'Not exactly a vote winner': Is it time to start taxing inheritances?
'Long story short we will have more old people than young people to collect tax from.'
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Service for those in need shuts up shop - for now
Aroha Boutique has gone on hiatus.
Axed Covid contact tracing card trial cost Government almost $1m
The Ngongotahā contact tracing card trial was revealed to be more than $59k over budget.
'Protecting our whānau': Vaccination clinic offers free hāngī with jab
The clinic will be operating every Sunday and Monday from 10am to 6pm until December.
$4.2m drug bust: Bogus companies, leased premises, stolen power and 19 offenders
Details of the sophisticated Rotorua-based operation can now be revealed.
'Back of the queue': Māori and Pasifika should have been prioritised for vaccines - experts
The Ministry of Health says sequencing was designed to vaccinate those most at risk first.
'Something needs to happen': Prue Kapua appointed to New Zealand Police Women's Advisory Network
Prue Kapua wants to increase the number of women at all levels of New Zealand Police.
Nick Saville-Wood: Big thanks to those supporting vaccine rollout
Opinion: Lakes DHB chief executive Nick Saville-Wood wants to thank the community.
Luke Kirkness: MIQ decision shows what can be achieved by a community united
Opinion: We've seen what can be achieved when we work together. Let's do it again.
Half-century of passion: Anne Samson's ballet story
Anne Samson has been teaching ballet for 50 years and is still passionate about her work.
Get jabbed: The 90% project encouraging all to vaccinate
The 90% Project is an NZME campaign encouraging New Zealanders to get the Covid jab.
Pawfect business partners: Who's the Top Office Dog?
Top Office Dog competition celebrates Kiwi workplaces where pooches are an integral part.
Evening of music to enjoy with Ghost Trio performance
The Ghost Trio is coming to Rotorua for a performance on October 4.
Vibrancy and colour: Pupils can enter designs for trucks
Primary and intermediate schools can create design entries for rubbish/recycling trucks.
Fusion of textiles art and environment
The Arts Village is hosting an exhibition by local textile artist Ruth McMonagle.
Opinion: Paul Hickey - 90% Project, Local Hero awards and burger love
Paul Hickey discusses the 90% Project, Local Hero awards and love of burgers.
Rotorua youth use talents to share the gift of music in fundraiser concert
The annual A Gift of Music concert will be held on October 3 with youth performances
Lakes DHB reaches vaccination milestone
When Charlotte Brady booked her second vaccine dose she didn't expect to make history.
'A very lonely profession': Why Bay teachers and principals are quitting
Former teachers and principals are speaking out about why they left the profession.
'Simply awesome': Protest turns to celebration over MIQ backdown
Rotorua is celebrating news it will not get another managed isolation facility.
Detail, detail, detail: Rotorua's preliminary response to Three Waters reform
The message was clear: more information is needed for Three Waters reform to go ahead.
Hundreds expected at MIQ protest, but how will it comply with alert level rules?
Protest organiser Aneta Morgan says they have a Covid safety plan in place.
Nearly 50mm of rain: Power outages as weather hits BOP
It has been a wet and windy start to the day in the Bay of Plenty.
Car submerged in water near Tarewa Rd
Police and Fire and Emergency NZ staff were at the scene.
The 90% Project: We are at war and the vaccine is our next line of defence
OPINION: Lockdowns are not an option for the future - vaccinations are.
New MIQ in Rotorua 'unlikely' but protest going ahead
The Covid-19 Response Minister says another Rotorua MIQ facility is unlikely.
Man accused of not wearing a mask appears in court
52-year-old tells court he wants to represent himself, enters plea of "innocent".
'It suddenly went bang': Kiwis in Melbourne react to 5.9 earthquake
Kiwis from the Bay of Plenty say Melbourne's buildings rocked and rolled.
More MIQ for Rotorua now 'unlikely' given local pushback - Hipkins
The community has spoken and the Government now says added MIQ in Rotorua is unlikely.
Rain and wind pound region, weather watches in place
MetService has issued wind and rain watches.
Addressing Māori health inequity: Lakes DHB chief executive on learning te reo
A Māori health expert says learning the language is a good start.
'A lot of pressure': Students fired up for NCEA practice run
A Rotorua principal says some students are "struggling with anxiety" post lockdown