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Russell Blackstock
Senior Reporter

Senior reporter, NZ Herald

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Rejected Kiwi names revealed
Rotorua Daily Post

Rejected Kiwi names revealed

01 Jan 05:20 AM
Tem's DIY audition shines a light on skills of Kiwi actress
Rotorua Daily Post

Tem's DIY audition shines a light on skills of Kiwi actress

03 Dec 04:00 PM

Stunning Kiwi actress Cian Elyse White has the DIY directing skills of Temuera Morrison to thank for her being nominated for a prestigious TV award in Australia.

Mixed weekend weather expected
Rotorua Daily Post

Mixed weekend weather expected

25 Nov 01:45 AM

It might be best to pack a brolly with your jandals this weekend as mixed weather is on its way for much of New Zealand.

Daredevil pilot's 50 years of saving lives
Rotorua Daily Post

Daredevil pilot's 50 years of saving lives

01 Oct 04:00 PM

Legendary Kiwi pilot John Funnell opens up on his 50-year career flying search and rescue helicopters in a new book.

Moko rallies to call for change
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Moko rallies to call for change

25 Jun 05:00 PM

People supporting the Stand Up NZ campaign will gather outside 34 courtrooms from Whangarei to Dunedin.

Warm, wet weather set to continue
Rotorua Daily Post

Warm, wet weather set to continue

25 Jun 12:29 AM

A mix of unseasonably mild temperatures and heavy rain will continue across most of New Zealand for the next few days.

Holiday weather set to be a stunner
Rotorua Daily Post

Holiday weather set to be a stunner

03 Jun 05:00 PM

Sunshine will be hard to avoid across New Zealand over Queen's Birthday weekend.

Twin battlers celebrate first birthday
Rotorua Daily Post

Twin battlers celebrate first birthday

05 Sep 05:00 PM

Kiwi twins fighting a rare cancer will tomorrow celebrate the first birthday their parents feared they would never see.

Lost family spend night in bush
Rotorua Daily Post

Lost family spend night in bush

18 Apr 01:13 AM

A father and his three children spent a night in the bush after getting lost overnight while tramping near Matamata.

Girl in go-kart frantically set free
Rotorua Daily Post

Girl in go-kart frantically set free

21 Mar 04:30 PM

A woman frantically chopped off a girl's hair to save her life, after the girl's hair became tangled in the wheels of a kart when playing with a school friend.

Bachelorette falls for another suitor
Rotorua Daily Post

Bachelorette falls for another suitor

21 Mar 04:00 PM

And just days after Rosie Kininmonth's exit from The Bachelor NZ, she's revealed she is now planning to wed a rugged "Westie" bushman.

New hope for twins with rare cancer
Rotorua Daily Post

New hope for twins with rare cancer

07 Feb 04:00 PM

The parents of twins battling a rare cancer have been given new hope for their babies' future.

Race to save Rotorua twin babies
Rotorua Daily Post

Race to save Rotorua twin babies

06 Dec 06:43 PM
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