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Mt Ruapehu crater lake temp rising again
The crater lake is now sitting at 31C, overflowing into the nearby Whangaehu River.
'No end in sight': Woman felt like giving up on life after husband's carers miss shifts
'Healthcare organisations don't really care.'
New Zealand's first green hydrogen plant begins production
The plant was officially opened on Thursday.
'Industrial scale': Key player in $4.2m cannabis growing syndicate jailed
Tony Herbert was one of the masterminds behind a cannabis-growing syndicate.
Sleepless nights and a broken rib, all to avoid the MIQ lottery
Sailing home from Australia in a 56 foot pleasure craft, what could go wrong?
Home detention for 'paedophile' church pastor
He was a former church leader, now he's sentenced for sexual offending against children.
Family of murdered woman speak of the 'massive hole' she left behind
Darkie Cable received a sentence of life imprisonment for murdering his partner.
Live: 167 cases, two further deaths as Covid spreads to Tauranga, Palmerston North
A woman in her 80s and a man in his 90s with Covid-19 have died.
Lakes DHB testing numbers increase four-fold, locations of interest revealed
Vaccination numbers also increased in the Lakes DHB region.
Rotorua Hospital, Stratford pharmacy among new locations of interest
People are urged to regularly check the locations of interest page.
Health authorities warn rural Māori most at risk
New cases in Rotorua, Taupō and Tararua among the record 207 reported yesterday.
'A lot of forgiveness' for driver who hit Taupō couple
The family of elderly couple killed by a car hold no animosity against the driver.
Covid spreads to Taupō, search for links to known cases
100 cases a day in Auckland and regional outbreaks, so when will NZ get the green lights?
'More carrot': 'Unconventional' approach needed to lift Māori vax rates
'I don't think we've got an ice cube's chance in hell of even getting to 90.'
'Worst-case scenario': Covid found in wastewater in Taupō
The sample was collected on November 8.
Elderly couple named as pedestrians killed in Taupō crash
Inquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.
Midwife of 30 years leaving due to vaccine mandate
Though Lakes DHB staff are highly vaccinated, about 4 per cent are not.
Man facing raft of charges after gunpoint car theft and AOS callout near Taupō
Dramatic arrest in the bush near Taupō after alleged gunpoint car theft.
Gunpoint robbery: Man arrested after allegedly stealing vehicle, evading police for hours
Police responded to a firearms incident near Tūrangi.
Early morning visit: Two Tokoroa bakeries locations of interest
Two Tokoroa bakeries are locations of interest after a person who tested positive visited.
Devastated family remember 'adored' father killed in wrong-way crash
Tauranga Eastern Link fatal crash victim remembered as a friend to everybody.
Local Focus: You're being laser-scanned from above
Unison Networks is laser-scanning its network in Rotorua, Taupō and Hawke's Bay.
Lives 'torn apart' by boozed, wrong-way driver
Boozed, speeding driver was 'incredibly foolish and selfish', Judge says.
Why Sam Cane won't regain All Blacks captaincy on return
Sam Cane hopes to make his long-awaited comeback this weekend after pectoral surgery.
He survived World War 2. Now Norm, 100, plans to survive Covid-19.
Taupō veteran Norm Fraser, 100, was initially hesitant about receiving the Covid vaccine.
Employee 'shocked and blindsided' by dismissal awarded $27k
The woman was dismissed just weeks after complaining of discrimination and bullying.
A unanimous thumbs down from Taupō to Three Waters proposal
Council seeks immediate stop to the Government's Three Waters reform programme
'The baby is coming!': Stranger helps deliver baby on roadside
A baby was born in a car in the middle of the night with help from a passing stranger.
My Story: Author Donovan Bixley on telling Hollywood to 'bugger off'
'Before I made a living from books I'd do anything to pay the bills.'
$4.2m drug bust: Bogus companies, leased premises, stolen power and 19 offenders
Details of the sophisticated Rotorua-based operation can now be revealed.
The $10,000 you never knew you had
A call to bust the Hawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Two Aucklanders arrested after fleeing to Taupō; lockdown warning as sun shines
The pair allegedly used false documents to get through the border.