Going 'semi-viral' wasn't the intention, says Anzac Day teen speaker
Rotorua Boys' High head boy Jared Lasike's thoughts on the huge response to his speech.
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Public push to save the Lakeland Queen: 'The heartbeat of the lake has gone'
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A young Rotorua leader has delivered a powerful message during his Anzac Day speech.
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ANZAC Day civic service at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.
Pensioner held hostage, violently assaulted before alleged offender shoots at police
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As the sun rose across the steamy Ohinemutu village, thousands in Rotorua remembered them.
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Night work to start on Te Ngae Rd
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Police seek man who may have information on a Tokoroa knife-point burglary
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Richard Prebble: Beware of government subsidies close to home
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Rest home owner and staff told to apologise to family of man who died after a fall
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'Container'-like Kāinga Ora homes shock residents
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Letters: Dog statue theft 'insulting'; rubbish shambles points to nanny state
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