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Video Journalist, Rotorua, NZH Local Focus
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Local Focus: A writers festival beyond white privilege
An article penned in May 2021 for Newsroom by Shilo Kino brings positive change
Local Focus: Breast cancer also hits men and young women
Calling all men and young women to "feel your tits" to catch breast cancer early.
Local Focus: From SH1 to shared zone, Taupō upgrade opens town up to the lakefront
The $20 million transformation of Taupō CBD to create a world-class precinct.
Local Focus: Meet Astro Kid - Tama Kaiatea
William Lockwood is the new voice in te reo Maori and he's only nine years old.
Local Focus: The African call rings out
The launch of the Ubuntu African Society Bay of Plenty to promote connectivity.
Local Focus: Learning from big guns underwater
Significant funding boost for five young budding engineers for World Aquabot Competition
Taupō's $10m airport terminal right on track
New terminal is one of the few major construction projects in NZ on time and on budget.
Local Focus: Breaking the silence - real talk
Real-life stories inspire people through Real Talk .
Five Rotorua students head to US for Aquabots World Championship
Five Rotorua Primary School students head to the Aquabots World Championships in the USA.
'They're going to destroy it': New Zealand's fastest road in jeopardy
Landspeed New Zealand wants to protect a record-setting public-road surface in Reporoa.
Coin and stamp dealer encourages more Māori women to take up the profession
Lois Ion is a rare person. She's just about as rare as her stamp and coin collection.
Local Focus: Howard Morrison Junior takes up the mantle
Howie Junior lives life on his terms but honours his father Sir Howard Morrison's legacy.
Local Focus: Marae renovations bring satisfying tūpuna connections
These builders connect to their ancestral links through construction on their marae.
Local Focus: Taupō needs tourists
"Tough times don't last, but tough people do" but times may be getting too tough in Taupō.
Local Focus: Bird-woman selected for prestigious award
Whiti Hereaka's novel Kurangaituku has been shortlisted for the Ockham Book Awards.
Local Focus: Helping others helps you too
Volunteering Bay of Plenty will launch a new hub in Rotorua next month.
Local Focus: More Māori at 'top' Taupō table
Taupo District Council now has an additional two Māori seats for local elections this year
Local Focus: Ngāti Awa take lead for predator free
A wananga bringing two people together in the predator-free 2050 space held in March.
Local Focus: 'Goth Girl' proves an inspiration
Who is Goth Girl from reality show Gowns and Geysers?
Local Focus: Increasing number of Rotorua boaties warned
Swimmers and boaties are being urged to take care around Rotorua lakes this summer.
Local Focus: Dinosaurs to roar at Waimangu
Giant screens, nature walk, and Jurassic Park at Waimangu Volcanic Valley on Saturday.
Local Focus: Cyclone draws surfers to Ōhope
Many enjoyed the big waves that Cyclone Cody brought this weekend.
Local Focus: Another love book for Rotorua's Sharma
Vishal Sharma is raising funds to write his third book about Rotorua.
Local Focus: Christmas positives for Sallies
The Salvation Army in Rotorua feeds hundreds with their annual Christmas Appeal.
Local Focus: Waimana is on a vaccination mission
Waimana in the Bay of Plenty is on a mission to lift its low vaccination rates.
Local Focus: Wāhine Toa Hunting tells her story
Pania Te Paiho shares a deeper side in Real Talk. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Christmas is a time of giving
Schools and businesses Fill the Bus in Rotorua.
Local Focus: Tauranga women tell their homeless stories
Tauranga women and transgender women surviving homelessness thanks to Hine Ngākau.
Local Focus: Thirty day Diwali draws to a close
For Monisha Sharma, Diwali is a celebration with lights, candles, fireworks and family.
Local Focus: AstraZeneca vaccine may bring teachers back, principal says
Alternative vaccine gives those affected by mandate another option to keep jobs.
Local Focus: Weaving people together
People from across the globe join together in the ancient practice of raranga.
Local Focus: Big surge in Māori vaccinations
A Covid case encouraged more people to get the jab.
Local Focus: Empowering women to succeed
Dress for Success client Demi-Lee achieved success. Made with funding from NZ On Air