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Blanche Kingdon took every opportunity. Photo / File

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Obituary: Rotorua's Blanche Kingdon worked tirelessly for her community

14 Aug, 2019 5:00pm
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Rotorua's Blanche Kingdon died last week.

Mana in Mahi participant Tipene Van Den Anker walks around Tunnicliffes Timber with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Tunnicliffes co-owner Scott McCabe. Photo / Katee Shanks

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Edgecumbe timber worker thanks Prime Minister

14 Aug, 2019 9:00am
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces more money for work programme.

Whakatāne darts player Sharlene Maru-Habib has been selected to represent NZ. Photo / Katee Shanks

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Success at national champs secures spot

13 Aug, 2019 8:03pm
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Whakatāne darts player Sharlene Maru-Habib has been selected to represent NZ.

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Obituary: Former Mamaku farmer John Cole a man of the land

12 Aug, 2019 10:18am
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Former Mamaku farmer John Cole died last week.

Talei Morrison started the Smear Your Mea campaign. Photo / Supplied

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Smear Your Mea events to be held this month

11 Aug, 2019 10:00am
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Two Smear Your Mea events will be held in Rotorua later this month.

The Green Corridor has been plagued with controversy since it was officially opened in 2015. Photo / File

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Green Corridor and Eat Streat concepts proposed for Tauranga

10 Aug, 2019 11:00am
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Tauranga City Council has proposed two projects similar to ones undertaken in Rotorua.

Whakatane's Jamie Searle, pictured with mum Lisa, has signed a professional contract with English football club Aston Villa. Photo / Supplied

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Goalkeeper with 'monster' frame: Kiwi teen signs with Aston Villa

9 Aug, 2019 10:13am
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Whakatane's Jamie Searle has signed with professional club Aston Villa.

Reporoa local Leanne Maniapoto was disgusted by the mess left around a popular swimming spot. Photo / Stephen Parker

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'Sickening' mess found at popular swimming spot

3 Aug, 2019 8:17am
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Reporoa local embarrassed by mess at Butcher's Pool.

Kawerau's Victor Richmond has been hit with the trifecta of bad news. Photo / Supplied

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Man who 'brings joy' to others hit with trifecta of bad news

1 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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Kawerau's Victor Richmond has been diagnosed with cancer.

24-year-old missing Whakatāne man Joseph Webb. Photo / Supplied

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Whānau hopeful of finding missing Whakatāne man

29 Jul, 2019 4:46pm
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The family of missing Whakatāne man Joseph Webb remain positive.

Incumbent councillor Rob Kent is standing for mayor. Photo / File

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Rob Kent to stand for mayor and councillor

26 Jul, 2019 5:00pm
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Rob Kent is the latest to announce his bid for the Rotorua mayoralty.

Gary Donovan-Dickson and Jenna Donovan-Dickson from The Glass Guys with Ka Pai Kai Rotorua chairwoman Jasmin Jackson. Photo / Ben Fraser

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Generous offers after charity kitchen vandalism

26 Jul, 2019 3:30pm
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Ka Pai Kitchen volunteers have been humbled by generosity of others.

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Quick-thinking youngster rescues toddler from pool

25 Jul, 2019 9:15am
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Ōpōtiki 6-year-old rescues toddler from pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre.

New Zealand Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy being welcomed to Whakatāne. Photo / Katee Shanks

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Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy spends time with students

24 Jul, 2019 1:39pm
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Governor-General Patsy Reddy visited Whakatāne as part of her four days in the Bay.

The Hits Rotorua host Paul Hickey enjoying a cup of coffee. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Top coffee finalists stoked with customers' votes

22 Jul, 2019 7:17am
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The Hits Rotorua Top Shop and Must Dos five coffee finalists named.

Matatā residents Pam Whalley and Marilyn Pearce. Photo / Katee Shanks

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Opinion: Sharing the journey with Matatā fan head residents

18 Jul, 2019 9:00am
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We have walked alongside residents in this saga from the very beginning.

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Matatā property owners yet to decide whether to take buyout offer

17 Jul, 2019 5:13pm
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Majority of Awatarariki fan head residents unhappy with acquisition package.

The aftermath of the disaster that hit Matatā in 2005. Photo / File

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Awatarariki fan head saga: What you need to know

17 Jul, 2019 3:23pm
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It's been a 14-year rollercoaster of emotions for Awatarariki residents.

The scene east of the Awatarariki Stream after the 2005 disaster. Photo / File

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D-Day for Awatarariki fan head property owners

16 Jul, 2019 6:24pm
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Awatarariki home and land owners to find out next step in 14-year saga.

The famed Howard Morrison Quartet. Photo / File

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Howard Morrison Quartet member Wi Wharekura dies

12 Jul, 2019 2:26pm
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The last member of the Howard Morrison Quartet has died.

