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![Man kidnapped student, demanded money for P](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man kidnapped student, demanded money for P
A student had a knife held to his throat by a man who threatened to cut off his fingers and kill him if he didn't give him $100 to buy P.
![Tears for girl who never made ball](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tears for girl who never made ball
Thousands have farewelled a teenage girl killed while driving with friends to pick up their school ball gowns.
!['Let it go', Louise Nicholas tells former police chief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Let it go', Louise Nicholas tells former police chief
Louise Nicholas says she just wants to move on and wishes the former police officer who handled her sex case would too.
![Cross-dresser jailed for raping bondage partner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cross-dresser jailed for raping bondage partner
A Rotorua cross-dresser has been jailed for raping a woman who took part in bondage sessions with him.
![Schoolgirls' crash 'devastating' for school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Schoolgirls' crash 'devastating' for school
A two-car crash which left five Rotorua Girls' High School students injured today has been "absolutely devastating", principal Annette Joyce says.
![Injured teenagers 'had seatbelts on'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Injured teenagers 'had seatbelts on'
Two teens in hospital with critical injuries after a horror Waikato crash were wearing seatbelts, a relative says. Friends were thrown from the vehicle.
![Solicitor-General to appeal Vercoe sentence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Solicitor-General to appeal Vercoe sentence
The solicitor-general is to appeal the sentence imposed on Isaiah Tai for killing Bay of Plenty regional councillor Hawea Vercoe.
![Mysterious Lake Rotorua foam deemed harmless](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mysterious Lake Rotorua foam deemed harmless
It may look strange, but scientists believe there is no danger posed by the foam coating the shores of Lake Rotorua.