'Kids are the future' - more support, resources, councillors
One mum says schools need more support to deal with housing crisis effects on children.
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'No plan, no future, no hope': Tourism bosses defeated ahead of Budget 2021
"It's hope that's kind of gone. And we are not seeing any future plan."
'There's very little waste.' Bay of Plenty schools say Govt funded lunches improve attendance and focus
School leaders say listening to student feedback helps to get buy in for lunch scheme.
Lost in mail: Ashes posted to Rotorua end up 900km away
The ashes have ended up at a non-existent Queenstown address.
Rugby player handed lengthy suspension after 'sickening' blow
Incidents included punching, stomping, dangerous tackles, and referee abuse.
Murder trial: Man stabs brother-in-law in fight over noise
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Review of Covid wastewater testing needed - Michael Baker
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Critical injuries: Multiple crashes in region
Emergency services are dealing with multiple crashes in the Bay of Plenty.
What was I thinking? Credit card debt a weight on the shoulders
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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.
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