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Signs and blockades banning visitors as iwi call for military enforcement of lockdown.
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Daylight Saving: Tick tock, the clocks went back on Sunday morning
The clocks go back giving an hour extra sleep tonight.
Where are you Kawhena?: Man's desperate plea to find missing brother
Do you know what happened to Kawhena Wiringi?
Kiwi couple stranded in Israel: 'There was no way we could see to get out'
A NZ couple are stranded in Israel after flights back home were cancelled.
Local Focus: Local Tourism business gives back
They're giving overseas viewers a taste of Aotearoa. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Tourism business gives back
Little Green Tours give overseas viewers a taste of NZ. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Arrogant or unintentional: David Clark's slip-up
Riders, cyclists, docs torn over Health Minister David Clark's flouting of lockdown rules.
Police car 'smashed' in car chase through Rotorua streets
A police car has been hit after a car chase through Pukehangi this morning.
Local Focus: Creatives get creative in lockdown
Welcome home to the online art not affected by lockdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Creatives get creative online
Welcome home to the online art not affected by lockdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Coronavirus: Hotel workers' wages cut to $585 a week
Hotel workers are being asked to work for only the $585 a week state subsidy.
Local Focus: Power lines cut for Hawke's Bay, Rotorua and Taupō
Electricity price drop for Unison Network. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Power bill cuts for Napier, Hastings, Rotorua and Taupō
Electricity price drop for Unison Network. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Serious crash: State Highway 1 reopens near central North Island town
The road was closed for almost seven hours.
Local Focus: Rotorua Rates still a contentious issue
Rotorua Ratepayers have spoken out ahead of the virus scare. Made with Funding By NZ On Air.
Suspected child homicide victim's memorial items missing
"When we thought we knew our grief, it was quickly amplified."
'Completely unacceptable': Pak'n Save worker spat on by customer
"It is completely unacceptable to treat our hard-working team this way."
Watch: Kiwi dad gets creative with lockdown boredom busters
Rotorua's Philip Macfarlane has demonstrated creativity and Kiwi ingenuity.
Coroner Bain: 'What a difference this man has made'
"After climbing the mountain, I can finally enjoy the view."
Dawn Picken: 10 ways to kill time without killing other humans
Ten tips for staying occupied and sane during lockdown
Local Focus: Streets of Rotorua empty following lockdown
The once bustling tourist town is now barren. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Streets of Rotorua empty following lockdown
The once bustling tourist town is now barren. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Quarantine diaries day one - how others are isolating
How are these groups feeling on day one of the official lockdown?
Tim Roxborogh's Travel Bugs: Can we still dream of travel?
Let's holiday in NZ while we wait, wash and wonder when we can start travelling again.
Vodafone internet back online after faults ahead of coronavirus lockdown
Vodafone's boss said the fault has been fixed.
I don't bee-lieve it: Shoppers wear beekeeping suits to supermarket
The shoppers thought they could protect themselves against Covid-19 by wearing the suits.
Local Focus: 'Tonight I will have a cry and that's it' - local business owners need kindness too
Local businesses are vulnerable during the Covid-19 outbreak. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Local Focus: 'Tonight I will have a cry and that's it'
The idea is to band the business community together. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Principal talks lockdown: 'It's not 'school at home'
Parents and caregivers will have their own employment stresses to juggle.
Limits on access into Eastern Bay of Plenty rohe
Limitations will be placed on people moving into and out of the Te Whānau a Apanui rohe.
Rāhui placed over Taupō's Huka Falls
The Department of Conservation has implemented the closure on behalf of the trust.
Kiwis overseas told window for return closed, seek shelter where you are
Get home now or shelter in place. Your window to get home is almost closed.
Westbrook Primary School student tested for coronavirus
The boy and his family are in isolation and are being tested today.