongotahā bottle store robber
Anyone with information about the man pictured was asked to contact police.

Post-Covid addiction relapses strain services
The region will receive a total of $3.2 million in addiction services funding.

Car flips, brings down power lines in Te Puke
No one was in the vehicle when officers arrived.

How would you rebuild the CBD if given a blank slate?
If you could design it with no limitations, what would it look like?

Rotorua turns it on for Good Vibes
The crowd at the Lakefront show lapped up a great night of music from favourite artists.

The place to be: Rotorua booming for school holidays
The Rotorua economy is benefiting from renewed interest in domestic tourism.