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Bryan Gould: Government must tackle issue of importing fishermen from virus hotspots

OPINION: Ministers and officials need to show clarity and decisiveness.

Murder accused claimed 'they killed her', jury told

Izett is on trial in the High Court at Rotorua.

Kristin Macfarlane: If so many are jobless, what does the future of the region look like?

OPINION: With increasing unemployment, what does the future of the BOP look like?

Fire sirens silenced: Why some firefighters are concerned

'The fire siren also provides peace of mind for people.'

Slain toddler could have survived out of water, court told

A jury has heard the degree of force during a fatal assault of a child was "substantial".

Kieran Madden: Half-right no substitute for the whole truth

OPINION: Politicians need to become comfortable with the whole, complicated truth.

Jo Raphael: Virtual malls great way of supporting local businesses

OPINION: There is a certain appeal to shopping online.

Maketū toddler's death: Murder accused told police he did not kill daughter

A police officer says the accused was the first to mention his slain daughter.

Architecture awards: Who came out on top?

The 2020 Bay of Plenty ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards have been announced.

Jo Raphael: We must plug the border gaps

OPINION: Why haven't we been focused on ports?

Bay pie legend now king of the sausage roll

Judges were looking for a traditional sausage roll of specific weight and length.

Coffee cart stolen and ransacked

"That's a part of your business, it's your livelihood, so without it you've got nothing."

Family tried to take slain toddler from murder accused, court hears

The great grandparents of a child killed in Maketū say they had concerns for her welfare.

Slain 2yo was a 'social butterfly' who 'put a smile' on everyone's faces

The ex-partner of man accused of murdering his daughter has spoken in court.

David Beck: There is a thin line between political debate and toxicity

OPINION: Keyboard warriors were out in force during the 2020 election.

Maketū murder accused told 111 operator he was a 'multimillionaire', court hears

The mother of a 2-year-old allegedly murdered by her father also gives evidence.