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Why a bunch of coloured powder was thrown around a Rotorua primary school this weekend.
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Two ambulances and three helicopters sent to serious crash
No diversions are available and motorists are advised to avoid the area.
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Bill Pomare's horse Ocean Billy has done it. Now they eye the big one - the Melbourne Cup.
Build begins on $30m food waste to bioenergy facility
There were 94 building consents worth about $19m issued in February.
'Without funding we would have already closed': International student numbers plummet
Toi Ohomai international student revenue drops by $10 million.
Stephanie Worsop: Knowing when to hang up my clubbing shoes
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David Beck: Nahne Marsters, an inspiration
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Dawn Picken: It's time to think about reopening the border
OPINION: Why should only godwits get to fly?
Another delay in park stalker case: 'I just can't believe it'
A judge has asked for answers as to why a report on an offender has not been finished.
The dying dream: Rotorua deposits rise $24,000 in 12 months
One first-home buyer is looking at buying overseas as deposit levels climb out of reach.
Hundreds expected at homelessness public meeting
The meeting will be hosted by Todd McClay at the Arawa Bowling Club from 5.30pm on Monday.
The fight of her life: Brave wahine toa battles stage-four cancer
Nahne Marsters has terminal cancer but refuses to give up.
'Crazy and lazy': Large knives left at community pantry
Gillian Rushton says knives left at a community pantry posed a risk to children.
Local Focus: Roto-vegas or Roto-wood?
Rotorua aiming to become a film production hub. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Behind the wheel: Road safety messages for students
Students were engaged at the Road Safety Rotorua Youth Expo this week.
Q & A: Classical guitarist Christopher Everest
Christopher Everest's Classical Guitar Recital will be in Rotorua on Friday, March 26.
Outstanding! Aquatic Centre's 50m pool reopens
Completion of 50m pool marks end of the first phase in work to redevelop Aquatic Centre.
Students' visual art excellence visits Rotorua in exhibition
The Top Art 2021 exhibition will be in Rotorua from March 23 to March 26.
Explore two-acre lakeside garden for fundraiser
A Garden Festival is being held to raise funds for St Faith's Church maintenance.
Nation's top BMX riders converge on Rotorua
Rotorua is hosting the BMX New Zealand National Championships this weekend.
'Catastrophic' - elderly falls cost millions in claims
Broken hips are a major concern in falls in the elderly.
Another person arrested in relation to the death of Whakatāne man Jamaine Wharton
He is scheduled to appear in Whakatāne District Court tomorrow.
Fears for children in motels growing up next to gang members
The council understands about 370 children live in Rotorua's motels.
Police on hunt for man with links to the Bay of Plenty
There is a warrant to arrest the man who has known links to the Bay of Plenty.
Man set to stand trial for murder of Taupō woman
Samantha Reid died on January 25 last year after suffering critical injuries.
House buyers urged to get in quick on new development
The developer says interest had exceeded what he had ever seen in the Auckland market.
Thunderstorm watch in place for Bay of Plenty
It looks like a good day for some indoor activities.
Jo Raphael: Rates are a necessary evil
OPINION: The status quo is no longer acceptable.
Richie McCaw and team isport take second at GodZone
The team travelled 666km in six days.
Second Tauranga meth smuggler convicted in 500kg drug operation
Another Tauranga man has been convicted for importing 500kg of P and P-dealing charges.
Covid casualty: Jet boat operation closing for at least 18 months
"It was inevitable": Rotorua tourism operator.