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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.

Business digest: Awards, milestones, and achievements

Got business news? Email carmen.hall@nzme.co.nz or zoe.hunter@nzme.co.nz,

No beds to spare: Working holiday visa holders with no accommodation options move on from Rotorua

A hospo rep says lack of accommodation on offer to visitors another 'kick in the guts'.

Party time: How does your Christmas work shindig compare to others?

'Often staff may be invited to bring their own food to share with others.’

'Pushed to the brink': Hospo and tourism under pressure in build-up to Christmas

Meet the operators who have survived and some who have expanded.

Police investigating after reports more Te Urewera huts destroyed

Fires are believed to have occurred sometime between November 19 and 29.

Whakatōhea votes to accept Crown’s $100m Treaty settlement

The outcome marks an end to nearly 30 years of negotiation.

Council deputy chief executive resigns

One of the seven deputy chief executives has stepped away from the role.

Public warning: Estimated 20m of foreshore drops into Lake Taupō after quake

Large chunk of land has been lost to tsunami or quake damage at a Taupō beach.

Car crashes into Taupō bakery

Police were alerted 2.50pm.

Rotorua cooks on fire: Alia and Shaun Branson first winners of new TV show

Local couple Alia and Shaun Branson are the winners of the new TVNZ1 series Cooks on Fire.

Choir heralds festive cheer with Christmas Through the Ages

The Rotorua District Choir presents a concert of Christmas music across the ages.

New trustees elected to Rotorua Trust

Fisher Wang and Catherine Cooney are excited for their journey with the Rotorua Trust.

Sonya Bateson: Rising one culture up won’t bring another down

OPINION: Our country’s past is our shared heritage and it deserves to be remembered.