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Local Focus: Making the rainbow community feel safe in Rotorua
Making everyone welcome to Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Sombre' mood as book closes on Kawerau paper mill
Production inside the mill has stopped and the clean up has begun for 160 workers.
'It's like a blackout': Rotorua residents fear for safety after $2.6m LED street light roll-out
"It was like they'd just taken the bulbs out."
Frosty start for Bay of Plenty as polar blast continues
Desert Rd is closed due to snow this morning.
Kiwi town boasts two of the world's 'best adventure activities'
Queenstown might be the world's adventure capital, but another city is hot on its heels.
'Contrary to our Catholic values': Violent school fights caught on video
Principal reveals the reason behind most of the fights.
Health alert after sewage enters Rotorua stream
Health warning notices were placed in public areas downstream.
11 gang members arrested over violent incident outside bar
The arrests relate to an incident on May 22 outside a bar on Arawa St, Rotorua.
'It's gutless': Burglars use electrician's trailer to steal $50k in gear
A Rotorua electrician has been left stressed and anxious after his workshop was robbed.
'It is just crazy': Conference sector enjoys increased demand
'We are pretty booked up all the way till March,' says one Tauranga catering company.
Impact of rates collection switch remains a mystery for some councils
The move means less money for district councils.
Bubble burst: Woman's trip home to Bay put on hold
Kerry Anderson has been waiting more than two years to visit friends and family.
'Stop this silly chatter' - mayor hits back on independent review calls
The council also adopted an average rates rise of 9.2 per cent.
Jo Raphael: Teach children early on about the value of saving
OPINION: Buy now, pay later can be convenient, but don't let it get out of hand.
Why DHBs need to be more flexible over aged care
OPINION: why the residential care industry just keeps growing.
How 107-year-old Ella Wilson found her pot of gold
Ella Wilson has seen and dealt with a lot in her 107 years but sees it all as a blessing.
Nerves creeping in for Dancing for Hospice couple
Shannon Eldridge and Miriam Hewson have put on their dancing shoes for a good cause.
Brrrr! Polar blast on the way
A cold air mass straight off the Antarctic ice shelf is hitting parts of New Zealand.
'We anticipated there to be more': Influenza cases in Lakes low
However, there had been cases of influenza in managed isolation facilities.
Electrical fire forces evacuation of 69 people in MIQ
All Managed Isolation and Quarantine facilities operate as an alert level 4 environment.
'We thought the house was coming down': Hamurana Store devastated by ram raid
Harjinder Kaur and Avtar Malhi were asleep behind their store when it was ram raided.
Pocket-sized living: New neighbourhood visions
Age Concern Rotorua has a vision of creating a pocket neighbourhood for elderly.
Te Arawa seventh-largest iwi in Aotearoa: New data reveals
The data was released by Stats NZ and Rotorua-based Data Iwi Leaders Group this week.
Zizi Sparks: The pros and cons of being perpetually positive
Opinion: I would rather be always positive, than always negative and cynical.
Heavy rain warning for parts of Bay of Plenty
Heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly.
Dawn Picken: Airport, racecourse should be on the table for housing
OPINION: All options should be considered for shifting people out of emergency housing
Last few days at Kawerau mill
The mill closes with the loss of 160 jobs, 55% of them held by Māori, on June 30.
Dancing duo set to bring youthful exuberance to stage
The Harcourts Dancing for Hospice participants have reached the halfway point
Want it? Meat, car warrants, fry pans - you can buy it all now and pay later. But should you?
'People don't have to save anymore, if they want it, they buy it.'
Tania's story: My best friend was not too young for bowel cancer
Tania Hilliam had stage 4 bowel cancer and a grim future. Now look at her.
'A raid on ratepayers' resources' claim: lobby group calls for public to attend council meeting
The mayor and chief executive declined to respond to the latest comments.
Former Tall Fern swaps basketball for fire service
On Thursday, 26 new firefighters graduated from the Fire and Emergency Training Centre
Whoops, cheers and tears as citizenship gained
The latest citizenship ceremony was held on Tuesday, when 29 people became Kiwi citizens