DHB says sorry for requesting passports from Pasifika community at vaccinations
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has apologised for the "failure"
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Covid-19: 'Rescue flight' for health workers stranded in Queenstown
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Covid pamphlet: DHB tight-lipped on details until after investigation
The pamphlet was pulled after receiving backlash for implying Māori were the virus.
Matt Cowley: Vaccines need to be in your business plan
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'Very good luck': Why there are no confirmed cases in the Coromandel
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Barrister and wife convicted for tax evasion charges
A Tauranga barrister and his wife have been sentenced for tax evasion offences.
Exclusive: The rise, and demise, of Todd Muller's political career and what's next
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Covid-19: Avondale College choir attended Rotorua singing gala
Some 350 students attended the events; asked to keep eye out for symptoms in meantime.
Simon Bridges on what's next: 'I've found my true happiness'
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Holidaymakers sent packing, iwi considers Covid checkpoints
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Waiariki rivals say Rotorua has done its bit in hosting MIQ facilities
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The guide to surviving that long wait for a Covid test
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'Absolute tragedy' as 'much loved' college student dies after crash
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One dead after car and cyclist crash in Katikati
The crash was reported to police at 12.50pm.
11,000 litres of molasses split in crash, some entered Omanawa River
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Councillor 'ashamed' of Coromandel mayor's Covid tracer comment
Considerable pushback over Coromandel mayor not using the Covid-19 tracer app.
Iwi plans for Rotorua Golf Club as 'destination' and 'asset'
The plans come after the return of the land to Ngāti Whakaue.
'A rich man's resource': How geothermal changes affected families
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Significant milestone: A new Māori name for Coastguard
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'I am trans!' Family share their transgender journey
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'Sickening and depraved': Couple jailed for horrific child sex abuse
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Almost 50 per cent of Tauranga port workers unvaccinated
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