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An investigator said the vaccination was a great way to reduce vulnerability to Covid-19.
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Local Focus: Fourth MIQ in Rotorua would 'impact' tourism industry
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Close contact of positive case visited Tauranga Court
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Students ordered to isolate after leaving Auckland for Tauranga classes
The students were immediately stood down from class and told to self-isolate at home.
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'Is that grandpop?': Mystery of Kiwi WWII prisoner of war photo solved
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Three Aucklanders referred to health authorities after Tauranga trip
The Bay of Plenty DHB has been contacted for comment.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: The layers behind low Māori vaccination rates
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Worth the risk? Experts predict Auckland's lockdown exit
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'Test immediately': Businesses outside Auckland linked to Covid case
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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.
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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.
Mata Mihinui: Embrace te wiki o te reo Māori
OPINION: It's all part of the nationwide drive to normalise te reo.
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.
Te Rawhitiroa Bosch: 'With another language comes another worldview'
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Our first level 2 prosecution: Man refuses to wear face mask
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Shock and awww: Mum had no idea she was pregnant until baby arrived
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'They call me the miracle guy': Mr Whippy beats rare kidney disease
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'This is my home': Whakatāne resident 'Crazzy Horse' keen to keep living in driftwood house
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Commissioners' plea: Housing shortfall a challenge too big to face alone
Tauranga City Council's commissioners have pleaded to the Government for help.
Mask or pass? Students decide as schools return
Face-to-face learning at schools and early childhood centres is under way in the Bay.
Damages reduced to $12m against grower who smuggled kiwifruit into China
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Cat curfew? Ban proposed as dead sea birds pile up
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141 port workers in Bay unvaccinated, some risk redeployment
Over 100 port workers in the private sector are yet to be vaccinated by September 30.
'An important win': Relief for 'crippling' building material drought
Auckland manufacturers supply 90 per cent of building products needed in the regions.