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Hopes high for Matariki after 'crazy' busy weekend

Tourism operators are looking at the weekend as a sign of what's to come.

Why you haven't caught Covid yet

If you've been lucky enough to escape a dreaded double red line, this is probably why.

Be not afraid of greatness: Students head to Shakespeare festival

Local students attended the National Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival in Wellington.

'Catastrophic': Builders warn more firms will fold if material price hikes continue

The cost of building a new house is 30 per cent higher than a year ago.

Get the umbrella ready, winter outlook reveals plenty of rain to come

The outlook comes as autumn was listed as the second-equal warmest on record.

Watch: 'I am tough' - White Island volcano survivor removes mask for first time

She suffered severe burns to 70% of her body. Now her mask is off for the first time.

Rob Rattenbury: Broadcasting has changed but it's still the same

OPINION: Radio was the only home entertainment in most New Zealand homes until TV.

Cinema sector prepares for more action

New titles and customer confidence in going out is helping put bums on seats.

Mark Lister: The bear market that nobody noticed

COMMENT: Missed the memo? There's a reason this news might've passed you by.

Letters to the editor: Rubbish dumpers let everyone down

OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.

'Loved and valued' police constable dies in Waikato crash

The 30-year-old was stationed in Tokoroa and had worked in the Taupō area since 2018.

'Aggressive homeless' could push Rotorua off tourism map: business leaders

Staff shortages and emergency housing issues have some concerned about visitor experience.

Comment: Access to vaping needs to be balanced

OPINION: Kiwi teenagers are preferring e-cigarettes over smoked tobacco

The big issue worrying a retiring police district commander

After more than 40 years on the force, Andy McGregor says it's time to wind down.

Do local politicians really need to live locally?

Giving up on local candidates being local would be another nail in the coffin.

'Simultaneously savage and tender': Tom Sainsbury on his tour, the sensitivities of fame

"I sometimes put videos up and think 'why did you do that?', Tom Sainsbury says.