Five-day multi-town MTB event kicks off in Rotorua
350 riders from 11 different countries are taking part.
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Local identities lace up for charity football match
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'Rare human': Tributes flow for tireless 'community champion'
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Gold clam discovered in Taupō, lagoon closed, swimmers asked to take action
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Third-generation cowboy takes out national rodeo championship
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Fatal SH5 Rotorua crash: Police appeal for witnesses
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Police appeal for information following fatal SH5 crash in Rotorua
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Asset-rich, cash-poor: Retirees selling homes and hitting the road
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'Like getting stabbed': Woman speaks out about 'invisible' condition
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Gang shooting: Teen admits opening fire at busy city intersection
He pulled a hood over his face, leaned out the passenger window and fired, police say.
Watch: Flames and smoke billow from Rotorua car fire
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'$84 a week to live in own homes': Ratepayers face 10.24 per cent rates rise
'This is what we want to do – but will you be happy paying that price?'
'Enraged' beggar lashes out at van driver at busy intersection
He told a judge he got a job. The judge said the community would be pleased.
Person airlifted to hospital after crash near Rotorua, road closed
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Jailed serial groper who did indecent act on parole to be released again
Disgraced former senior representative cricket player 'will not pose an undue risk'.
Rotorua to Auckland: Four youths arrested after stolen car spiked on motorway
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'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
“Over the last month, we have seen a maximum of six of these earthquakes a day."
Watch: Why six thieves abandoned this liquor store ram raid
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'It happened so fast': Mum hit by car in a restaurant tells how she survived
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'Chasing rainbows': Home buyers getting fussy while vendors seek 'Lotto win' sales
'I think the market's bottomed out and it is consolidating now.'
Crankworx Rotorua: Female athletes mark major milestone with 'dazzling array of tricks'
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'Malnourished and emaciated': Farmer found guilty in animal cruelty case
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'Immensely sad': Three judges die in one week
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