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Te Arawa Lakes Trust environment officer Keeley Grantham at the Tūkohu Ngāwhā Mātauranga Māori Science and Design Fair. Video / Laura Smith
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Chris Grinter
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Flooding in Rotorua as Ngongotaha Stream breaches
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Ray Cook
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Rotorua Aquatic Centre upgrade
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Essjay Bennett
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Rotorua Museum building work to start in June
Rotorua mayor Tania Tapsell on construction work to reopen Rotorua Museum starting in June. Video / Laura Smith
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Where central Rotorua's water comes from
Rotorua Lakes Council water operations engineer Owen Jansen explains the significance of the facility. Video / Laura Smith
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Cricket Nets
Rotorua Cricket Association chairman Paul Wylie is annoyed the cricket nets have been vandalised again.
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Urbano reopens
Mark Solon and Jane Solon inside their newly refurbished restaurant, Urbano Bistro, which reopened this week after a car crashed inside nearly six weeks ago.
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ANZAC Civic Service
ANZAC Day civic service at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.