'Not sustainable': Tauranga worker would earn extra $30k for same job in Hamilton
'We do the same job as the Te Whatu Ora labs, but we’re paid significantly less.'
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'Operation Trolley': Police arrest 13, return 45 trolleys to Rotorua businesses
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'Thrilled': Iwi renews council role after 'significant absence'
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Crash involving truck at National Park
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'Empower young people': Ngongotahā football club on a mission
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Watch: Logs fly after trailer dramatically detaches on highway
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'Capitalising on community goodwill': Bins removals rubbished as more set to go
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Rotorua emergency housing motel wind-down: Where will tenants go?
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Costly deception: Man’s crime spree with former bosses’ fuel cards, accounts
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'Disastrous decision': Drugged driver blames dog's death for crash that killed couple
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Mark Lister: Why 2024 proved the need for global investment
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Stay 'vigilant': Warning after out-of-control rubbish fire burns 19ha
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Union mulls stab-proof vests, personal alarms for nurses after attack
The nurse was stabbed during a callout in Rotorua.
Rotorua gym gets cash boost
The grant will help with upgrades of rehabilitation training machines and gym equipment.
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Rotorua student named top recruit in NZ Army Reserve training
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Taupō scrub fire contained, crews reinforcing 'control line'
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Revealed: The dates each Rotorua emergency housing motel must close
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Large scrub fire near Taupō controlled after helicopters battle blaze
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