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!['Many broken hearts': Mother and daughter-in-law die in crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Many broken hearts': Mother and daughter-in-law die in crash
The pair were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Broadlands Rd on January 5.
![Best of Premium 2023: State highway pothole plague - the regions with the most revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Best of Premium 2023: State highway pothole plague - the regions with the most revealed
Pothole plague: The quality of roading is 'leaving a lot to be desired'.
![Best of Premium 2023: Couple reveals what it takes to buy a supermarket store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Best of Premium 2023: Couple reveals what it takes to buy a supermarket store
They courted playing netball, now Darren and Karen Huston own a New World.
!['Kicking the can down the road’: Double-digit rates rises possible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Kicking the can down the road’: Double-digit rates rises possible
A challenge was put to council staff to reduce a possible 14 per cent rise this year.
![So you want to quit your job? How to get hired after 50](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
So you want to quit your job? How to get hired after 50
Recruiters' top tips for overcoming age discrimination in the employment process.
![Health battles to Hairy Maclary: Our top 10 videos of 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Health battles to Hairy Maclary: Our top 10 videos of 2023
Visual journalists Alex Cairns and Andrew Warner share their top five videos from 2023.
!['Laughing stock': State highway potholes under fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Laughing stock': State highway potholes under fire
One motorist slammed the quality of some roads as being 'patches on patches'.
!['Your new heart is in the helicopter': Transplant recipient speaks about lifesaving procedure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Your new heart is in the helicopter': Transplant recipient speaks about lifesaving procedure
Without it, “I would’ve been dead”, the 70-year-old said.
!['Get checked': Mother's mole warning after melanoma diagnosis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Get checked': Mother's mole warning after melanoma diagnosis
Rachael Pratt said she had a 'very big chunk of flesh' removed from her leg.
![A restaurant's struggle, a water mystery, and a jetty: What made news in December](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
A restaurant's struggle, a water mystery, and a jetty: What made news in December
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
![Two dead after crash near Taupō; separate collision blocks SH2](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Two dead after crash near Taupō; separate collision blocks SH2
Traffic management is being put in place at the site of the double-fatal crash.
![Best of Premium 2023: The 'unethical' tradie practice that's 'rife' in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Best of Premium 2023: The 'unethical' tradie practice that's 'rife' in New Zealand
Some companies are "bypassing the significant training commitment".
![Best of Premium 2023: 'Pension's not enough': 81 and still driving trucks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Best of Premium 2023: 'Pension's not enough': 81 and still driving trucks
Some pensioners struggling to 'buy a bottle of milk'.
![Health warning for lake as 'potentially toxic' algae blooms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Health warning for lake as 'potentially toxic' algae blooms
People advised to avoid any activity that results in contact with the water.
![Visitors stuck on gondola for up to an hour after 'unexpected stoppage'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Visitors stuck on gondola for up to an hour after 'unexpected stoppage'
Skyline Rotorua says stoppages to this extent are rare.
!['Doubled' capacity: Inside the new home of NZ's largest kiwi hatchery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Doubled' capacity: Inside the new home of NZ's largest kiwi hatchery
The first kiwi chick has already been born at the new facility.
!['Making other people happy': How a piano turned up on a lake shore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Making other people happy': How a piano turned up on a lake shore
'You see them walk past, come back, and then get their phones out, their cameras out.'
![Best of Premium 2023: Drug kingpin 'learnt from the best' - his father, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Best of Premium 2023: Drug kingpin 'learnt from the best' - his father, court told
He would illegally buy the drugs using the dark web, paying for it with Bitcoin.
!['The rock of our Te Arawa kapa haka': Mourners pay tribute to poi expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'The rock of our Te Arawa kapa haka': Mourners pay tribute to poi expert
Ngamoni Huata was a poi expert who will be missed for her knowledge and guidance.
!['Simply unacceptable': Nine dead on Rotorua roads in 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'Simply unacceptable': Nine dead on Rotorua roads in 2023
Someone is killed on Bay of Plenty roads about every 10 days.
![Man charged after woman allegedly hit by car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Man charged after woman allegedly hit by car
A man is set to appear in the Whakatāne District Court today.
![Year in Review: September](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Year in Review: September
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
!['The power of womanhood': Te Arawa legend to tour NZ as aerial dance and kapa haka performance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'The power of womanhood': Te Arawa legend to tour NZ as aerial dance and kapa haka performance
Hatupatu | Kurungaituku premieres as part of the New Zealand festival of Arts in February.
![Reaching a Givealittle dream, ram-raiders, and Aussie exodus: What made news in August](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Reaching a Givealittle dream, ram-raiders, and Aussie exodus: What made news in August
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
![One person injured after second crash on SH30](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
One person injured after second crash on SH30
There has been a crash near south of Rotorua.
![One person dead after crash on SH30 near Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
One person dead after crash on SH30 near Rotorua
One person has died as a result of the accident.
![‘You can’t dream if you can’t see it’: How biking stars are growing world champs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
‘You can’t dream if you can’t see it’: How biking stars are growing world champs
Julian Dean, Tuhoto-Ariki Pene and Sammie Maxwell are tapping into raw talent.