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Elderly man robbed after leaving house without pants
Two men have been sentenced for the attack.
'Step of faith': Work to start on 86 new homes at former failed site
The prices would sit in and around the average current Rotorua house value.
'The woman with the heart of gold': Ani Rolfe farewelled
The "woman with the heart of gold" took her final breath on Friday.
Family swear at judge as man who killed his best friend jailed
Carden Soole killed Joshua Michael Louis Copestake on January 4 last year.
'Broke me all over again': Grandmother devastated after thief's sentence changed
The offender's sentence has been replaced with one of home detention.
Roll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school
Principals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.
Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls
More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.
'Archaic': Local business owner slams shoplifter 'shaming'
"It's a shaming tactic that's a little bit archaic," a local business owner says.
Fatal shark incident: Waihī Beach reopens to swimmers
Kaelah Marlow died on Thursday after reportedly being injured by a shark.
Tauranga shoplifters reaching for more 'valuable' items as numbers spike
New shoplifting figures show thefts are continuing to rise in the city.
'Threatened and scared': Rotorua shoplifting cases hit five-year high
New shoplifting figures show thefts are continuing to rise in the city.
Is displaying photos of alleged shoplifters in store wrong?
"If they want privacy they shouldn't do silly things," a local business owner says.
Report finds police 'oversights' in search for offenders who later died
The pair died after fleeing police into the bush at Tongariro National Park in 2017.
'Just heartbreaking': Sudden death of schoolgirl shatters community
Kimalyn Smith-Filipo, 17, died in a "freak accident at home" on Friday.
'Heartwrenching': Driver dies after crashing into house moving truck
The driver had gone through two pilot vehicles.
Watch: One year after the eruption - Whakaari commemorations
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal eruption.
'No winners': Baby's death shines light on child abuse
Top cop gives a voice to the voiceless: 'No one was speaking for baby Karlos.'
Top cop says deaths of Bay of Plenty children will not be the last
The Bay of Plenty continues to grapple with a serious child abuse problem.
'Massive' shark spotted near the Pukehina shoreline
He had been in "complete shock" and continued filming the shark on its journey.
Baby Karlos Stephens murder trial: Jury finds man guilty of manslaughter
The two-week High Court trial has come to an end.
Jury hears closing arguments in baby murder trial
The Crown and defence have closed their cases in the murder trial of Shane Claude Roberts.
Mother strangled other child weeks after baby's death, court told
The defence case has begun in the murder trial of Shane Claude Roberts.
No doubt baby suffered 'significant' head injury, court told
Shane Claude Roberts, 61, is on trial for the murder of Rotorua baby Karlos Stephens.
Pathologist describes injuries in baby murder trial
The jury is being asked whether the accused is responsible for the death.
Mum 'trusted and believed' murder-accused's every word, court told
Shane Claude Roberts has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 10-month-old Karlos Stephens.
From Cape Runaway kid to MP: Rawiri Waititi's path to Parliament
'Democracy has never worked for our people as the majority always rules.'
'Never truly leaves you': Lead investigator in murder still seeking clues
Judy Yorke disappeared from a party at a Matapihi packhouse in 1992.
Complaint about Hannah Tamaki signs on election day
Vision NZ had thought the office signs could stay up, a party spokeswoman said.
Is this the new leader of the Māori Party?
Waititi says it could "naturally fall that way" but he wasn't his party's only leader.
'Elated': Māori Party on cusp of return - Waititi on his lead against Coffey
The final result may be decided by special votes.
Future of Kawerau mill 'up in the air', job losses feared
About 160 people work at the mill, a major employer in the small town.
Hungry and anxious: Preschoolers going without as Covid-19 continues to bite
More than 500 local children are waiting for help from KidsCan.