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Minor fires overnight keep Bay of Plenty crews busy

Bay of Plenty fire brigades attend several minor fires overnight

Crunch time: Resident Doctors' Association strike

The Lakes DHB employs 93 resident medical officers, most of whom are RDA members.

Crews fight Ohaaki grass fire for six hours

The blaze was 100m by 300m in size, at a former rubbish dumping site.

Mayor's wife donates kidney to husband

Both are recovering well.

Patients and health staff prepare for junior doctors strike

The Lakes DHB employs 93 resident medical officers, most of whom are RDA members.

Lakes DHB's plan for junior doctors' strike

Elective or scheduled surgeries, and most outpatient clinics, will need to be postponed.

Person killed in crash between Rotorua and Taupō

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash between Rotorua and Taupō.

Family mourn Taupō man Mike Wellington

Mike Wellington will be remembered as having a no-nonsense, get-on-with-life practicality.

Proposed law change could force doctors to dob in unfit drivers

A Taupō man ignored doctors' advice to continue driving despite having dementia.

Suzuki Series roars into action

So much talent heading to Suzuki Series start line this weekend.

Residents of Taupō house which caught fire are safe

A house is on fire in Taupō.

No change to BoP, Lakes meningococcal vaccines

The last meningococcal case in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes areas was in September.

Two charged with arson after Taupō blaze

As many as 50 firefighters were called to the fire that spread across three shops.

'What a waste': Steinlager beer truck loses haul

A witness told the Herald the beer appeared not to be strapped down.

Man ripped off elderly on cruel four-year spree

Jade Roa's offending stretched from Kaikohe to Te Kuiti to Hastings in the east.

Group sex incident at Taupō drift event caught on camera

Police continue to follow strong lines of inquiry in their investigation.