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Digital gift of Great Te Arawa Stories website
The Great Te Arawa Stories (GTAS) website contains a collection of stories about people
Rangatahi to learn and support council teams as interns
Rotorua Lakes Council has welcomed eight rangatahi with community connections.
Letters: 'Pretty' projects stymie core services
Our readers have their say on council projects and road maintenance
Act of giving: $30k boost for hospice
The donation of $30,051.27 will help Rotorua Community Hospice to deliver its services
'Devastated': Whaka 100 called off days before thousands set to race
The Whaka 100 was meant to begin on Saturday.
'More questions than answers': Confusion abounds in three-phase approach
One leader says the approach 'makes sense' and Māori will respond well to it.
Mangakino fatal crash: Victim named
Police are still making inquiries into the crash.
Child at Rotorua daycare centre tests positive for Covid-19
A child at BestStart Rotorua on Pukuatua St has Covid-19.
Let the party begin! Rotorua Business Awards to go virtual
Third time the Rotorua Business Awards have been derailed by a regional Covid outbreak.
Letters to the editor: Call for Lakefront playground shade 'astounding'
Our readers have their say.
Boy, 5, picked up used needle in park 'thinking it was a toy'
Amber's nephew thought a needle he found in an old park footpool was a plaything.
'People are afraid': Hospitality businesses face quiet streets under red
"Hopefully, we'll come out the other side."
Locations of interest: Auckland bus routes and Rotorua cafe visited by Covid cases
A person with Covid-19 travelled on Bus 25L from Balmoral Shops Mt Eden to Queen St.
'Incredibly hard decision': Tarawera Ultramarathon, motocross nationals cancelled
The next ultramarathon is scheduled for February next year.
MP gets boost and urges others to do the same
Kiri Allan chose to get vaccinated in a place she wants to see vaccination rates rise.
'We're still open': Expert says Rotorua tourism needs funding to prepare for return of international visitors
Aucklanders are keeping adventure tourism afloat, but the struggle is far from over.
Luke Kirkness: Calling on New Zealand's team of five million
OPINION: Omicron is in Tauranga. What does that mean looking forward?
Local leaders, expert react to Bay of Plenty cases linked to Omicron cluster
It comes as a public health expert anticipates a "rapid rise" in cases in the coming weeks
'A hell of a mess': Company fined $27K for allowing pigs to foul streams
About 35 pigs spent five months living in the streams, which flow into Lake Rotorua.
Covid-19 Omicron outbreak: City leaders react to red
City leaders say the red light was inevitable, but we all need to "keep the faith."
Rotorua events sector hit as organisers cancel and re-plan
Thousands were expected to attend events in Rotorua in the next two weeks
Western Heights crash: Two hurt after car rolls down bank
A vehicle rolled down a bank off Mountain Rd.
Police officer allegedly assaulted during mass brawl
A group of around 20 people was fighting in the street.
Mobile shower and laundry service assesses need in Rotorua
'The road trip allows us to go deeper than the data.'
'Like a ghost town': Summer retail spending drops earlier than expected
Rotorua retailers have shared their experience of a sudden visitor spend decrease.
Return to red: 'Downturn on a downturn' - locals react
New Zealand was moved to the red traffic light setting at 11.59pm on Sunday.
'A huge privilege': Rotorua runner gets US university scholarship
The 18-year-old will make the move to Raleigh, North Carolina in August.
Battle begins: Many keen to fill four vacancies on Bay conservation board
There is a surplus of nominations for the Bay of Plenty Conservation Board.
'Rising to the top': Rotorua bikers will ride the World Cup with international teams
Young mountain bikers will join their idols at the World Cup Circuit.
'Heinous, sick, twisted': Meth-fuelled family violence 'more blatant'
The number of callouts has increased over the past five years.
Air NZ crew member tests positive, linked to five domestic flights - tests to confirm if Delta or Omicron
More details of the latest cases will be provided at 1pm.
Lakes hits 90 per cent fully vaccinated, ministry announces
And 93 per cent in the Lakes area had received one dose.
'They said it felt like the end of the world': Stories from Tonga trickle out
After days of no communication, loved ones have finally heard from those in Tonga.