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Mongrel Mob murder-accused takes stand in High Court trial
Raymond Jury recounted the night Rotorua man Trevor Rikihana was beaten to death.
Local Focus: Is the law out of order? Waiariki candidates talk about crime and Māori in prison
Waiariki election candidates talk justice. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man bludgeoned friend of 20 years to death over debt
Defendant says friend 'signed his own death warrant for not paying his tick'.
Reasons behind Rotorua CovidCard trial
The Government has budgeted $1 million for the trial of new Covid-19 tracing technology.
Murder trial: Man possibly 'dragged' around lawn while beaten to death
The trial enters its fourth day.
Rotorua MP: Isolation hotel break-in reminder to take matter seriously
A person tried to get through barricades into managed isolation.
Fitting farewell for boy with 'infectious smile'
Jane Oakley-Hudson, 10, died unexpectedly, his schoolmates gave him a fitting send off.
Rotorua Mongrel Mob murder trial: Evidence from now-dead key witness read to jury
The trial has entered its third day.
'A beautiful soul': Kiwi woman killed in Korea remembered
Anna Song, her son Taeyang Rikiti and mother Rose Kim were killed by a landslide in Korea.
'We don't have the right to hit anyone', principal rep says
Education sector reacts to Rotorua disciplinary case.
High-flying NZer and young son killed in South Korean landslide
Mfat and the New Zealand Embassy in Seoul were providing consular assistance.
Mongrel Mob murder trial: Defence pins murder on dead gang member
Crown witness Lauren Eketone took the stand today and recounted her memory of the night.
Food waste-to-bioenergy facility under way in Reporoa
The facility will help New Zealand deal with 327,000 annual tonnes of food waste.
The 79yo teacher censured for slapping a student: 'I'm not known as violent'
Exclusive: Val Cooney, 79, talks about why she wants to keep teaching.
How kaumātua coped during lockdown
"Zui will be like bread and butter" Wiremu Keepa said, after using Zoom in lockdown.
Mongrel Mob murder trial: My uncle was 'screaming for his life'
Mongrel Mobster Raymond Jury is on trial for beating a fellow gang member to death.
Magic defeat Southern Steel in final seconds
The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic earned a last second win over the Steel.
'You speak better than us': Māori man stuns market workers with fluent Mandarin
The man has revealed the heartwarming reason he decided to learn the language.
Teacher censured for slapping student, pushing another
A Rotorua teacher of nearly 60 years has been censured by the Education Council.
Ngongotahā motorcycle crash victim named
A motorcyclist who died in Ngongotahā on Saturday has been named.
'You'll never see me again': Adesanya's plans for life after UFC
Israel Adesanya is well aware the career he is in has a limited lifespan.
Why Beverly Bouma's killer will spend less time in jail
Mark Reihana successfully appeals domestic violence sentence.
Splashing the cash: $38m loan puts Lakefront spa back on track
$139.5m in Government loans and funding has been allocated to Bay of Plenty projects.
Millions poured into Ōpōtiki will create more than 400 jobs
The money will go to town revitalisation and progress on new aquaculture opportunities.
Managed isolation facility in Rotorua put in lockdown
Rydges Rotorua went into lockdown after a suspected case was identified.
Guilty plea: Rotoma crash injured eight, left one a paraplegic
The December 17 crash injured eight primary school staff.
Revealed: The region with 'stubbornly high' greenhouse gas emissions
Overall, emissions in the Bay of Plenty grew by 11.9 per cent from 2007 to 2018.
Tourism boost! Millions pumped into regional recovery
The announcement was made this morning.
Revealed: Rotorua's most common time of day for burglaries
Data also uncovers the suburbs most often targeted.
Stockcar club replaces Confederate flag with new emblem
Members will be getting new flags made after ending their use of the Confederate emblem.
Earthquakes in Rotorua: 'You can hear them rumbling'
Rotorua has been hit by a number of small earthquakes early this morning.