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Paddlers splash down on Tikitapu for school waka ama champs
More than 1600 paddlers have descended on Rotorua.
More than 1600 paddlers have descended on Rotorua.
'The need is way greater than the actual capacity to service that need'.
Moetū Kaitai was high when she fatally shot Kalvin Kana after a confrontation.
The highway has re-opened to the public with temporary speed reductions.
State Highway 5 traffic moved for the first time in five weeks.
A prolific shoplifter with a methamphetamine habit has been sent to jail.
The road was cleared about 2.30pm.
Local deerstalkers take aim at the Govt for how hunters were treated after March 15.
Forests remain closed due to the extensive damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the route last month.
Some roads, like State Highway 25A, just shouldn't be there, says Chris Hipkins.
Taupō people are celebrating the completion of a $25m upgrade of the town centre.
Waka Kotahi NZ TransportAgency was hoping to have the road open earlier.
Scientists keeping the official alert level of NZ's famous supervolcano slightly raised.
The intention is to have both Turoa and Whakapapa operating for 2023.
Taupō residents are mopping up after a short, sharp deluge on Sunday.