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A Rotorua cancer survivor can't wait to give away her blood this Christmas. Emma Short, 23, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in
A Rotorua cancer survivor can't wait to give away her blood this Christmas. Emma Short, 23, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in
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A man convicted of historic sex charges has had his jail term increased after failing to pay court-ordered reparation to his victims.
Murder-accused Quinton Winders has been described as "a bit more Mission Bay than Whangamomona" by a witness who had regular dealings with him.
A young man who deliberately crashed into a series of Taupo power poles, cutting the supply to 630 homes, was upset that his partner was moving overseas, a court has heard.
A French woman is lucky to be alive after she narrowly avoided sliding down a cliff in icy conditions on the Central Plateau.
The hunt for a local hero who saved a boy from two out of control dogs has come to an end with thanks and tears from the 8-year-old's family.
A trial date has been set for the man alleged to be at the centre of an armed stand-off with police at Onepu near Kawerau earlier
A Jeep Cherokee with what appeared to be a new number plate was found by police at the Taupo home of a man with Mongrel Mob connections, a court has heard.
Jurors have today visited the Tram Rd bridge, stopping at the faded hi-vis jacket and blue hardhat marking the spot where George Taiaroa was killed.
A truck is on fire south of Taupo causing State Highway 1 to close.
The parents of Rotorua rower Julia Edward say they are "so proud" of what their daughter has achieved. Speaking from Rio, where they
4.40pm: Albert Wall has taken the witness stand and is being questioned by Crown prosecutor Chris Macklin. Mr Wall was travelling
The mother of a 7-year-old girl who suffered leg injuries after getting impaled on a hook on a soccer goal post has described the accident as scary.
A Rotorua grandmother was able to diagnose her own stroke with the help of some instructions on a pen.
A jury has heard a Jeep was driving so fast it forced another car off the road moments after George Taiaroa was shot dead.
Nominations for positions on the various local government bodies representing Rotorua residents ended today at midday, now the real
Farmer mystified when Jeep refused to pass his slow-moving tractor on approach to roadworks where George Taiaroa was shot.
The other stop-go operator working the day George Taiaroa was shot dead has been grilled by defence lawyer Jonathan Temm about his past.
The truck driver who saw stop-go operator George Taiaroa get shot by the driver of a blue Jeep Cherokee has taken the witness stand. Craig
Cliff Curtis says as a judge for the upcoming Harcourts Dancing With Rotorua Stars he will be looking for contestants who are having
Parents are insisting their tamariki get a Maori education and immersion schools are feeling the pressure.
One of the first people to reach slain road worker George Taiaroa has spoken of the moments after the father-of-four was shot dead.
The brewery that sparked controversy after it featured Maori ancestral legends on its labels has announced it is relaunching its beer
Paymark figures released today reveal Bay of Plenty shoppers have spent more than any other region over the past month. People spent
Live updates from the second day of the trial of Quinton Winders, the man accused of murdering stop-go worker George Taiaroa.
A young man remains on the run after fleeing a youth justice home in Rotorua last night.
Crown argues a road accident a week before killing provided a link between murdered road worker George Taiaroa and the accused.
A teenager is in a serious condition after suffering a spinal injury when he was head tackled during a rugby game in Thames.