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Flooding, road closures and rescues: Thunderstorms lash Rotorua

'Quite a bit of water in a short period of time.'

Opinion: Govt and Tinetti deserve praise for firefighters deal

OPINION: They are real-life superheroes, and deserve to be treated as such.

Christmas weather looking favourable but thunderstorm risk before then

There is a broad low risk of thunderstorms covering most of the North Island today.

Slip blocks road north of Matatā

Please avoid the area.

Kelly Makiha: Housing accord missing vital details

OPINION: There are positive signs but when exactly will emergency housing woes end?

'In past couple of weeks it's hit me that life really is a survival game,' says mum

OPINION: Christmas appeals bring joy to many of our families in the Bay.

Blood service seeking 120 more donors: 'It’s such an important cause'

The New Zealand Blood Service is forecasting a busier summer this year than last.

Machete attack: Man’s hand severed in petrol station brawl over chainsaw

Man in 'vigilante' attack at a Gull petrol station will spend eight years in jail.

From broken back to Ironman: Athlete heads to start line after horror crash

Craig Stewart was hit by a car while riding his bike but he was determined to race again.

Subscribers weigh in - what if the Reserve Bank is wrong?

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Sonya Bateson: Stop giving gifts that are meaningless and wasteful

OPINION: What we choose to give the people we love and appreciate should spark joy.

Supercars champ van Gisbergen to race at Baypark

Newly crowned Supercars champion isn’t taking a break over summer.

Luke Kirkness: People need to take more ownership of themselves

OPINION: We can take some easy steps to help relieve the pressure on the health system.

The Premium Debate: Subscriber views on recruitment stresses for hospo, tourism

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

'The team feel valued’: Why Mitre 10's paying for period products for staff

'The team feel valued and no longer need to stress about having their period at work.'

Cystic fibrosis: Funding of life-extending drug Trikafta proposed to start in April

Funding of Trikafta will be for those aged 6 and older who meet certain criteria.