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Hitting the road this summer? Remember the journey is just as important as the destination. These pit stops are worth pulling over for, writes Peter Dragic

There are three cases in Waharoa, 5km from Matamata - the district's first community cases since the Delta outbreak began.

There are no sushi shops open in Morrinsville as alert level 3 in parts of the Waikato keeps staff locked out, and businesses forced to close.

One year on: The St Patrick’s Day and Bluff wedding clusters The St Patrick’s Day cluster and the Bluff wedding cluster both began in March 2020. One year later, how are the two small town venues at the centre of these clusters coping? On the first of March, 2020, the Redoubt Bar in Matamata announced their yearly St Patrick’s Day celebration. The bar’s Facebook page promised the “annual jigg off” and live music performances, and on the 17th, locals gathered in their finest green to celebrate the Irish tradition.  Less than two weeks later, the Waikato District Health Board annou...

While the process has been a slow one, Carter has officially ticked off his first mural. TOM LEE/STUFF Daniel Carter in his studio with a few of his pieces. Earlier this year The Redoubt Bar and Eatery wanted Carter to design something special for them. After a few designs were passed around, and Covid-19 was out of the way, the decision was made and the paint hit the wall. Across seven days a 3D version of Gollum, the Lord of the Rings character, now stands 3 metres tall on an outside wall. Carter used both an airbrush and paintbrush to create the depth and details, and to make it seem l...