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The long goodbye: How the pandemic is changing funerals

Is this how you would chose to have your funeral?

Matt Cowley: More robust contact-tracing could achieve more targeted lockdowns

OPINION: The lockdowns are very real for businesses.

Leaders, businesses react as Bay of Plenty alert level lowered

The Prime Minister has today announced the way forward in terms of Covid-19 alert levels.

Operation Notus: Man jailed for more than 9 years

Three more Operation Notus offenders have been sentenced and another awaits his fate

Jo Raphael: Let's remove all barriers to Covid vaccinations

OPINION: Let's get our population immunised.

Wild weather: Wind and rain on the way

A subtropical low moves southwards onto the north of the North Island.

'A gift from God': How one organisation is saving lives

Big-hearted programme gives addicted, homeless and mentally unwell people a second chance.

Partner of Mongrel Mob Kawerau president jailed

Partners of the Kawerau chapter president and his son are sentenced for money laundering.

Omanawa murder accused appears in court

Omanawa murder accused remanded in custody.

Murdered toddler: 'She is nobody's little princess any longer'

The impact of Maketū toddler Nevaeh Ager's murder was revealed at attacker's sentencing.

Family swear at judge as man who killed his best friend jailed

Carden Soole killed Joshua Michael Louis Copestake on January 4 last year.

'Brutal in the extreme': Dad who murdered 2-year-old daughter sentenced to life in prison

The Maketū father who murdered his 2-daughter has been sentenced.

Business digest: Performing arts centre becomes charitable trust

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Jo Raphael: We need clarity on essential workers

OPINION: Russell Howard and the Wiggles are a hoot but are they 'essential workers'?

All you need to know about One Love Festival

The festival has evolved significantly in a short seven years.

42 years, 413 dead bodies: Police photographer retires

In more than 25 years as a forensic police photographer, you see a lot.