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NZ@Noon: Islands that look like 'concrete coffins'
A council's efforts to increase safety on Joll Rd has backfired, and nine months out from the Lions tour, motels in Northland are
NZ@Noon: Rotorua woman puts up spare rooms for homeless
A Rotorua woman makes up three rooms in her house for the homeless, and two sisters with Cystic Fibrosis are named as finalists in
NZ@Noon: App to pay for parking could save millions
Tauranga motorists will soon be able to pay for parking via a smartphone app, and a 350-plus strong crowd turned up for a Mayoral
NZ@Noon: 1500 Bay teachers to discuss funding fears
This month 1500 Bay teachers will leave the classroom to gather and discuss funding fears, and funding will help a water-loving special
NZ@Noon: Rotorua firefighters to remember 9/11
Four Rotorua firefighters will climb 90 flights of stairs to show respect for their comrades who gave their lives during 9/11, and
NZ@Noon: Council seeks advice after another positive test
The Tararua District Council is seeking advice after tests returned another positive reading for E.coli in Pahiatua's water supply
NZ@Noon: $10 million hospital revamp to get green light
A $10 million rebuild of Bay of Islands Hospital is set to get the go ahead, and Rotorua's CBD gets its first charging station for
NZ@Noon: Thousands farewell transport icon
More than a thousand people pay their respects to transport icon Jim Barker yesterday afternoon, and Baxter the industrial robot visits
NZ@Noon: Wide load coming through
The historic cricket pavilion at Havelock North Village Green is moved, and police discover more than the stolen caravan they were
NZ@Noon: Tauranga to get five-theatre multiplex cinema
Tauranga is set to get a huge new multiplex cinema, and more than $3 million worth of items is frozen by police in the Bay of Plenty
NZ@Noon: Girl's stranger alert a mistake
Police have cleared up a misunderstanding in which a nine-year-old girl thought she was offered a ride by a stranger, and Dancing
NZ@Noon: School caretaker of 20 years set to retire
A school caretaker of 20 years will be retiring at the end of the year to take up fishing and golf, and a 12-year-old dancer from
NZ@Noon: Hastings mayor slams two councillors
Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule took a swipe at two councillors for misinformation during the gastro crisis, and a salon in Rotorua has
NZ@Noon: Police seek armed robber
A man with a large knife of machete is suspected of robbing a Mobil Service Station last night, and a Rotorua cricketer who was hit
NZ@Noon: Man thrown from horse at river crossing
A man is taken to hospital after being thrown from a horse during a river crossing, and a famous Rotorua arm wrestler meets his idol
NZ@Noon: How to sell an unwanted coffin
Whanganui flatmates have turned to Facebook to try and sell an unwanted homemade coffin, and a 13-year-old Rotorua girl is setting
NZ@Noon: Hiker rescued after ice fall
Police rescue a hiker on Mt Tongariro, and hundreds of people in a small community go searching for a missing girl minutes after it
NZ@Noon: Bowling club fire before its centenary
A bowling club in Raetihi has been damaged by fire just before celebrating its centenary, and people in Havelock North are receiving
NZ@Noon: Truck fire causes SH1 to close
State Highway 1 is closed after a truck caught fire, and police in Whangarei are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash at a busy intersection
NZ@Noon: Fight to save pool
A fight is on to save a popular swimming pool in Taradale, and volunteers take to the beach to clean up rubbish. These are just two
NZ@Noon: Rotorua stars ready to dance
Dancing with Rotorua Stars gets underway tomorrow for the 20 participants, and a Northland Crown solicitor praises child-friendly