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The focus of Covid-19 testing in Taranaki has shifted north as locations of interest multiply.

A Pak'nSave, Briscoes, and Supervalue are among new locations, where people should self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms if they were in store at a specific time.

A Pak'nSave, Briscoes, and Supervalue are among new locations, where people should self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms if they were in store at a specific time.

Taranaki’s three mayors have welcomed the start of work on major roading projects, but have flagged concern about the quality of work already done in the region.

The cases include two adults and four school-aged children, the Ministry of Health said.

Taranaki's Covid-19 tests results should come back quicker once a new PCR analyser is up and running in the region.

Twenty-two years since the musician first sang the national anthem in te reo at the Rugby World Cup in 1999, Dame Hinewehi Mohi said New Zealanders had done much to embrace the language as a “unique and special part of all of us."

Vaccine passports will be needed at the majority of Taranaki businesses from Friday as the region moves to orange in the new Covid-19 traffic light system.

Melody Peel is a 48-year-old sole parent who lives with her 10-year-old daughter in Waitara. Although working, active and sociable, Melody has never learned to drive.

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