Covid testing capacity monitored in Bay after infected truckie visits
Visited a location of interest in Tauranga and need a test this weekend? Where to go
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Rotorua
'Doing something that matters': McDonald's among businesses aiming for bilingualism
Businesses like McDonald's Rotorua are enjoying the journey towards bilingualism.
The 90% Project - Scott Inglis: We still have a way to go - get vaccinated
'Repeated high-level lockdowns will eventually break us.'
'Row the waka with us' - Frank says get vaxxed
This comes as a national campaign is launched to encourage people to get vaccinated.
'The only way': Urgency escalates as vaccination campaign launched
Rotorua's leaders back campaign - and urge people to get their jabs.
Environment passion: Summit exciting occasion for student
Kaitlyn Lamb, 17, has been selected to attend the biennial 2021 Bayer Youth Ag Summit.
Blue hue: Sites have had lighting change for Blue September
Blue September aims to help New Zealand men survive prostate cancer.
Paul Hickey - Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and wedding anniversary
Paul discusses Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Maori Language Week) and a wedding anniversary.
Fashion Show fundraiser postponed to March 2022
The annual Spring Into Summer fashion show fundraiser has been postponed until March.
Historic moment to remember: Suffrage Day this weekend
Suffrage Day on September 19 is a significant day in New Zealand's history.
'Hidden cancer': It's Blood Cancer Awareness Month
About 21,000 people in New Zealand are living with blood cancers.
'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.
Level 2 'devastating' for wedding industry, venue owner calls for capacity rule change
"There is no real light at the end of the tunnel, there is no certainty."
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.
'I have got a gun': Teen jailed for pointing firearm at police and stealing patrol car
She held up police at gunpoint and stole their patrol car, then crashed it.
Bilingual science kits 'spark curiosity'
A Tauranga woman has improved the way science is taught in New Zealand primary schools.
Ngahihi o te ra Bidois: We owe it to our history to speak te reo
OPINION: It has taken moments of courage to get te reo Māori to where it is.
Heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty
Expect 70 to 100mm of rain in parts of the Bay of Plenty.
Car flips on State Highway 5 near Agrodome
The crash was reported to police at 11.10am.
Letters: Why are banks making it so hard for their customers?
Our readers have their say.
'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.
'Surge' coming: Aucklanders in lockdown eye Rotorua real estate
REINZ: Rotorua's median house price dropped 3.1 per cent to $620,000.
'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.
Rain on the way: Weather warnings in place for BOP
There are heavy rain watches in place throughout the North Island.
Mata Mihinui: Embrace te wiki o te reo Māori
OPINION: It's all part of the nationwide drive to normalise te reo.
Zizi Sparks: Spread MIQ facilities into other cities
OPINION: It's time for other locations to step up and take on MIQ.
Charity to benefit from Emergency Services Games
The Graeme Dingle Foundation has programmes in six Rotorua schools.
How marae renovations are helping iwi reconnect with their history
Renovations to local marae are not just strengthening buildings but building communities.
Car crashes into building, occupants get stuck inside
The crash was reported at 5.25am.
'It's a slow death': Rotorua suffering without Aucklanders
Rotorua is still at level 2, Auckland still at level 4, and businesses still suffer.
He made and spent fake $50 notes around the region, now he's been jailed
A Tokoroa man who scammed businesses with forged $50 notes has been jailed.
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.