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Revealed: New Zealand's most popular Google searches in 2021

What were Kiwis searching for this year?

Local iwi calls for visitors to stay away to protect community

Whirinaki forest DoC huts and campsite will be closed until February.

Eastern Bay iwi put rāhui in place after island diving death

Police were called to a sudden-death incident at 8.45am near the Whakatāne Boat Ramp.

Whakatāne Hospital adult wards 'absolutely full' before Auckland border opened

Nurses at the hospital were also already doing extra shifts and working over-time.

The words a grieving partner will never forget: 'He's gone sis. He's dead'

A man found guilty of another man's manslaughter following a party has been sentenced.

'Relief' mixed with 'frustration': What going orange for New Year's means for Rotorua

'It is good news that we have got it but I am disappointed it has not come sooner'

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

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

'Flat out': City the top search for holiday homes as camps, motels book up

Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are in Airbnb's top searched destinations for the summer.

Coastguard seeks clarity on river bar crossing rules

The Coastguard says changes intended to simplify things are confusing and dangerous.

Three new Covid cases in Bay of Plenty

Tauranga Hospital's emergency department and an icecream truck visited by Covid cases.

Class action over flood resurfaces

An estimated 300 people suffered property damage in the event

DNA breakthrough gives police new hope of solving 1980 murder of 6yo

Police find crucial evidence in Alicia O'Reilly homicide thought to have been destroyed.

One new Covid 19 case in BOP, new locations of interest in Te Puke, Paengaroa

Today's case numbers have been revealed.

'Fight of our lives': East Coast iwi asks summer holidaymakers to stay away

The restrictions aim to 'ensure the safety of our people at home'.

Eastern BOP raids: Drugs and firearms seized, multiple arrests

Five search warrants were executed in multiple Eastern BOP towns.

Not an 'anti-vax issue': Trust set to lose 180 health workers

Health workers must have their first Covid-19 vaccine by November 15 to keep their job.