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Three gangs were spotted working together for a common cause.
Mountain bikers found 15 hours after going missing
Two people were missing from Sunday evening.
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Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Hurungaterangi students put their hearts into the show Lost Boy.
'Awesome', 'wholesome': Costumes galore as 12,000 attend Armageddon event
One costume was so realistic someone called the cops to report a person carrying a gun.
Saving the saviours: Funders ride to first response unit's rescue
Four funders have swooped in to rescue a first response unit that's saving lives.
Pack an umbrella: Heavy rain watch in place
Bay of Plenty residents should prepare for a wet one.
'People can live well until they die': Hospices opt out of assisted dying
Hospice's philosophy and aim is to neither hasten nor postpone death.
Marathon champ crowned Ultimate Beast after obstacle course race
Rotorua builder takes out top win in first Ultimate Athlete event.
$10k in two weeks: Kiwi kayaker's race to reach world champs
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'Chainsaw gun', fake firearm: People in costume spark police, AOS callouts
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Three Waters reform the 'only solution', say some in Bay
But a 'one-size-fits-all approach won't necessarily meet specific needs of our community'.
SH5 reopens after truck and trailer crash
A crane was brought in to help with the removal.
Lakes DHB catches up to Covid-19 vaccination targets
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Zizi Sparks: How I'm learning to embrace winter
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Demand for market gardeners growing
Grow-your-own food and marketing gardening is growing in momentum.
Dawn Picken: Bracing myself for an empty nest
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Fears tourism will die in Rotorua if housing crisis left to grow
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Local Focus: School lunch volunteers do it for the kids
Volunteers like Judith are the backbone of Ka Pai Kai. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Provincial Growth Fund sees Te Waiiti marae thrive
Nearly $100 million is being injected into marae nationwide, creating 3100 jobs.
Covid vaccine study under way in Rotorua
The study will help understand how New Zealanders' immune systems respond to the vaccine.
Te Arawa artist collective formed to reinvigorate indigenous art
The new whakapapa-based collective has secured a $20,000 grant from Rotorua Trust.
Jo Raphael: Stench of racism in the air
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History and fundraising come together at Open Day
The Buried Village of Te Wairoa is having its annual Open Day on Sunday, June 13.
Lifesaving device gifted to Rotorua church
St Mary's Catholic Church has been gifted a new automated external defibrillator.
Sixty years of marriage and highlights for local couple
Grace and Kevin Flavell celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 10.
Nurturing nature: DoC Rotorua monthly volunteer days
DoC rangers from Rotorua invite the community to join their monthly volunteer days.
Opinion: Long weekends, board game dramas and NZ Breakers fun
Paul Hickey discusses long weekends, board game dramas and NZ Breakers fun.
Crossfit Te Arawa competition attracts 132 athletes
Crossfit Te Arawa's annual competition sees mixed pairs battle it out.
Abundance of talent was shared during Music Month
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Finalist excitement for local author in book awards
Tom E Moffatt is a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Ending period poverty: Free product roll out in BOP schools
'You just need them, it is like having toilet paper'.