Rotorua Lakes Council chief executive Geoff Williams and mayor Steve Chadwick talk to Local Democracy Reporter Felix Desmarais about the controversial organisational change that's seen the internal appointment of seven deputy chief executives.
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The Ministry of Business and the Ministry of Health are planning to open a fourth managed isolation quarantine facility (MIQ) in Rotorua but not all are in favor. Video / Te Ao / Māori TV
A pop-up testing centre is underway at the Wharekawa Marae in Whakatīwai as three new Covid-19 cases are announced in the Waikato. Video / Mike Scott
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There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - two of which remain unlinked to the outbreak. Video / NZ Herald
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Rumours flying about where another MIQ will be. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Jenny Jones said there's no way she's taking down her Māori flags she proudly flies at her home.
September 12, 2021: 20 new community cases of Covid-19 are announced all in Auckland, one day away from a Cabinet alert level decision. Video / NZ Herald
Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire on Pohutukawa Drive. Video / Rotorua Chat Line
Emergency services are at the scene of a plane crash in Tokoroa.
Health Minister Andrew Little told Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB said it was a "significant" issue having 29 staff stood down at Middlemore Hospital. Video / Newstalk ZB
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that all of New Zealand except Auckland will move to Alert Level 2 at 11:59pm on Tuesday. Video / Michael Craig / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell
There were 20 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Sunday. Video / Mark Mitchell / Brett Phibbs / Dean Purcell / Michael Craig
New Zealand has seen its first death from this outbreak of COVID-19. The total death toll for New Zealand’s Covid cases is now 27. Video / NZ Herald
Move to level 3 includes fear of another MIQ in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
49 news cases of COVID-19 were announced, but only seven of these were infectious while in the community. Video / Supplied / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell
There 75 new cases of COVID-19 in the community today, all but one of them in Auckland. Video / Mark Mitchell / Michael Craig / Mike Scott
A section of the 45 minute council meeting where Rotorua district councillor Reynold Macpherson accuses the council of 'gerrymandering', a claim refuted by many other councillors.
01 September 2021. The checkpoints have returned to Mercer along State Highway 1 south of Auckland, so far without the queues and delays of the past. Video / Michael Craig / Mike Scott
Rotorua is back at alert level 3. Video / Andrew Warner, Ben Fraser
There were 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the community today, all of them in Auckland. Video / Mark Mitchell / Brett Phibbs / Getty
Rotorua Canopy Tours has been impacted again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
83 new community cases of Covid-19 were reported today, bringing the total number of cases in the community to 511. Video / NZ Herald
An additional 82 community cases of Covid-19 were reported in New Zealand on August 28. Video / NZ Herald
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Silver lining in lockdown for bilingual fitness classes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald.
A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald
Day three of lockdown and the covid testing station chaos continues. Video / NZ Herald