'We're definitely coming back here' Ngongotaha resident says
Ngongotaha residents will return to live in the suburb despite recent floods.
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Rotorua flood clean-up begins
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Mayor and Civil Defence Minister questioned over floods
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Heavy rain creates waterfall in pharmacy
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School closed because of damage to bridge
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'Out of a horror movie': Rotorua wakes to flooding devastation
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Rotorua floods: State of Emergency declared in Ngongotaha
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Civil Defence warning as flooding lashes Coromandel, Bay of Plenty
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Drug raid accused refuses to enter prison video booth
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Bay of Plenty man found guilty on raft of sex charges
A jury has found a Bay of Plenty man guilty of a raft of sex-related charges.
'Zombie' mum exposed children to synthetic drugs
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More accused deny charges stemming from police raids
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