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Runaway millionaire to fight charges
One of the accidental millionaires, Kara Hurring, has appeared in court and will fight eight charges of money laundering and one charge of theft of $6,782,000 from Westpac Bank in 2009.
Labour of love by the lake in Rotorua
More than a decade ago Chris and Janet Watmore fell in love with a lake.
Man in hospital after being shot in the face
Police in Rotorua are looking for a gun used to shoot a man in the face this morning after what is thought to have been an argument with another man.
Father saw 'daughter's blood before his eyes'
Dev Sangha said he saw his "daughter's blood before his eyes" before he charged at her killer in the High Court at Rotorua today.
Charges to be laid over jetski death
Two teenagers involved in a jetski incident in which Rotorua teenager Bishop Thompson died will face charges.
Man jailed for double murder
The man who admitted murdering a Tauranga mother and her daughter and stashing the 2-year-old girl's body in washing machine has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
Fatal teen crash accused named
Name suppression has been lifted for the driver accused of killing 17-year-old Jesse Howe and injuring 10 others by dangerously driving a vehicle.
$1m for some sand? You're dreaming
Sand touted as from the Pink and White Terraces is drawing bids of more than $1m - but there are doubts about its authenticity.
Raggamuffin Music Festival, Rotorua
Photos from the Raggamuffin Music Festival, held in Rotorua on Saturday February 5th, 2011.