Tāmati Coffey and husband Tim have welcomed a baby boy. Photo / Facebook

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Messages of joy for Tāmati Coffey and husband's new baby

11 Jul, 2019 5:48am
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Labour MP Tāmati Coffey and husband Tim Smith welcome son.

A condom campaign is needed to help curb an increasing number of people contracting sexually transmitted infections, says a health expert. Photo / Getty Images

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Condom campaign call as STI cases rise

9 Jul, 2019 9:03am
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Lakes DHB now offers a full time sexual health service.

A condom campaign is needed to help curb an increasing number of people contracting sexually transmitted infections, says a Tauranga health expert. Photo / Getty Images

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Syphilis and gonorrhoea on rise in Bay of Plenty

8 Jul, 2019 10:00am
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The Bay of Plenty District Health Board regions has seen a rise in STIs.

Raukura competing in the Te Arawa secondary schools' kapa haka competition in 2017. Photo / File

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Secondary schools regional kapa haka competition on Friday

4 Jul, 2019 5:23am
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Ten kapa groups will vie for four finals places on Friday.

The Mongrel Mob and Black Power gangs clash. Photo / File

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Gang wars in Whakatāne: Brawl erupts over body at funeral parlour

2 Jul, 2019 5:24pm
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A gang clash outside a Whakatāne funeral home caught on camera prompted a fresh outcry.

Alice Waitoa, who runs the Rotorua Car Seat Clinic. Photo / Supplied

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Free car seat checks on Sunday

29 Jun, 2019 3:00pm
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Free car seat checks will be available on Sunday.

Keri and Ryan Topperwien with Moses Mackay from Sol3 Mio. Photo / Supplied

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Tough time of the year made a little lighter

29 Jun, 2019 12:00pm
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Dream Chaser ambassador Moses MacKay heading to Celebrity Treasure Island.

Professionals McDowell marketing manager Stevie Jones preparing for the Sparkle Ball. Photo / Ben Fraser

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Time to sparkle for child cancer

28 Jun, 2019 9:00am
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The Sparkle for Life Ball goes ahead on Saturday night.

On the dance floor at the ball. Photo / Cinzia Jonathan

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Bright shirts and pretty flowers on a winter's day

24 Jun, 2019 5:00pm
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The tenth annual Te Arawa Kōeke Ball took place on Sunday.

Ian MacKenzie keeps the Hemo Gorge tracks shipshape. Photo / Supplied

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Retired vet takes volunteer work into his own hands

22 Jun, 2019 3:00pm
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Retired veterinarian Ian MacKenzie gets as much as he gives through volunteering.

Marie Fry, Adele Linsell and Valerie Jenner are fed up with waiting patiently for a supermarket. Photo / Katee Shanks

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Edgecumbe community fed up with supermarket delays

22 Jun, 2019 9:00am
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Edgecumbe residents are sick of waiting patiently for the supermarket to reopen.

Volunteer Mary Barton with Minnie, the sydney silky terrier. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Canines bring a smile to young, old and disabled

21 Jun, 2019 8:22am
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"For some, seeing a dog will bring up memories of a dog they once owned".

Volunteer for Lifelink/Samaritans Greg Halse. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Three decades of being at the end of the line

19 Jun, 2019 8:00pm
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Greg Halse has been volunteering for 30 years, lending an ear to those in need.

David Cox at a previous appearance in the Whakatane District Court. Photo / File

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Matatā crash sentencing leaves sister of killed road worker distraught

19 Jun, 2019 5:03pm
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Sister of killed worker openly distraught as man responsible was not sent to jail.

Volunteer Sarah Orton. Photo / Stephen Parker

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'Even the best-laid plans can go askew'

18 Jun, 2019 2:00pm
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Sarah Orton volunteers to other volunteers make sure if plans do go askew there's help.

Carol Patterson volunteers for the SPCA, Department of Conservation and Riding for the Disabled. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

For the love of children, animals and the environment

17 Jun, 2019 4:00pm
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Carol Patterson didn't want to be sitting around watching TV when she retired.

Tarawera Ultramarathon founder Paul Charteris (left) says the event wouldn't go ahead without volunteers. Photo / File

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How volunteers keep Rotorua running

16 Jun, 2019 5:00pm
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Rotorua events and organisations rely on the goodness of others.

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'Leave your lights on': Tribute to truckie goes viral

12 Jun, 2019 9:13am
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Tributes have been pouring in for a truck driver killed on SH3 last week.

Baby Royal-Hunter underwent heart surgery this week. Photo / Supplied

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Third heart surgery and only 8 months old

6 Jun, 2019 4:17pm
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Rotorua baby Royal Lemalie-Lewis is one of New Zealand's 'heart kids'.

