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$631m paid in benefits across BOP last year Photo: RNZ/ Rebekah Parsons-King. '); } else { // } More emergency housing special needs grants were paid out in Rotorua than the whole rest of the Bay of Plenty combined in the quarter ending September 2020, according to new data. The Ministry of Social Development report also revealed the total amount paid out in benefits across the region in 2020 as $631.2 million. The data was included in a report that was handed to Rotorua councillors recently by Mike Bryant, MSD regional commissioner. At the briefing last week Bryan...

Tauranga woman’s 24 hour walk for Hospice Debra and Phil McLean on their wedding day. Photo: Supplied. '); } else { // } Tauranga woman Debra McLean is on a mission to raise $8000 for the Waipuna Hospice. Debra is planning a 24-hour walk around Mauao on Friday in honour of her late husband Phil. Phil McLean was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in October 2018 and spent the final 24 days of his life cared for by Waipuna Hospice before losing his battle with cancer in February. The fundraising walk is her way to give back the Hospice. Debra and Phil were marr...

Remote working warning from CERT NZ File image/SunLive. '); } else { // } CERT NZ is urging Kiwi organisations to tighten up the way they enable remote working for staff to avoid a ransomware attack. Government cyber security agency, CERT NZ says the majority of ransomware attacks occur through poorly configured remote access systems, which businesses use to allow staff to access systems from outside the office. While there are a range of these in use, one of the most commonly used is Remote Desktop Protocol, with more than 2500 identified in New Zealand. RDP has a...

Carrington quick to make her mark Lisa Carrington. Photo: Supplied/New Zealand Olympic Committee. '); } else { // } Lisa Carrington wasted little time in making her presence felt when the canoe sprints began today. Carrington, 32, is already a legend in the canoeing world, having world consecutive gold medals in the women’s K1 200, plus nine straight world titles in the same event. In her spare time she has won an Olympic bronze medal in the K1 500 and 10 other world championship medals outside the K1 200, says a spokesperson for the New Zealand Olympic Committe...