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Off to school camp - for a year
An elite school plans to send Year 13 students away to camp next year - for the entire year.

Waikato DHB offers free whooping cough vaccinations
The Waikato District Health Board is offering free whooping cough vaccinations to women from 20 weeks of pregnancy up until to two weeks after the birth of their babies.

Raglan to Waitomo: On the road in a land of wonder
A campervan full of kids forget TV when there are sights to see, says Rob Cox.

Lifestyle beats money
To mark the Herald relaunch we're taking an in-depth, week-long look at what it means to be Kiwi. Today - why we choose NZ over anywhere else on the globe.

Kawhia: Worth the trek
Joanna Mathers puts herself back in the saddle to see the sights of an ancient Maori settlement.

Property Report: Buoyant Auckland still leads the way
The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

Property Report: Tough in the provinces but Hamilton is stirring
The provincial towns and cities are well below their 2007 peaks, but there are signs of life south of the Bombays, reports Bruce Morris.

Whitianga: Built for the boys
A trip to Whitianga is an adventure with wheels like these, writes Estelle Sarney.

Hauraki Gulf: Planning for the future
As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.

Dead prison guard's mum 'not bitter'
The mother of a Spring Hill prison guard who was killed by an inmate says she's not bitter about her son's death, despite a Coroner's criticism of Corrections.

Pirongia: Waikato's frontier town
Pirongia has a rich history but as Dionne Christian discovers, on multiple trips, it is a present-day delight too.