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Can Rotorua hit 'ambitious' voter turnout target?

Rotorua aims for 50% voter turnout in October’s local election.

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'Utterly frightening': Northland woman stung 50 times by wasps

The woman warns others to be wary after she was attacked while walking on Ruakākā Beach.

31 Jul 05:00 PM

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Waikato retirement village wins national award, showing golden ages are 'not a bore'

Awatere resident Pat Stocks, 81, enjoys running the village bar as it reminds her of home.

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Can Rotorua hit 'ambitious' voter turnout target?

Rotorua aims for 50% voter turnout in October’s local election.

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NPC: Tale of two captains and a Magpies NPC dream

Man admits murdering his partner - a crime that was unsolved for five years until today

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Tsunami advisory lifted for most of NZ, Chathams still under warning

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Police locate 'dangerous' Christchurch abscondee

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Opinion: Why New Zealand urgently needs a cultural gifting programme

'Hypocrisy': Education Minister calls out Willie Jackson over private school choice

Can Rotorua hit 'ambitious' voter turnout target?

'Players are hungry': Steamers aim for NPC glory with home opener

‘Huge for us’: Gold medals lift Napier distillery amid tough trading

Waikato tourism sector has reason to celebrate, RTO says

Kathryn Berkett: Learning begins when children feel safe

Rising powerhouse: India's tech boom offers opportunities for NZ usinesses

How NZ business leaders unlocked $1b in China trade opportunities

Singapore's top vertical farmer eyes NZ's agriculture expertise

'Massive challenge': How Valocity transformed India's valuation sector

Opinion: Why New Zealand urgently needs a cultural gifting programme

Kathryn Berkett: Learning begins when children feel safe

Kāinga Ora sells Northcote site to Simplicity for build-to-rent apartments

'Widespread frosts': Temperatures to drop across NZ

Police locate 'dangerous' Christchurch abscondee

Northern Bass, Splore revamp festivals amid economic challenges

'Widespread frosts': Temperatures to drop across NZ

'Hypocrisy': Education Minister calls out Willie Jackson over private school choice

Matthew Hooton: Luxon living on borrowed time as stagflation looms

Tsunami advisory lifted for most of NZ, Chathams still under warning

'Going to kill someone': Second person claims freak injury by rugby crossbar at Auckland school

'Utterly frightening': Northland woman stung 50 times by wasps

Waikato retirement village wins national award, showing golden ages are 'not a bore'

Can Rotorua hit 'ambitious' voter turnout target?

'Players are hungry': Steamers aim for NPC glory with home opener

NPC: Tale of two captains and a Magpies NPC dream

'Unhelpful and unnecessary': No more library late fees in Whanganui

Underworld: The changing face of organised crime in NZ

Police confirm Maketū operation linked to Rotorua death

'Strong and unusual currents' forecast to continue overnight

'Tired and overwhelmed' teen father breaks newborn's ribs, bruises his face and body

'Charming and loving': Friends remember Auckland Airport crash victim

'Widespread frosts': Temperatures to drop across NZ

'Charming and loving': Friends remember Auckland Airport crash victim

'Widespread frosts': Temperatures to drop across NZ

Repeal of 2018 oil and gas exploration ban passes final reading

'Complacency': Civil Defence wrongly slams workers for mowing during tsunami alert

MetService national weather July 31 - August 3

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Seymour resurrects idea of migrants signing NZ 'values statement'

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