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Couple expecting triplets back home but still face tough choice

Covid-19 border restrictions mean expectant father Kelvin Acutt faces a hard choice.

Rising building costs hitting first-home buyers

Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.

Some Rotorua major projects delayed by Auckland lockdown - council

The council is also tracking favourably against budget for August.

The Covid effect: Whaka 100 postponed

3000 mountain bikers were expected at the event.

Samantha Motion: The new age of state housing can't come soon enough

COMMENT: It will be messy and disruptive and challenging for some but we need it.

New principal joins Lynmore Primary School

Hinei Taute will start at Lynmore Primary School on October 18.

Rotorua sleep out fire being treated as suspicious

The fire was reported about 2.30am.

Waikato alert level change 'another big nail in the coffin' for local businesses

One industry leader says the Waikato outbreak is another nail in the coffin.

Rena: A decade after disaster

A decade after the disaster we revisit it to find out what has been learned.

'The pinnacle': Ocean Billy's Cup ticket fulfils trainer's dream

The Melbourne Cup will be raced on Tuesday, November 2

They help you at rock bottom, but who helps them?

Their full-time job is to help everyone at rock bottom, but how is their mental health?

'Keep the pressure on': Rotorua's vaccination rates revealed

Here is how Rotorua ranks compared to other towns in the race to vaccinate 90 per cent.

Some Bay RSE workers heading home, more being recruited

The Government's RSE pilot scheme is one part of the solution to fix the labour shortage.

Landfill court case costs nearly $1m

The district council says it had to cut costs to account for the 'unanticipated' expense.

Emails, pay rises and power points: The inside story of how Rotorua got seven deputy chief executives

Changes were announced on a Thursday. Two working days later, the deputies were appointed.

Letters: relax the rules and let clubs meet

Our readers have their say.