'His ability to crawl or walk was stolen from Heath the day he was born,' says mum Anna Sutherland. Photo / Givealittle

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'Trapped in his own body': Toddler's family in desperate plea for help

6 Jun, 2019 7:18am
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Heath can't even crawl due to his condition, treatment for one year would cost $660,000.

Sunday's ATM thefts in Murupara may force change in the way banks operate. Photo / Supplied

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Murupara may become a cashless banking community

4 Jun, 2019 3:41pm
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In the early hours of Sunday a stolen front-end loader was used to smash through a wall.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Sacrifices paved the way to honour

3 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Whakatāne's Maanu Paul is included in the Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours List.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'I am chuffed': Ōpotiki's Josie Mortensen QSM

3 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Campaigner for Māori history, art, language, health and education part of a team.

Ōpotiki's Fraser Cameron. Photo / Supplied

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Almost 90 and still giving to the community

3 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Ōpōtiki's Fraser Cameron has been recognised in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

The Dobson women: (From left) Tracey, Nicole, Bonnie and Aimee. Photo / Supplied

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Queen's Birthday Honours: Bonnie's doing it for Matatā

3 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Matata's Bonnie Dobson honoured in the Queen's Birthday 2019 list.

Hikoi for Homeless which rallied for a night shelter a year ago this week. Photo / File

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Hīkoi for Homeless solved the crisis or created a new one?

1 Jun, 2019 8:00am
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Leaders reflect one year on: "There is still so much to be done."

Rotorua MP Todd McClay, (left), New Zealand First MP Fletcher Tabuteau, Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick, and Waiariki MP Tamati Coffey. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua leaders: Mental health funding the big winner

30 May, 2019 5:15pm
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We ask Rotorua's community leaders what they think of the Budget.

Tauranga Sensible Sentencing Trust spokesperson Ken Evans says a lack of deterrents is partly to blame for an increase in serious crime. Photo / File

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Meth and lack of deterrents blamed for Tauranga spike in serious crime

27 May, 2019 5:00pm
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Tauranga's increase in serious crime attributed to drugs and a lack of deterrents.

Honey Comb business owner Sarah Pearson. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Budget wishlist 2019: What businesses want

24 May, 2019 5:30am
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Local business owners share their wishes ahead of the Budget 2019.

Some 2400 bottles were deposited outside Whakatane District Council. Photo / Katee Shanks

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Appeals hearing into water take under way in Whakatāne

21 May, 2019 8:26am
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Appeals into the expansion of the Otakiri water-bottling plant are being heard this week.

Filmmaker and producer Ainsley Gardiner. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Casting team scouting in Rotorua schools

20 May, 2019 9:49am
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Filming of a new New Zealand movie starts in September with parts shot in Rotorua.

Housing First is a collective response to homelessness. Photo / Getty Images

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More funding to help homeless people into homes

16 May, 2019 11:44am
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The Government has announced more money for chronic homeless.

Protesters in Murupara. Photo / Supplied

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Half a dozen people protest water bottling plant plans

16 May, 2019 10:13am
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Protest against Murupara's water bottling plant goes ahead.

The Rotorua Housing First team in the lead up to the launch. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Expansion of Housing First in 2019 Budget

13 May, 2019 4:00pm
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Housing First programme to be strengthened to tackle long-term homeless.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Police responding to incident in Taneatua near Whakatāne

13 May, 2019 1:50pm
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Police responding to incident in Taneatua.

Councillor Rob Kent makes a point during a Operations and Monitoring Committee meeting at the Rotorua Lakes Council chamber. Photo / File

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Rotorua's out-of-town councillor undecided on third term

10 May, 2019 12:50pm
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District councillor Rob Kent has been commuting to meetings since December 2014.

Peter Sheaf caught the marathon bug more than 30 years ago. Photo / Supplied

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Octogenarian returns to Rotorua Marathon 30 years after he first competed

3 May, 2019 6:52am
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Peter Sheaf will be taking on the 10km walk this weekend.

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Rotorua and Taupō junior doctors on strike this week

29 Apr, 2019 3:35pm
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Junior doctors from Rotorua and Taupō hospitals are on strike this week.

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Police appeal for information after death near Ōpōtiki

29 Apr, 2019 1:33pm
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Police investigation into Opotiki death is ongoing.

The winning piece at this year's awards. Photo / Supplied

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Winning works to be exhibited in Masterton

27 Apr, 2019 5:28am
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Works by Molly Morpeth Art Award winners will be exhibited in Masterton.

NEW ZEALAND

Moutohorā Island re-opened for tours after man's death

24 Apr, 2019 9:56am
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Tours of Moutohorā Island had been suspended after a person was seriously injured.

Flowers mark the site where the toddler died. Photo / Katee Shanks

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Council staff hope to meet toddler's family

23 Apr, 2019 4:26pm
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Whakatāne councillors and staff want to offer condolences to family of drowned toddler.