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Local leaders, expert react to Omicron cluster linked cases

It comes as a public health expert anticipates a "rapid rise" in cases in the coming weeks

Local Focus: Accessible hotspots 'a game-changer for disabled people's lives'

Tauranga City Council invests $4 million to improve access to local facilities.

Dismissed: Court refuses to release man who illegally reclaimed Tauranga Harbour from custody

Tio Faulkner claimed that due to being tangata whenua, he was being detained unlawfully.

Police identify man found dead in Tauranga Harbour

Emergency services were alerted yesterday morning to a body in the Tauranga Harbour.

Hopeful retailers face Omicron uncertainty

Businesses already dealing with life after lockdown are now bracing for new Covid variant.

In the red: Setting will lead 'haemorrhage' economy, business owner says

New Zealand was moved to the red traffic light setting at 11.59pm on Sunday.

Black Clash buzz: Streakers, raving fans, a tumbling coach

The Hot Spring Spas Black Clash T20 match saw a "sensational" end to the "buzzing" night.

Why children immunisation rates are lagging in Bay of Plenty

The health board is trying to do something to lift the rates.

Farmers 'a bit desperate' as big dry hits, experts warn of more droughts

With no rain and warm weather farmers 'have their minds in dry mode'.

Council pools, libraries will require vax pass in red

The PM has said NZ will move to red within 24-48 hours of Omicron being in the community

Man appears in court charged with murder of David Kuka

David Kuka was murdered at his Pyes Pa address almost four years ago.

'Big relief': How students fared at last year's exams

Bay students are feeling mixed emotions after NCEA results went live on Thursday.

'Heinous, sick, twisted': Family harm reports rise, violence 'more blatant'

The number of callouts have increased over the past five years.

'Grind businesses to a halt': NZ will move to red if Omicron breaks out

New Zealand will move to the red traffic light setting once Omicron enters the community.

David Kuka case: Second man charged in execution-style murder

Nearly four years after David Kuka's death, a second man has been charged with murder

Luke Kirkness: The tough decision facing the Govt today

OPINION: Will the Omicron threat burst the dreams of a green traffic light setting?