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Local Focus: Raj Kumar on Candidate Camera

Kumar throws his hat in the ring for mayoralty.

Onepu park faces closure – again

Among the reasons for the closure was that they could not get insurance for the property.

'It was a survival scenario. She was hungry and going to jail was not a bad option'

Shoplifter accepted the risk of returning to prison, court hears.

'Everyone loves him': Why Steamers icon Hori Bop pays for his own tickets

'I'm a big, fat, funny clown, and that's not the image they probably want to have.'

Traffic light setting ends: Businesses celebrate return to 'normality'

The Covid-19 traffic light system and mask requirements have ended.

Local Focus: Mercia-Dawn Yates on Candidate Camera

Mercia-Dawn Yates discusses why she decided to run for a second term on council.

Live: Lights out tonight! Govt scraps traffic light system, almost all mask rules

Government moves to new phase of Covid-19 response.

Live: Public holiday for the Queen? Cabinet meets; have your say in our poll

A public holiday will likely coincide with a memorial service for the Queen.

Former Te Arawa leader facing serious fraud charges: High Court hearing gets under way

Te Arawa business leader Roger Pikia's case is in the High Court at Rotorua this week.

Toi Ohomai associate dean shares language journey as Māori Language Week begins

A Māori educator on how we can make te reo Māori 'a normal part of our everyday being'.

Ko Wai Ahau? Try our pepeha interactive tool

Create your own pepeha and share it with friends.

Live: Queen Elizabeth's coffin taken to Edinburgh

Mourners pack streets and bridges for a view of the hearse en route to Scottish capital.

'Absolute nightmare': Alone in emergency housing - a meth addict's road to recovery

'When you're an addict ... in six months' time, you could be in jail [or] dead.'

Business digest: Community funding, vet sector collab, REINZ award winners

Got business news? Email carmen.hall@nzme.co.nz or zoe.hunter@nzme.co.nz

Fixed-price contracts and five per cent deposits: Building industry fights back

ANZ's Blueprint to Build nets $3.5 billion in lending since it launched last year.

Calls from health sector to 'absolutely' drop vax mandate amid staff shortage

One unvaccinated support worker said she would 'go back tomorrow' to her job if she could.

Man, 45, arrested for gunpoint robbery of security van in Kawerau

Police have not ruled-out further arrests and charges.

Moonwalking and mayonnaise: What they have to do with reducing your cleaning time

Pantyhose, lemons and mayonnaise: Your cheap house cleaning must-haves.