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'It is possible': How this 23yo bought his first home - with his savings alone
'You just have to set a vision, make a plan, and anything can happen.'
Local Focus: Brendan Davis on Candidate Camera
Local school teacher says housing and homelessness are his top election issues.
From 'drowning' to teaching 200: Reo learning tool helping to learn language
Tuterangiwhiu Grant-Cairns decided to do something about a lack of resources to learn reo.
House prices fell $322 a day in August: New REINZ data
"More stock has lessened the urgency to buy'" REINZ chief executive says.
Former Te Arawa leader facing serious fraud charges: High Court hearing gets under way
Te Arawa business leader Roger Pikia's case is in the High Court at Rotorua this week.
Dog left hanging in tree, SPCA appeals for information
The dog was discovered on August 21 and the SPCA has already sought information.
Toi Ohomai associate dean shares language journey as Māori Language Week begins
A Māori educator on how we can make te reo Māori 'a normal part of our everyday being'.
'Absolute nightmare': Alone in emergency housing - a meth addict's road to recovery
'When you're an addict ... in six months' time, you could be in jail [or] dead.'
Uber creep: Woman's scary experience with food delivery driver
'I was so shocked about what was happening, I was kind of a little bit frozen.'
Small Rotoiti island once hotly sought-after site
Near the western end of Lake Rotoiti lies a small island.
Wero to govt policy over data stored overseas
Upholding the principles of Māori data sovereignty is crucial, group finds.
Aquatania working day and night for passport to a better life
Mokopuna proud of helping her kuia into aged care.
Appeal for violent murder of pregnant girlfriend declined
Court has declined appeal by convicted murderer.
Fears 'extremely dangerous' gunman fled South Island on domestic flight
Police confirm shooting suspect is in Hawke's Bay area but is "extremely transient".
Lizzie Marvelly: 'Vulnerable treated like cash cows' - emergency housing makes Rotorua a dumping ground
Opinion: Lizzie Marvelly says the creators of this nightmare must be held accountable.
Candidate claims ex-prisoners relocated to Rotorua emergency housing motels
The Corrections Minister says there is no "pipeline" of ex-prisoners into motels.
'Like something out of The Omen': Roaming dog pack has resident living in fear
After four months of menace, she says she doesn't know to do.
What Rotorua's mayoral candidates would do about emergency housing in motels
One candidate says the city is being 'ripped apart' by emergency housing in motels.
Spring chill: Cold snap across NZ after snow falls in Christchurch, Desert Rd closed
Dunedin motorists were warned to be careful driving on the hill suburbs.
How Rotorua's 'shocking' motel mile is shaping the city's mayoral race
The community feel like the situation is out of control.
'Absolute train wreck': Calls for an urgent investigation into Rotorua emergency housing
Community and political leaders speak out over Rotorua's emergency housing situation.
Felix Desmarais: The pronunciation of 'helicopter' has me in a spin
OPINION: Language reaches across barriers and cultures to our mutual humanity.
Travel agents work long hours as understaffed offices keep up with demand
Some have reported business is better than it was pre-pandemic.
One person dead following crash on Pukehangi Rd, Rotorua
The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.
Whakarewarewa sinkhole: Road repaired and village reopened to manuhiri
Village staff say they are being cautious and looking out for any changes.
Police seek witnesses to knifepoint robbery
Kalah Bar in Ngongatahā was robbed by someone wielding a knife.
Homeless, hopeful and horrifying: Rotorua's emergency housing story
What you need to know about Rotorua's emergency housing situation.
Mum's school pick-up horror: 'She could have wiped us all out'
A Rotorua mother with children in the car describes their frightening experience.
Sonya Bateson: Easier for young minds to absorb new languages
OPINION: Te reo is everywhere. And in a few more years it'll be more common still.
First man ever accused of sabotage appears in court
The first man ever accused of sabotage in NZ has appeared in court.
Half-million loss for luxury hotel in seven-month wait for liquor licence
'It's a luxury lodge, if there is no alcohol, no dinner, we can't run [events] at all.'
Hawaii calls after gold fest in Britain
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Hard pays off for Aotearoa paddlers at world champs.