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GPs copping abuse from frustrated patients waiting for vaccine
Staff were getting daily phone calls from frustrated patients wanting to be vaccinated.

King tide damage: Car park closed after coastline slammed
The Waihi Beach Surf Lifesaving Club car park is closed today.

Shark expert's Bowentown warning: 'I personally wouldn't go swimming'
The fisherman estimated the shark was three to four metres long.

Waihī Beach drowning: Charges laid over Hamilton student's death
Those charged will appear in the Hamilton District Court in May.

'No coincidence': Suspected shark attack where great white caught last summer
Bay marine experts say bronze whaler or hammerhead unlikely in Bowentown attack.

Highway reopens after person thrown from vehicle in Waihī crash
The crash happened about 9.20am.

Mountain bike rider airlifted in critical condition
Emergency services have attended an incident at Bowentown.

Do do do do: Baby great white reeled in at BOP beach
Not many people can say their first catch was a great white shark.

300 and counting! Kiwi sisters rack up triple century
Win spent long days at Takapuna Beach, says son Bruce, as his mum marks 100 years.

Drivers risk road closures due to speeding at roadworks
Motorists need to be "putting themselves in the boots of our workers", Rob Campbell says.

Whangamata fire: What caused it, two houses on evacuation alert
Twelve appliances, helicopter, police and ambulance at fire on outskirts of Whangamata

What's eating Waihi? Battle lines drawn in the dig for more gold
Gold, frogs and politics - miners get go-ahead to open a new front.

He stood up and yelled 'I'm okay' - family grapple with crash mystery
Waihi mourns motorcyclist Mike Bainbridge, who died in a crash near the town.

Cleaning up Waihi: What OceanaGold has budgeted for rehab
A new report finds there could be 1.6m ounces of gold to dig out of the area.

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.

Coromandel roads and supermarkets heaving again
"They put the road blocks in at lunchtime the next day - really?" - Coromandel Mayor.

The $2.1b prize: Waihi Gold gets permit for controversial project
The underground mine is in an area home to the endangered Archey's Frog.

Record set straight on the true history of Paeroa's L&P bottle
Builder of the bottle lifts the lid on the attraction that draws thousands into town.

Gold Rush: $1.7b vein at Waihi could mean 300 more jobs
Resource review should be good news for jobs in the town

One dead after car and campervan crash in Waihī
One patient was airlifted to hospital after a crash in Waihī.

Local Focus: Coromandel electorate explained
The addition of Omokoroa may impact voting results. Made with funding from NZ On Air.