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'More choice for buyers': Four Bay towns reach price records but sales slide

REINZ: The Bay of Plenty has reached a new record of $960,000. Four other towns did too.

Opinion: Crisis after crisis - and many families will not survive

MEREPEKA RAUKAWA-TAIT: Collective leadership is needed to sort the country's woes.

Hopes new residential standards will relieve 'severe' housing deficit

Residential areas in Rotorua will be able to build up to three stories without a consent.

Urgent jab plea for children, pregnant women due to hospitalisations

And a Rotorua doctor with Covid warns people 'not to underestimate it'.

Simon Bridges on quitting politics, his legacy - and what comes next

Outgoing MP says he expects a great by-election battle between red and blue for his seat.

'Not sustainable': Motorists not convinced about lower fuel prices

But others welcome the move with one saying the relief measures are 'better than nothing'.

Helicopter fights scrub fire at Sulphur Point

The helicopter is collecting water from Lake Rotorua in a monsoon bucket.

New, modified van to provide better outcomes for patients

A grant helps Rotorua Mountain Bike Club First Response Unit by a new, modified van.

Rob Rattenbury: Marriage has come a long way since the 70s

OPINION: I still believe there is a place for marriage but not first place.

No police have tested positive for drugs in last the three years

However, the head of the police association says it's 'naive' to conclude no staff used.

3-year-old battling cancer ticking off his bucket list

Whakatāne boy Tu Hillman's bucket list of dreams has come true thanks to generous donors.

'Really quiet': Thousands fewer cars on the road as Omicron hits

One commuter says the roads have been like 'the middle of the school holidays'.

Hospitals forced to cut back elective surgeries as Omicron surges

Staff workload in the emergency department has increased during the pandemic.

One Covid-19 related death in Lakes district

It comes as there are more than 14,400 cases throughout the entire country.

'A magical place': Rainbow Springs staff mourn its demise

Ray Punter says his work at Rainbow Springs over 49 years has been 'a real joy'.

Timeline revealed: When Rotorua can see the back of MIQ

The end of MIQ is on the horizon, but what does that mean for Rotorua?