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Adaptive MTB 'Give it a Go Day' for those with disabilities

Adapt MTB with Mountain Bike Rotorua is hosting a 'Give it a Go' day.

'We shouldn't have to live like this': Glenholme residents rally

Locals are fighting back to stop crime in their neighbourhood.

'We have people that complain about everything': MSD hits back at homelessness criticism

Commissioner said homelessness wasn't just a Rotorua problem but a "worldwide" one.

Sex toys, jet skis, vehicles and guns stolen among builder's crime spree

Hamish Crego-Bourne stole thousands of dollars worth of property, including sex toys.

Patrick Walsh: School exclusions need to end

OPINION: The effect of exclusion on students is often severe and long term.

$11m ambulance station set to open its doors

St John is officially opening its new Rotorua ambulance station this Friday.

'We are being herded like sheep': Grandmother speaks out on life in emergency housing

She has already lived in three different emergency housing motels.

Professional rugby and masters going hand in hand

Angus Scott-Young is balancing life as a pro rugby player with life as a masters student.

Controversial Rotorua councillor will 'boycott' code of conduct investigation

He claims the complaints process has been 'weaponised to suppress freedom of speech'.

Safety fears at $40m lakefront after child falls off new boardwalk

A toddler needed to be rescued from Lake Rotorua after he fell off the new boardwalk.

First on scene tip-toes through strewn power lines to help injured passenger

A car that crashed into a power pole on Sunday morning was reported stolen.

Book My Vaccine says 'no vaccination centres' in Auckland, Rotorua

'No vaccination centres' in Auckland, Rotorua, according to national booking system.

Ecstatic! Wilde's family watches bronze win from Whakatāne fishing club

While Wilde stood on the Olympic podium his family cheered him on from Whakatāne.

Jo Raphael: Something special missing from Olympics

OPINION: The Olympics have already cost more than US$20 billion.

Dancing for Hospice: Chasing new experiences

Melanie Short and Kraig Steiner will be hitting the dance floor on August 7.

Rob Rattenbury: Devil in the detail for Govt's meth programme funding

OPINION: Meth programme should be given a chance.

Cupcakes for a cause: SPCA Cupcake Day around the corner

SPCA Cupcake Day is back and the community's encouraged to don aprons and get baking.

'Expect the unexpected': Heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty

The latest weather forecast the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel regions predicts heavy rain.