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![Review: Rotorua Boys and Girls' High production delivers - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Review: Rotorua Boys and Girls' High production delivers - again
The latest Rotorua Boys' and Girls' High School production is a must-see.
![How a new CBD cafe plans to revitalise the hospitality industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
How a new CBD cafe plans to revitalise the hospitality industry
"This is how we can revitalise the workforce."
![The home crowd goes Wilde: Olympic medallist's family watch race in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
The home crowd goes Wilde: Olympic medallist's family watch race in New Zealand
'He's only going to get better.'
![Rotorua remembers racing legend Tony Baker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rotorua remembers racing legend Tony Baker
The Rotorua racing legend had a need for speed and the time of day for everyone.
![Opinion: Nia could have been 18 now. She could have been alive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Nia could have been 18 now. She could have been alive
OPINION: Covering the Nia Glassie case: Why I'll never forget her offenders.
!['Collided at speed': Brian Tamaki charged over road smash, elderly woman taken to hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Collided at speed': Brian Tamaki charged over road smash, elderly woman taken to hospital
Church leader allegedly crossed the centreline and hit another vehicle
![Our child abuse shame: 174 children killed since Nia Glassie's murder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Our child abuse shame: 174 children killed since Nia Glassie's murder
It's been 15 years since Nia Glassie was murdered. But has anything changed?
!['He came out of nowhere': Mum terrified by car-jacking stranger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'He came out of nowhere': Mum terrified by car-jacking stranger
A shopping trip for one Rotorua woman turned into a traumatising encounter
![Tackling litter: Clean Up Week initiative for all to join](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Tackling litter: Clean Up Week initiative for all to join
Registrations for Keep New Zealand Beautiful's Clean Up Week are now open.
![Miss Rotorua returns! Gowns and Geysers season 2 gets filming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Miss Rotorua returns! Gowns and Geysers season 2 gets filming
The launch of Miss Rotorua 2022 was held at the Prince's Gate Hotel last Sunday.
![Programme to help Ngāti Whakaue-owned businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Programme to help Ngāti Whakaue-owned businesses
Ringa Rautia is a programme to help strengthen and grow Ngāti Whakaue-owned businesses.
![Trust supports community with $3.7m of grants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Trust supports community with $3.7m of grants
The 250 grants approved in the past financial year reflect Rotorua Trust's key focus areas
![School musical production brimming with toe-tappers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
School musical production brimming with toe-tappers
Rotorua Boys' High School presents 'In the Heights', with Rotorua Girls' High School.
![Bittersweet return: International visitors return but staffing crisis bites](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Bittersweet return: International visitors return but staffing crisis bites
It is the first time in more than two years the border will be fully open.
!['She is at peace now': Visionary Māori health leader dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'She is at peace now': Visionary Māori health leader dies
Inez Kingi was a matriarch and a visionary. Now the 91-year-old is at peace.
![Audacious chief's sons continued their father's legacy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Audacious chief's sons continued their father's legacy
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Tamatekapua was one of the most audacious chiefs of the Arawa people.
![Te Arawa kapa haka group to pay tribute to fallen in Italy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Te Arawa kapa haka group to pay tribute to fallen in Italy
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Group is participating in an International Folklore Festival.
!['Outrageous': Former mayor on Rotorua reserves proposal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Outrageous': Former mayor on Rotorua reserves proposal
Another submitter said councillors needed the courage to approve the proposal.
![Woman suffers serious burns after sinkhole opens up at Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Village](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Woman suffers serious burns after sinkhole opens up at Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Village
The husband received moderate injuries trying to pull his wife from the sinkhole.
![Luke Kirkness: The disease risk that requires our full attention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Luke Kirkness: The disease risk that requires our full attention
OPINION: We've learnt first-hand how infectious diseases spread and the impact they have.
![The Premium Debate: Lack of competition fuels price gouging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
The Premium Debate: Lack of competition fuels price gouging
OPINION: This isn't the time to be making record profits
![Squash pair aim to retain title: Local athletes Commonwealth Games-bound](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Squash pair aim to retain title: Local athletes Commonwealth Games-bound
Rotorua and eastern BOP athletes competing at Birmingham Commonwealth Games revealed.
![Rotorua fluoridation directive: Cannot 'drink our way' to oral health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rotorua fluoridation directive: Cannot 'drink our way' to oral health
The director general of health ordered 14 councils to fluoridate their water on Wednesday.
![Rotorua café smokes competition with brisket toastie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rotorua café smokes competition with brisket toastie
Chef Rich Johns has won the title with his 'Get Smoked, Pickled + Toasted' creation.
![Father who beat 5-year-old son to death loses fight to get jail term reduced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Father who beat 5-year-old son to death loses fight to get jail term reduced
The father appealed his sentenced on the grounds he didn't use "gratuitous violence".
!['Miserable morning': Rotorua liquor store targeted again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Miserable morning': Rotorua liquor store targeted again
It's the second time in two weeks the store has been targeted.
![Wastewater test results show gap in Bay Covid-19 case data](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Wastewater test results show gap in Bay Covid-19 case data
Experts agree self-reporting could lead to an undercount of the virus' spread.