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Businesses like McDonald's Rotorua are enjoying the journey towards bilingualism.
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'Confident to stand in this world': The benefits of full-immersion Māori education
Māori-medium education got these two industry leaders to where they are today.
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.
'We're storytellers': Nepia Takuira-Mita on bringing people together through te reo and Tik Tok
Nepia Takuira-Mita's journey has been about bringing culture, art and people together.
'Enough's enough': Aucklanders in lockdown eye Tauranga properties
REINZ: Tauranga has reached yet another record median house price of $970,000
'If you're that ballsy, then front up': Māori flag designer
Linda Munn was absolutely disgusted someone complained a Rotorua kuia was flying her flag.
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.
How marae renovations are helping iwi reconnect with their history
Renovations to local marae are not just strengthening buildings but building communities.
Kuia fights for Māori flag: 'I'm not taking them down. They can get stuffed'
Jenny Jones is proud to fly her tino rangatiratanga flag at her family home.
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.
Rotorua students to take a moment for te reo Māori
Schools and individuals across the Bay will take part in a te reo event on Tuesday.
Our first level 2 prosecution: Man refuses to wear face mask
The man allegedly refused to wear a mask or leave the mall, prompting police intervention.
Church leader guilty of sexually abusing and harassing woman
Former church leader Malcolm Hore will be sentenced for sexual offending this month.
High attendance, 'low' mask-wearing among students
Face-to-face learning is back in Rotorua as schools return under level 2.
CCTV nets man creeping around home
Having CCTV cameras is a necessary tool these days to feel safe, according to a local.
Excitement and stress as businesses open in Level 2
More businesses are allowed to open under level 2, but with restrictions.
'Paralysed' until level 2: Businesses hopeful for alert level change
The announcement will be made at 4pm today.
'Difficult and upsetting': Delta outbreak changes funeral landscape
Funerals and tangi can go ahead under alert level 3 but there are tight restrictions
The end of 9 to 5? How Gen Z is changing the way we work
"We might just leave the old 40-hour week where it belongs – a relic of a bygone age."
Local Focus: Rotorua cafes and takeaways welcoming level 3 with gusto
Move to level 3 includes fear of another MIQ in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Horrific details of family violence revealed in woman's murder
Darkie Cable killed his partner - described by family as beautiful and loving
Council pleads guilty to discharging harmful substance
The district council pleaded guilty and faces a maximum fine of $600,000.
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: ACC claims spike during Covid 2020 lockdown
It seems as though lockdown is when we're most likely to get injured.
'Rest in love': Vigil held after Rotorua child's death
'There was a heaviness over the whole town,' a neighbour says.
Call for council transparency over homeless housing consent process
Glenholme residents say their fight for council transparency continues.
Local Focus: How this lockdown is impacting differently than before
Rotorua Canopy Tours has been impacted by Covid again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
30 teens partying at Rotorua flat sparks police action
An-out-of-control party on Saturday saw young teens mingling closely without masks.
Woman appears in court charged with child's murder
A child died at a Rimu St house and a woman has been charged with murder.
Woman charged after death of child in Rotorua
Police were alerted to the child's death at a Glenholme address shortly after 10.30am.
'The programme is needed': Millions spent on free lunches in Bay schools
More than 100 Bay of Plenty schools are taking part in the lunch programme.
Traffic numbers spike during country's latest L4 lockdown
Speeds as high as 177kmh have been recorded in Wellington this week.
Lockdown Heroes: Green-fingered girl's budding enterprise cheers community
Darnel Eparaima and her daughter Nataria have started their own community initiative.