Worker has faith in port testing systems
It comes after more than 3000 people presented for testing last week.
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12,000 caught in Auckland and Tauranga ports virus test net
Ports scramble to meet sudden legal requirements for urgent Covid-19 testing.
Local Focus: Who is Simon Bridges, National candidate for Tauranga?
Simon Bridges relaxes with a few personal questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Multiple injuries: Man run over by own tractor near Tauranga
The man received multiple injuries.
Gales, heavy rain - severe weather warning for NZ this week
Rain will hit the country from Tuesday and see out the week.
No penalties: Tauranga port workers reassured amid Covid testing rush
The port estimates 6000 people have been onsite since July 21 and will need to be tested.
Bay high school bans students from bringing phones to school
Te Puke High School banned its students from bringing phones to school on August 10
Banned: Bay high school stops students bringing phones to school
Te Puke High School banned students from bringing cellphones to school on August 10
Covid cluster family 'shell-shocked', being bullied online
Cluster family bullied online: 'The comments on social media have turned nasty'.
Inspired by Greta: Bay's Generation Z working to change world
Generation Z - the future leaders to save the world.
Fancy your chances of winning $50 million? Lotto's Powerball must be won tonight
Want to be in it to win a share? Buy your ticket early, Lotto advises.
'Smiling assassins': Angry mayor lashes out at councillors
'They smile during the day and then they plot my assassination at night.'
Your weather: South Island drops to freezing -10C, but sun set to shine
Even in lockdown the sun is set to shine and you can still go out to fish, walk or ride.
Man injured after 1.5 tonne of steel pipes falls on him
He was flown to hospital for specialist treatment.
Fifteen visiting schoolboys isolating after Covid clash in Rotorua
A class trip to Rotorua happened at the same time as family members with Covid-19 visited.
Covid 19: More Rotorua locations revealed, day trip to Taupō
Three more businesses have been revealed as places visited by the family at the weekend.
Coromandel roads and supermarkets heaving again
"They put the road blocks in at lunchtime the next day - really?" - Coromandel Mayor.
Cafe praised for honesty after being visited by family with Covid
Two people with Covid-19 visited several businesses in Rotorua at the weekend.
Rotorua residents rush to Covid testing station
Two of the new Covid cases travelled to Rotorua while showing virus symptoms.
Landslide victims laid to rest in South Korea
Anna Song, her son Taeyang Rikiti and mother Rose Kim were killed by a landslide in Korea.
Your weather: Heavy rain on the way for the Bay of Plenty as pest from the west moves on
A heavy rain watch is in force for the Bay of Plenty this evening.
Local Focus: Waiariki's biggest election issue is Covid recovery
Māori jobs the key focus for Waiariki election hopefuls. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Stunned and humbled: Todd Muller overwhelmed with response to mental health battle
"There's something that has changed for the better."
Local Focus: No dreamers here - Waiariki's biggest election issue is COVID recovery
Māori jobs the key focus for Waiariki election hopefuls. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wanted: Powered site for one couple, six cats in caravan
A Rotorua couple is wondering where to go after "we evicted the cats, not them".
Murder retrial: Man accused of killing 14-week-old baby
Retrial of the alleged murderer of a 14-month-old baby under way in Hamilton.
'Extremely distressing': Person shot during gang fight in Taupō
Police are seeking information about the incident.
Local Focus: Is the law out of order? Waiariki candidates talk about crime and Māori in prison
Waiariki election candidates talk justice. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'We can't stop': Te Puke train driver pleads for people to heed warning
"Once you commit to run that crossing, you are playing roulette and we can't stop."
Local Focus: Waiariki candidates put the environment first over business
The environment is more important than business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waiariki candidates put the environment first over business
The environment is more important than business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
How Tauranga export companies have sparked multimillion-dollar expansion
Expansions are afoot at Newnham Park Innovation Centre in Te Puna.
Weather: Quiet Sunday before low brings more rain, wind
Aussies can't come here, but their lows can.
'I had panic attacks': Muller opens up about mental health journey
"The anxiety arrived very early on," the former National Party leader has acknowledged.