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Christmas Appeal: Rotorua retirees collect array of treasures for children
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The tool comes in the form of a paid app complete with panic button.
Rotorua Christmas Parade cancelled
Weather forces decision for the second year running.
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Local Focus: Rescues Palooza event to help animals in need
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14,000 coronial files blocked: Ministry of Justice confirms cyber attack
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Police attend incident at Kawaha Point Dairy.
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Excitement builds for special sports event
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Departing Gatland backs Razor as All Blacks coach
Warren Gatland has returned for a second stint as coach of Wales.
'Fingers of tropical moisture': Wet weather bears down
After a cool start to summer we are now going to swelter in wet tropical climes.
Rotorua MP Todd McClay happy to be collecting appeal donations
Todd McClay dropped off his annual donation to the Rotorua Salvation Army Foodbank.
Harmonic Resonators add folk-reo Māori spin on classic songs
New album features hits from some of the greats.
'Best Christmas present ever': Cystic fibrosis sufferers celebrate drug funding
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DNA advance after 31 years sees rugby player charged with rape
He was in Rotorua playing rugby at the time, but says he "didn't rape no chick".
Opinion: Why no inquiry into Whakaari tragedy?
It's been three years since the eruption at Whakaari claimed the lives of 22 people.
Helping change New Zealand’s soil story
The farm is being transitioned with regenerative and traditional Māori methods.
Waikato tipped for next NZ round of Supercars
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Olivia Moore: There’s nothing more festive than a Christmas tree pie
Olivia Moore creates one of her seasonal favourites - a Christmas tree pie.
Riveting and bewitching biopic of wildest Brontë
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On-demand security app developed for Rotorua
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How to give the best gifts this Christmas
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Medals returned to Māori Battalion members
The ceremony presented the whānau of 89 soldiers with their WWII service medals.
'The team feel valued’: Why Mitre 10's paying for period products for staff
'The team feel valued and no longer need to stress about having their period at work.'
More real estate agents quit or pick up second job as sales volumes plummet
'Uncharted territory next year and we haven’t hit the bottom yet.'
Cystic fibrosis: Funding of life-extending drug Trikafta proposed to start in April
Funding of Trikafta will be for those aged 6 and older who meet certain criteria.
Councils get share of $350m transport package
Forty-six councils across the country will receive their share of the $350m package.
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