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OPINION: In the wings, parties and individuals are gearing up for the election in October.
Ngāti Whakaue news: Treaty strategy on way, Richards named new CEO
Ngāti Whakaue welcome mokopuna decisions on treaty mandate, assets trust.
Eight Murupara rangatahi on cross cultural exchange
Nadine Toe Toe is taking eight rangatahi from Ngati Manawa on a cross-cultural exchange.
Part two: The great net of Te Pokiha Taranui
The woven net needs to be strong to trap the children of Tangaroa.
Vehicle spiked after dairy robbery
A group of people have entered the store and allegedly demanded items, police say.
Premium Debate: Banning disposable vapes 'a good start'
Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.
Premium Debate: Take vapes, cigarettes, alcohol out of dairies
Premium subscribers have their say.
New $14 million trades training centre blessed and named
The centre aims to provide growth and investment in the region.
Pharmacist 'baffled' as city given cold shoulder in winter health initiative
The initiative aims to increase access to pharmacists and reduce pressure on hospitals.
Watch: 'Horrific' - jewellers lash out at 'numpties' after 8th crime in 18 months
'What are you numpties doing trying to break in to get nothing.'
Rates rise could end up 'pricing the middle class out of Rotorua'
Councillor speaks out over rates decision.
'A jolly good time': NZ's second-oldest person marks 109th birthday with a song
Ella Wilson had a song in her heart as she marked her big birthday.
Opinon: A red and black weekend as Whaka dominate
Opinion: It was a red and black weekend in Rotorua, Ngongotāha and Hamilton.
Council reviews consents after engineering sign-off allegations
Hundreds of homes could be affected.
Body down a bank: Two adults accused of murder, teen charged with kidnapping
A homicide investigation was launched after man was found dead.
'Failures' and 'deficiencies': Security company and director guilty of misconduct
'He is not suitable to be the managing director and sole officer of a security company'.
New Zealand’s state highway pothole plague pitiful, subscribers say
Subscribers share their views on the state of the nation's roads.
Ram-raided vape store owner fears new rules will create 'black market'
Another says people are "panic-buying" ahead of the policy changes.
Old pump station removed from culturally important springs
Changes allow "the sun to shine down on Te Waro Uri for the first time in decades".
Mongrel Mob member drowned in river trying to escape police
Norman Te Rangi jumped into the Tarawera River to evade police but drowned.
State highway pothole plague - the regions with the most revealed
Pothole plague: The quality of roading is 'leaving a lot to be desired'.
$10k soccer kit donation puts 'mana back into the club'
'If we help reduce a cost barrier for some kids, that is a really positive thing.'
Two seriously hurt in crash near Ngongotahā
Two vehicles have crashed near Ngongotahā.
'It was all an accident': Dame Lynley Dodd on how Hairy Maclary was born
'I absolutely didn’t think I’d still be talking about Hairy 40 years later.'
Tauranga and Taupō Lotto players strike it lucky
Check your lotto tickets if you're in Tauranga or Taupō.
'I've missed dancing': Childhood dancer brings moves to the stage
Poppy O’Neill and Jarrod Collins are having a 'blast' rehearsing.
House destroyed by fire in Ōpōtiki
The house was 'well involved' when fire crews arrived.
Rehab does trick for driver who crashed into mum and kids
Defendant tells court: 'I will never do this again.'
Forty-metre slip: Chokepoint brings motorists to a standstill
Major roadworks are delaying motorists on both sides of Rotorua.
Wheturangihia - A new world of haka theatre
Wheturangihia is a unique Te Arawa production to celebrate Matariki.
Scholarship available in the name of Whānau Ora champion
Ngaroma Mala Grant was passionate about the health of her communities.
Great net built to pay homage to ancestor
Elders have frequently told the story about a long-ago ancestor, Taramainuku.