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New Year baby: First girl has 3 brothers - 'our family is complete'
Leree Newton gave birth to the first baby born in Rotorua Hospital for the year 2022.
Dawn Picken: Rethinking what it means to turn the page on another year
Opinion: Let's take the pressure off 2022 and ourselves to make the next year wonderful.
Premium Debate: Subscriber views on the new IRD rules for bach owners
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Bay campgrounds get summer boost even after implementing vaccine passes
Guests staying at many campsites and huts this summer will need to be vaccinated.
'Gutted': Warning after fires rip through three buildings in three days
Importance of smoke alarms and "get out, stay out" reinforced.
'Count your blessings, get on with it': Life lessons from 100-year-olds
'If you are lucky enough to be well, get on with it.'
How long is too long? Keeping kids off screens, devices this holiday
Instead of staring at a device, children can read, be creative or be active.
Travel, reunions, promotions, 'no lockdowns': What we want for 2022
The Rotorua community share their goals and plans for the new year.
'It doesn't get any better,' says Boult as Bay Oval preps for test
The Black Caps are starting their summer season at the Bay Oval.
Felix Desmarais: Fixing the housing crisis should be about what is right, not popular
Opinion: Labour is playing to win elections, not make the changes it believes in.
Luke Kirkness: Anxious days ahead after Omicron discovery
OPINION: Some of us may feel battle-hardened, others more battle-weary.
Premium Debate: Can Rotorua's CBD rally or is it's reputation 'ruined'?
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'I don't even have shoes on my feet': Golden Glow Motel residents in shock after fire
'It was just explosive, it was just horrifying', witness says.
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick made companion of the Queen's Service Order
Chadwick says it is recognition for battles fought and 'means a lot'.
New Year Honours: Principal a champion of education parity
Angela Sharples is passionate about creating equality across New Zealand education
New Year Honours: A war vet, an Olympian and a potter
Nine people from Rotorua and its surrounds have been honoured
'A special man': Sir Robert reluctantly accepts knighthood for all battalion soldiers
The day he was told he was to be knighted, he wrote a letter to say no thanks.
Springfield rest home fire: Man, 73, critically injured in blaze dies
Emergency responders were called to the rest home around 9.40pm.
Live bands and dress-up parties mark move to orange
What the orange traffic light setting means for you.
'Inspiring': Forty Te Arawa whānau members take on Covid-19 testing training
The call for more Covid-19 testers went out on Monday.
Year in Review: May 2021
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2021.
'Extremely concerning': 105 drink drivers caught monthly as speeders fined $2.3m
Rotorua concerning drink-driving and speeding figures revealed.
Zizi Sparks: Orange brings freedom but not complacency
Opinion: Keep enjoying summer and supporting local but don't break the rules.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's visit to Ohinemutu remembered
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's visit to Ohinemutu was captured by Rotorua's Michael Smith.
'Just ludicrous': Closure of vaccination, Māori response centres slammed
This region is lagging behind vaccination rates, so why are the main vax centres closed?
Letters: Wind makes lake area a 'polluted, slimy area unfit for anything'
Readers have their say.
Support from 'exceptional' lawyers secret to new judge's appointment
Judge Taryn Bailey is a familiar face around courts in Tauranga and Rotorua.
Year in Review: April 2021
The Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2021.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Family time makes life worth living
Opinion: Family relationships give us the ability to bounce back after a tough year.
Rotorua CBD fights 'ruined' reputation as businesses hope for a summer rally
A business owner says the CBD is ruined, others are reasonably optimistic
Why a Bay tradie reckons EVs are an obvious choice
Kieran Oats has used an EV van for his business for more than a year.
New locations of interest in Rotorua and Taupō
All locations of interest can be found on the Ministry of Health website.
Luke Kirkness: Something worth celebrating in 2021
Opinion: This is the one something worth celebrating in 2021- an otherwise rocky year.