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ROTORUA DAILY POST

A city dying? Fears Rotorua could become 'day destination'

18 Sep, 2019 8:01am
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A businessman says a co-ordinated approach is needed to CBD homelessness and crime.

Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway (centre) with Cantrabria staff in Rotorua. Photo / Stephen Parker

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New visa process needs to be 'migrant friendly'

17 Sep, 2019 3:08pm
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Shehzad Raja says most Rotorua temporary work visas aid hospitality, forestry, and health.

Candidates took their seats at the front before their chance to speak. Photo / Samantha Olley

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'Our city is dying', businessman tells council hopefuls

16 Sep, 2019 6:23pm
3 minutes to read

Tourism Industry Aotearoa hosted mayoral and wider council candidates this evening.

A young wallaby caught in the Bay of Plenty. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Wallaby numbers 'dangerously high'

16 Sep, 2019 1:00pm
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"They are like giant rabbits that eat their way through native bush."

From left, Harina Rupapera, Norma Sturley and Terry Sturley at Tūnohopū marae. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'Trailblazing': Rotorua marae bans fizzy drinks

14 Sep, 2019 7:10am
3 minutes to read

"The number of plastic bottles collected over a period of time was phenomenal."

A chainsaw bar is the blade that holds the chain on the machine. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Chainsaw bar murder: Tokoroa man pleads not guilty

13 Sep, 2019 9:19am
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Police found a man's body after being called to a serious assault at a house on August 22.

Tania Tapsell presented the 2019 Rotorua Youth Voice Survey findings at the Rotorua Lakes Coucil meeting. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Student survey: Rotorua 'doesn't cater to youth'

12 Sep, 2019 5:00pm
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The respondents, aged 13 to 18, came from high schools across the district.

Swimmers jump from the pontoon at Tikitapu (Blue Lake). Photo / File

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'We have been thrown under the tractor:' Fed Farmers

12 Sep, 2019 4:00pm
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Farmers oppose the proposed changes while the council welcomes them.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Man with drugs, alcohol in blood at fatal crash denied appeal

8 Sep, 2019 10:00am
2 minutes to read

The man hit and killed Reporoa truck driver Ronald "Rolly" Gladding head-on, on January 6.

Tourist bus crash site on State Highway 5. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Chinese tourists injured in crash in stable condition

6 Sep, 2019 8:30pm
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Five Chinese tourists, including a child, were killed in a bus crash this week at Ngātira.

St John Lakes territory manager Leisa Tocknell at the Rotorua ambulance base. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Rotorua tourist bus crash: Life savers reveal 'chaotic' scenes

6 Sep, 2019 2:41pm
7 minutes to read

These are some of the first responders' stories, told for the first time this week.

The scene of the crash on State Highway 5. Photo / Bishal Basnet

NEW ZEALAND

Crash survivor: Bus turned sharply, spun 360 degrees

5 Sep, 2019 6:55am
5 minutes to read

Five tourists on the bus died, two were seriously injured and four moderately injured.

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology student Naomi Lomas is taking part in the Big Sleepout. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rough night ahead for Big Sleepout Rotorua fundraisers

4 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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"I've never done anything like this before," Toi Ohomai student Naomi Lomas said.

Housing Minister Megan Woods. Photo / File

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Released documents show why housing area declined

31 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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The Ngongotahā Special Housing Area proposal included 80 new, affordable houses.

Bill Skelton delivered fresh daffodils in his Austin 7 Chummy. Photo / File

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Daffodils snapped up ahead of Cancer Society street appeal

30 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Today is Daffodil Day.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks with Sunset Primary School students Manaia Taramai, 10 (left), Priya Raethel, 9, and Shadik Tonihi, 9.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Free lunch policy: Rotorua's reaction

30 Aug, 2019 2:41am
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The lunch trial was one of 75 initiatives the Government unveiled at Kaitao Intermediate.

Honest conversations, art, music and the beach are now what keep Tiria Kiel-Vercoe well. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

From a suicide attempt at age 7, to a life 'so worth it'

28 Aug, 2019 7:21am
3 minutes to read

"Since speaking about it, it's like I've been free... every light is brighter."

Rotorua Hospital, the largest in the Lakes DHB. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Lakes DHB suicide figures highest in almost a decade

28 Aug, 2019 5:11am
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The latest figures are the highest since 2010/2011 for the area.

