What was I thinking? Credit card debt a weight on the shoulders
COMMENT: There comes a point when you realise there is no quick fix to debt.
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'Hell and back': Restaurant owner tells of motel housing impact
Richard Sewell's upmarket restaurant is smack in the middle of emergency housing motels.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Govt must deal with appalling behaviour of emergency housing residents
Comment: The complaints are the same: harassment, alcohol and drug abuse, violence.
Kiri Allan comforted by Jacinda Ardern in hospital
Ardern and Allan's hei tiki, carved from the same stone, were brought together, too.
Split migrant families: 'Our dream just converted into a nightmare'
Priya Fernandes has been separated from her husband for more than two years.
Emergency housing horror: 'I couldn't handle it anymore'
Mother tells of life behind the motel sign.
Aronui Indigenous Arts Festival gets $100,000 funding boost
The local festival is one of four across the country to receive funding.
Bay of Plenty councillor abstains from Māori engagement funding vote
But the move was met with stern advice from a seasoned local politician.
Tauranga Habour Bridge fibre cable damaged by fire - 3000 lose internet
Many of the customers affected are in the Te Puke area.
Govt's $30m motel emergency housing shake-up 'not a solution', says MP
The Government will directly contract motels for emergency accommodation it's announced.
Govt steps in - direct contracts with motels for emergency housing
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is stepping in.
Free school buses planned for Rotorua, Whakatāne students
"This is going to be really amazing ..."
'No one wants to lose a child.' Rural schools want consistent speed limits
Submitters call for a consistent approach to speed limits outside rural schools.
Local Focus: More kaumātua protests against Te Uru Taumatua
Kaumatua assert their territorial sovereignty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Serial child sex offender jailed for raping boy 24 years ago
Twenty-four years after a man sexually abused a boy in Rotorua, the man has been jailed.
'The P made him sick': Grieving dad wants meth off streets
Ron Gray lost his son in a car accident earlier this week. Now he wants to send a message.
Desperate measures: Would you pay $30,000 upfront to get a rental?
The housing crisis is now 'eating into middle-class NZ' and is causing trauma.
'Make it fairer': Rotorua MP writes to mayor on Tarawera sewerage fracas
McClay says he 'can see no reason' residents can't pay the cost over time.
Father admits murdering and ill-treating his 5-year-old son
Dad who subjected son to prolonged abuse before beating him to death changes his pleas.
'Political stunt': Rotorua mayor and councillors hit back at Waititi over Ngāpuna sewerage fault
Rawiri Waititi says the council's 'fragility' over the issue is not his concern.
Man missing for a week found dead in submerged car
The man was last seen at a function on the evening of April 22.
Police support officer convicted of drink-driving
Crashing a marked police ute while on duty 'will likely cost him his job'.
Gangs, drugs, crime: Filmmaker hits out over new TV show Vegas
But collective that helped produce the series defends it.
Mountain biking and manaakitanga in Rotorua
Rotorua back up its boast as the 'Mountain Biking Capital' of New Zealand.
'Heart of gold': Tribute to man killed in Rotorua CBD crash
Jared Gray died in a car crash aged 35.
Closed museum's power generator cost almost $17k in four weeks
A temporary power supply has been put in place at a cost of just over $7000.
'Horrible' manhole accident: Investigation after woman falls in
The manhole cover flipped, trapping the woman until firefighters could help.
Rob Rattenbury: A reckoning is coming over the history of New Zealand
COMMENT: Many will feel ashamed about what they learn, writes Rob Rattenbury.
Playground sabotage: Broken glass endangering kids' fun
The playground on Susan St has closed following regular discoveries of dangerous glass.
Brrrrr: Temperatures as low as -6C as winter looms
It is not just the South Island that has felt the cold this morning.
'We can't sleep at night': Two stores burgled, one the second time in eight days
'We can't sleep at night worrying if they will come again': Shop owner
Man who ordered pizza with illegally obtained credit card information avoids jail
Gemini Dixon pleaded guilty to accessing a computer system for dishonest purposes.
Hawks ready for 2021 tip-off as their big man lands
A 2018 Hawks star returns to the nest ahead of Sunday's match against the Rams