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'Equity issue' as some rural patients face six-week wait to see a doctor
"In the next 10 years about 50 per cent of our GPs are set to retire."
Pothole claims: Drivers seek more than $4000 in compo for car damages
Drivers made claims after hitting potholes and damaging their tyres and exhausts.
'Great experience and mana': New District Commander starts in the Bay of Plenty
Superintendent Tim Anderson has outlined his key priorities.
Therapy can be fun: Art therapists share tips and tricks for looking after your mental health
"We use metaphors but it's all about the meaning behind the picture."
Push to shift 20pc of commuters from cars to public transport in 10 years
BOPRC will decide today whether to adopt a regional transport plan with an ambitious goal.
Chatting and problem-solving: The free mental health service anyone can use
One patient said the difference it had made in his life had been like "chalk and cheese".
Hundreds to visit region for National Bridge Congress
After a three-year gap the Congress returns but in a new location.
Bigger venue named for Juicy Fest Tauranga
Nelly, Ne-Yo, Ja Rule and others headline the festival.
Local Focus: Indigenous tattoos showcased in Bay
Indigenous artists descend on Whareroa Marae for a unique cultural tattoo showcase.
Opinion: Survivors should not be made to feel attackers' lives are worth more
Opinion: It is easy to get away with rape and sexual assault in our beautiful country.
What DHBS spent incentivising jabs - and why an expert says it was the right move
Incentives were a "positive way" of encouraging people to get vaccinated, an expert said.
Subscribers weigh in on questions all round as Sam Uffindell survives
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Comment: Keep your dog under control in public
OPINION: As a dog owner, I understand there's a time and a place for leashes.
The Premium Debate: Worker stock ownership a risky strategy
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Uffindell has 'hard work' ahead, commentator says
Bay of Plenty National Party stalwarts are backing the MP after caucus reinstatement
Richard (Dick) Littlejohn remembered as a 'legend' in the rugby world
"Bay of Plenty Rugby are very proud and honoured to call Dick one of our own."
Felix Desmarais: Royals seem like part of the family
OPINION: I got a little bit confused about exactly who the royal family was.
Life after loss: Visually-impaired woman runs 21kms at the Rotorua marathon
"It's just an achievement, getting to the finish line."
Queen's funeral: Pubs to open and royalists plan 'all-nighter'
The funeral event is expected to become one of the biggest global TV events in history.
Event organisers eye summer free of Covid rules
"It's great news that we can finally put Covid behind us."
Fears rapist's home detention sentence may stop victims seeking justice
Victims with 'increased anxiety' have been turning to a local service for support.
Subscribers weigh in on the new one-off public holiday
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the holiday to mark the Queen's passing.
'Gut wrenching': Hope for funding of 'miracle' drug slips away
One parent is considering moving overseas where the drug is publicly funded.
Ngahi Bidois: It took three generations to get our language back
OPINION: Te reo Māori is relevant in many places
Subscribers weigh in on proposed congestion charges
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
'They will take out their own teeth': Dental charity 'overwhelmed' with demand
'A lot of people are putting up with unacceptable levels of pain.'
The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to the announcement of a one-off public holiday
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
'We stood together and we got the result': Mill workers on getting back to work
'I'm really happy to be getting a steady income again,' one worker said.
'Massive cost': Bay of Plenty businesses concerned about new public holiday
The one-off public holiday to mark the death of the Queen will be on September 26.
Traffic light setting ends: Businesses celebrate return to 'normality'
The Covid-19 traffic light system and mask requirements have ended.
Comment: This is the most important rule in life
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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.
'Hello Queen': The story behind this photo of the Queen laughing
The photo was captured in 1976 when the Queen visited the Bay of Plenty.