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'The best news': Tourism industry looks to the next phase of pandemic recovery
The sector welcomes the news cruise ships can return but says there is work to do.

Homeless motel burglar caught red-handed by police
Judge says Rotorua community "sick of people nicking things" like Jason Tihi did.

Bullying-free: Turning bystanders into upstanders
New Zealand schools are third worst for bullying in the OECD

Revealed: Prisoners caught in hand sanitiser booze-up
Ten inmates charged after allegedly getting drunk at Waikeria Prison.

Local Focus: The African call rings out
The launch of the Ubuntu African Society Bay of Plenty to promote connectivity.

Omicron outbreak: 8435 new cases, 15 virus-related deaths; how to download new vaccine pass
The updated My Vaccine Pass is simple to request through My Covid Record.

NZ stays at orange, Omicron second wave tipped for winter
Chris Hipkins says the next review of the settings will be in late June.

Luke Kirkness: More needs to be done to help the real MVPs of society
OPINION: Health workers are incredibly important but do we show it enough?

'A move home': New principal appointment for John Paul College
His first day will be on July 25.

Data prompts fresh calls for greater investment in 'death trap' highway
The new highway came with a hefty price tag so has it been worth it?

Plastic discharged into water was 'carelessness to a high degree' - lawyer
The plastic discharged into the water was found 1.5km downstream.

Council takes legal action: Emergency housing motel 'misery' must stop
Nine motels operating emergency housing in Rotorua are being taken to court.

Covid numbers up 75% in Auckland in a month; 6000 cases and nine deaths today
Auckland infections have increased by 75 per cent in past month.

Local swimmers impress at open water event
A cold and windy day set up challenging conditions on Tikitapu.

Whakatāne Mill announces new chief executive
New CEO has held senior roles in multinational companies

Jo Raphael: Beak Peek or Chin Nappy - there's only one right way to wear a mask
OPINION: There is one visible reminder that Covid isn't over and won't be for some time.

Salary movers and shakers: Top 10 jobs that are paying more
Job listings at record levels, wages rising and Aussie calling.

Crystal chandeliers, baroque furniture: Inside Rotorua's newest community centre
Miss Rotorua Foundation will officially open the centre in July.

Tripadvisor ranks Bay apartment hotel as among the best of the best
Quest Rotorua Central has been ranked eighth out of 25 top hotels in the South Pacific.

Dawn Picken: Is working from home working for us?
Opinion: Despite calls for workers to return to the office, remote work is here to stay.

Covid: 4990 new cases, 10 virus-related deaths, 379 people in hospital
Ministry of Health released the latest Covid figures at 1pm.

More parents switch to home schooling after pandemic
Nationwide the ministry has received 2328 home school exemption applications this year.

'The first question I get asked is if I smoke': Changing how asthma is seen in NZ
Tere Piua hopes sharing her story will change public perceptions of asthma.

'It's my turn': 100-plus attend recruitment drive for $400m manufacturing plant
More than 100 people turned up to the open day at Youth Central to register their interest

Bitten, spat at, hit with axes: Top cop says assaults on police becoming more violent
'We are seeing is a propensity of offenders to increasingly use violence toward police'.

Covid update: 6635 cases, six deaths today as some schools reintroduce mask wearing
There are 400 people in hospital with the virus, including 12 in intensive care.

Mark Lister: Amid the volatility, fixed income is king
It's not just share investors that have had a volatile ride in recent months - Lister says