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Boy disabled after choking on apple at daycare has chance to walk
The $70k goal was exceeded in five hours, making the family's dream a potential reality.
BMX medals round out successful world champs
The 'Super Worlds' proved a successful concept.
Eat Streat restaurant wins supreme hospitality award
The industry acknowledged its own at the awards dinner on Sunday night.
'Massive potential for change': Investment fund takes on housing crisis
'Why wouldn’t an investor choose social good over another investment of equal risk?'
'Falling into disrepair': Demolition begins at Waiwera Thermal Resort
'An ongoing struggle to secure the site against vandalism, which degraded the property.'
Rotorua hapū fits out new papakāinga homes with geothermal heating
The housing is for hapū members currently living in emergency accommodation.
'Close watch': More 'rumbling' noted in area where Rotorua 'mud pot' burst to life
Fresh warnings as cordon adjusted around geothermal Meade St site.
Mum's $70k dream for son left disabled after choking on apple at daycare
Neihana Renata needs $70,000 to learn to walk again after choking on apple at daycare.
A 'good win' if Tauranga’s racecourse stays
Racecourse could stay put provided the land isn’t needed for a new hospital.
Bus driver basher sentenced for 'ferocious and unprecedented' attack
Man's perception of violence 'totally warped', lawyer says.
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Glitzy night: Dancing for Hospice tickets selling fast
The dancers are ready to perform at the biggest show night of the year.
Gang funeral and procession set to cause traffic disruption
Additional police staff would be deployed across parts of the Bay of Plenty.
Raukawa-Tait’s Rotorua election run will take Te Pāti Māori to new horizons
Rotorua local Raukawa-Tait hits the election trail.
'Irreplaceable': The plan to protect Rotorua’s famed but fragile geothermal system
'It is still recovering from our past mistreatment.'
'Absolute horror': Mum's pain after teen becomes victim of sexual offender on Snapchat
He lied to hook up with a teen. A judge has a message for men like him.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait launches her election campaign in Rotorua tonight
OPINION: Why she's standing for Te Pāti Māori in Rotorua.
'Too scared to go to the toilet': Students intimidated by vapers taking over bathrooms
It comes as new vaping rules came into place this month.
Twenty-five hour snow warning for Desert Rd
A cold front is sweeping north across the country.
Rotorua councillors vote to keep reserve previously marked for public housing
Land valued at $2 million could be used to help fill a sportsfield deficit instead.
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'Blown us away': Rotorua business awards finalists announced
'We look forward to a great night of celebrating Rotorua’s successes in November.'
Rotorua food-growing course gives women skills to combat cost of living crisis
The initiative teaches traditional methods of fishing and growing food.
'Sized him up like a boxer': Prisoner's attack smashes inmate's teeth
The victim was wanting to leave exercise time early. Caine Woodmass put a stop to that.
Central Mall ram-raid: Two arrested, mall ramps up security
The ram-raid happened last Monday about 2.55am.
Heirloom cloak put up for auction by Australian-based whānau sold to iwi buyer
Iwi buys cloak put on the auction block by Australian whānau,
Tamaki's march against crime hopes to mobilise 1000-plus
Freedoms NZ leader Brian Tamaki wants to make crime the No.1 election issue
Serial groper breached parole before indecent carpark act
The Parole Board found his excuse for the carpark act 'utterly implausible'.