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Precious carved club vanishes
A precious carved club gifted to Rotorua Lakes Council in honour of late kaumatua Mauriora Kingi has been stolen.
A precious carved club gifted to Rotorua Lakes Council in honour of late kaumatua Mauriora Kingi has been stolen.
Most of those injured in yesterday's Tongariro National Park bus crash have been discharged from hospital, tour boss says.
Both the men and women's Counties Manukau teams have won the top titles at the 2017 Bayleys National Sevens. The men's side retained
YOUNG TALENT: Dilan Nanayakkara, left, pictured here in 2013, has been named in the Northern Districts under-17 team. PHOTO/ FILE
People failing to pronounce Maori place names correctly "boggles the mind" of one Auckland woman, and presumably the thousands of people who viewed her online video.
Search teams have found the body of missing boatie Colin McCormick on Lake Rotoiti.
Fire crews will today attempt to dampen "quite a few hot spots" remaining from the large scrub and grass blaze that ignited yesterday
A large scrub and grass fire south of Rotorua is expected to burn into the night, as dry conditions and winds fan the flames. About
Singing superstar Sam Smith has been spotted in Rotorua - enjoying a quiet lunch at Okere Falls Store, according to staff.
One of Rotorua's most revered churches is being considered for a spot on the New Zealand Heritage List. The Heritage New Zealand
The medical condition was described as being something that "just happens sometimes".
RUBBISH: SPCA Fairy Springs Op Shop manager says people have been dumping their rubbish at the store. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 090117sp1.JPG With
ELECTRIC: Councillor Tania Tapsell beside power company Unison's electric vehicle charging station in the Haupapa St carpark. PHOTO/STEPHEN
The total value of building consents in the region is the highest since at least 2008.
The navy, police divers and search and rescue continue to search for a 48-year-old man missing in Lake Rotoiti, five days after he
More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.
Searchers are back out on Lake Rotoiti this morning, five days after a 48-year-old went missing. Rotorua constable Colin Fraser
The Rotorua SPCA has been "flat out" over the holiday period, with the kitten season in full swing. SPCA shelter manager Karen Rolfe
BRAVE TOT: Christopher Cunningham (left), Finn Cunningham, 2, and Danielle Cunningham took part in the adrenaline of Rotorua's Skyswing
A rahui remains in place over a small part of Lake Rotoiti, as the search continues for a man who is presumed drowned after jumping
UPDATE: Police have brought in a special machine to assist them in their search for a missing 48-year-old man on Lake Rotoiti. Rotorua
Yesterday the Police Search and Rescue Dive Squad spent more than eight hours unsuccessfully searching the depths of Lake Rotoiti for the man.
UPSET: Karen Bennett is upset after treasured war medals and the ashes of her cat, Milo, were stolen. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 040117sp2.JPG/040117sp3.JPG/040117sp6.JPGTAKEN:
The man convicted of killing stop-go worker George Taiaroa has appealed both his conviction and sentence.
The shocking state of tyres people are driving on has stunned Taupo police. Senior Sergeant Fane Troy of the Taupo Area Road Policing
DISAPPOINTED: Coastguard Rotorua president Barry Grouby had all of his emergency equipment stolen from his truck. PHOTO/FILE A_020117bf3.JPGBy
The search for the 48-year-old man was officially changed to a recovery operation last night.
A police spokesman said the search by helicopter had been suspended, and the number of boats searching for the man had been reduced from eight to four.
This time of year brings mixed feelings for Cherie Lang. Reflecting back on 2016 it was a fairly good one, but midnight on December