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Sunset Rd smash: Police seek witnesses to crash aftermath
Police also wanted to hear from anyone who may have dash-cam footage.
When is a Mexican White Cedar a native plant?
Farmer claims non-native trees included in farm's SNA
Sold: Government pays $8.1m for motel to house homeless
Politicians divided over purchase of 0.66 hectare site at 265 Fenton St.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Three Waters loomed large at LGNZ forum
OPINION: Overriding concern was accountability to local ratepayers would be removed
Kiri Gillespie: Natural disasters are telling us something
Increasing natural disaster events should be considered a prompt for getting prepared.
Letters to the editor: Losing the fight against plastic
Our readers have their say.
'Home away from home': 2500 petition to save camping spots
Holiday park board states it keeps with regulations, but an industry expert disagrees.
Two Rotorua school building projects among $21m approved consents
The value of consents approved in June was up on the previous two months.
Body found at Government Gardens: Not suspicious, police say
Police were called to the scene about 10am.
'Unavoidable': Reserve torn up by cars at league tournament
The organisers of the event say the mess was unavoidable after the rain set in.
Bay Dreams lineup announced: Drum and Bass on the festival menu
The festival will return to the Mount on January 3, next year.
Harcourts Dancing for Hospice: A rollercoaster of nerves and excitement
Harcourts Dancing for Hospice is on August 7.
Last goodbye: Kawerau Mill has funeral for past and present staff to reflect
Familiar faces filled the Kawerau Town Hall to reflect on decades of memories.
Council, NZTA repairing thousands of potholes a year in Rotorua
Rotorua Lakes Council says there's 'no direct apparent reason' for the increase.
'Nowhere I'd rather be': Students spend holiday week volunteering
Two John Paul College students are giving up half their holidays to do volunteer work.
Prepare now to buy later: The message from Rotorua real estate agents
Rotorua's median house price had dropped just 1.3 per cent since May to $587,500.
Zizi Sparks: What owning a dog has taught me
Opinion: We should take a leaf out of a dog's life.
'All he wanted was help': Mental health services turned away man who later bashed cops
A man who seriously assaulted two police officers in police cells has been sentenced.
Escape plans and sleepless nights: Bay of Plenty residents fear for family in South Africa
One family had an escape plan ready in case rioters started invading homes.
Rotorua fire cause remains unknown, investigator returns to scene
The fire could be seen from Hamurana.
RSV: Hospitals plan to open more childrens bed with oxygen
Five to seven children are admitted a day at Lakes DHB hospitals.
Dozens of new public houses built but are they enough?
Kāinga Ora built 73 houses in Rotorua but one city leader says that's 'hardly enough'.
'Torpedoed': Saving Springfield claims Rotorua's sports fields could be fixed for $2m
The council says the figures are 'based on assumptions' not actual analysis of the fields.
Tractors on Fenton St? Why farmers downed tools on Friday
'Work with us, not against us.'
Problematic plastic: Learn more about being plastic free
The campaign Plastic Free July is running, with people encouraged to learn more
Array of art: Exhibitions at The Arts Village this August
The Arts Village is welcoming two group exhibitions to its galleries in August.
Paul Hickey: Upgraded Lakefront, rare games, dance nerves
Paul Hickey discusses the upgraded Lakefront, games worth a fortune and dancing nerves.
Hopping holidays: Families making most of activities
Families have been making the most of activities these July school holidays.
Driver flees police, allegedly ditches car and steals another in Rotorua
The driver was signalled to stop about 10.30am.
Obituary: Ross Burton 'a leader of the Rotorua legal profession'
Burton died on July 8, aged 92.
Rotorua teen part of dance squad on television show
Rotorua's Ngatahi Webster, 14, is part of a squad in Season 2 of K-Pop Academy.
Jo Raphael: Family violence victims must be protected
OPINION: There is a heartbreaking highlight of the housing crisis.