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'A second pandemic': $77m spent on mental health services

Bay of Plenty District Health Board has increased mental health spending by nearly $5.5m.

Vaccine pass checks at funerals could become a 'nightmare'

Holding services under the traffic light system are "challenging", says funeral directors.

Covid-19 case in Rotorua school community

The Ministry of Health informed the school on Sunday afternoon about the Covid-19 case.

Three new cases in the Bay of Plenty, one in Lakes DHB

The Government will review traffic light system settings tomorrow.

Premium Debate: Should there be set times for dogs to be off-leash on beaches?

Subscribers have their say.

Letters: Tide times matter for dog walkers

Our readers have their say.

'It's not rocket science': Tiny island fully vaccinated, community leader says

How the Bay's island residents are tackling a global pandemic.

Council to launch investigation into Chapel St fatal crash

Tauranga City Council is launching its own investigation into the fatal crash.

Felix Desmarais: 'Transgender people exist. We are real, we are natural'

Opinion: Parliament supporting transgender rights is a precious, flickering flame.

Live: 95 new community cases as two people in hospital die with virus

One person died at Middlemore Hospital overnight, and another at Auckland City Hospital.

Luke Kirkness: The housing market is tough but rocks and cardboard are plenty

Opinion: Things are looking grim for first-home buyers but there are a few options.

Pāpāmoa 11-year-old gets Covid after 'fleeting hug' with unvaxxed adult, says mum

The family's lives have been disrupted for three weeks as a result.

Letters: On vaccination, NZ is actually not divided

Our readers have their say.

Crash into harbour: Victim was local woman, 65

Police and others have praised the desperate efforts of rescuers to save the woman.

'They hurt people': Call for leashed dogs on beaches after local hero injured

"We really are talking to the dog owners of Mount Maunganui."

'Radical shift': Oranga Tamariki partners with Bay Māori

'Bringing the two waka together so we are paddling together in the same direction.'