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Local Focus: Radio Control Car Club roars into 2022

Bay of Plenty Radio Control Car Club set to benefit from future TECT Park upgrades.

'Great risk': Monster 6m swells to pound parts of North Island's east coast

All eastern North Island beaches are expected to be impacted.

'It's ridiculous': 27 days before bank picks up home loan application

More home loans likely to be declined as banks 'deeper dive into your finances'.

Jo Raphael: Pests are a problem but prevention is key

OPINION: Critters are a part of this world and we have to do our best to live with them.

Buyer beware as Bay of Plenty e-bike injuries soar

Greater communication about safety when buying e-bikes would be helpful: injured rider.

Covid-19: 16 more cases in Bay of Plenty, two in Lakes district

There are 16 more Covid-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty and two more in the Lakes District.

More posts, fewer views: Will option for chronological Instagram feed help businesses?

"Each post is getting less awareness," says local business.

'It's normal to feel irked or sad': Advice on beating back to work blues

A Bay life coach shares top tips on how people can manage stress as they return to work.

Rob Rattenbury: Special feeling of going back home

OPINION: I love my hometown. It is like an old slipper, worn but comfortable.

Money Year in Review: May to August

Here's what made headlines in Money from May to August.

Twenty-two new cases in the Bay, 4 in Lakes over last two days, new locations of interest

Several new close contact locations of interest have also been released.

Fallen tree blocks lane in Eastern Bay

A fallen tree has blocked traffic on State Highway 2.

Bay campgrounds get summer boost even after implementing vaccine passes

Guests staying at many campsites and huts this summer will need to be vaccinated.

Sweltering hot start to 2022, with high temperatures forecast

Temperatures are forecast to hit as high as 30C for the start of 2022.

'It doesn't get any better,' says Boult as Bay Oval preps for test

The Black Caps are starting their summer season at the Bay Oval.

Year in Review: May 2021

Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2021.