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Booze-affected resident owes life to fire hero
A Rotorua man is alive today only because a stranger kicked down the door of his burning home and dragged him to safety.
A Rotorua man is alive today only because a stranger kicked down the door of his burning home and dragged him to safety.
The man who killed up-and-coming Maori leader Hawea Vercoe in a pub assault last year has been sentenced to two years and ten months in prison.
Two men have been charged with kidnapping, assault with a weapon and aggravated robbery after an incident in Rotorua last week.
A gang member is accused of kidnapping and raping a woman who says she was able to escape after drugging his coffee with codeine.
The family of an up-and-coming Maori leader killed in a pub assault are astonished that his attacker has been bailed to live with his family.
The partner of a gang member accused of beating her was declared a hostile witness after refusing to repeat her complaint in court.
The man charged with killing a Whakatane school principal has pleaded guilty to manslaughter today.
Sleep deprived, pregnant and 'overwhelmed' by caring for three young children, Sasha Pene begged a social worker for help.
A 15-year-old ended her life after getting threatening messages from her lover's wife.
A Rotorua family are on the hunt for the "sick" culprits who set fire to their cat, singeing its fur and causing serious injuries.
A man has admitted having a sexual relationship with an underage girl who died two days after he ended the relationship.
A freak accident that left a bike brake lever embedded in a mountainbiker's hand had hospital staff running - for their cameras.