Meth seized as a result of the search warrant this month. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Name suppression for man charged after $36m meth bust

27 Aug, 2019 5:31pm
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The man was charged after a bust in Fairy Springs at 10pm on August 15.

Damage at Rebel Sport Whakatāne. Photo / Katee Shanks

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Apparent ram raids target Bay of Plenty stores

26 Aug, 2019 9:10am
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A report to police said a car had driven through the window and the property was burgled.

Smear Your Mea Day 2019 at the Village Green. Photo / Ben Fraser

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Smear Your Mea Day: Two years since founder's diagnosis

26 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Talei Morrison died of cervical cancer in June last year, at age 42.

Rotorua Cancer Society walking group members (from left) Malcolm Perry, Lynley Perry, Pat Thomas, Anita Delzoppo and Cyndi Willard. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

All walks of life: The comradery of Cancer Society group

24 Aug, 2019 11:00am
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"It's very good support. Cancer's pretty scary. It's a horrible thing to deal with."

Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick (left) and Rotorua Lakes Council chief executive Geoff Williams. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'All of us should feel outraged' by housing area rejection - mayor

23 Aug, 2019 2:16pm
3 minutes to read

This week, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development declined the housing application.

The site owner and developer Martin Schilt. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Housing area rejection: 'I feel sad for the people of Rotorua'

23 Aug, 2019 10:16am
4 minutes to read

"We had the opportunity to do something really good": Developer Martin Schilt.

Police found the dead man's body after being called to a serious assault involving a chainsaw bar. Photo / 123rf

NEW ZEALAND

Tokoroa man charged with murder with chainsaw bar

23 Aug, 2019 10:14am
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Police found the dead man's body after being called to a serious assault yesterday.

Adventure Playground's premises in Rotorua. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Sacked by 'rude' employer: Adventure Playground to pay ex staffer $62k

23 Aug, 2019 9:23am
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Shaun Isaac worked intermittently for the business between 2013 and 2017.

Rotorua Taxi Society chairman George Melrose. Photo / Ben Fraser

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Both excitement and despair over Uber's Rotorua news

22 Aug, 2019 2:40pm
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Rotorua is one of six new cities in New Zealand that will soon have Uber ride services.

Tiny and Lynley Deane, with some of Freedom Furniture's donated items. Photo / Samantha Olley

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Furniture donated for homeless 'pretty awesome'

22 Aug, 2019 7:00am
2 minutes to read

Freedom Furniture donated two large storage units worth of new items, and more is coming.

Voting ballot boxes in New Zealand. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Call to vote: Hopes for higher Māori turnout

20 Aug, 2019 4:48pm
3 minutes to read

"People don't realise how the results affect their own pocket at a local level".

Whakarewarewa School students tuck in to hot meals from KidsCan. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'There's no stigma': KidsCan's hot lunches warmly received

20 Aug, 2019 9:00am
2 minutes to read

KidsCan has more than doubled the number of hot lunches it's distributing this year.

Plan Change 10 aims to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering Lake Rotorua from properties in the catchment. Photo / File

THE COUNTRY

Regional council approach chosen over Lakes Council's

19 Aug, 2019 6:50pm
5 minutes to read

Federated Farmers hailed the decision as a "slam dunk".

The Lakes District Health Board was faced with 10 strikes in the first five months of the year. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Ten strikes in five months hit DHB and patients

19 Aug, 2019 6:00am
5 minutes to read

Lakes DHB was affected by strike action by midwives, anaesthetic technicians and doctors.

Polly Delfim and Rawiri Bhana perform at Harcourts Dancing for Hospice. Photo / File

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'I am flattered': Hospice dancer picked for competitions

17 Aug, 2019 10:00am
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"After performing in front of 2100 people, I have realised I can do a lot more ..."

Voting forms will start to arrive from September 20. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Election 2019: 'Last minute rush' lengthens local body lists

17 Aug, 2019 6:00am
4 minutes to read

Voting forms will start to arrive from September 20.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Election 2019: Nominations for local bodies close

16 Aug, 2019 12:01pm
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Voting forms will start to arrive from September 20.

Sunset Primary School pupils with their new sports gear (clockwise from left) Zacharius Mita, 9, Micky Mase, 11, Logan Mihaka, 8, Lexus Barlow, 6, and Nadine Mason, 6. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Equity programme leaving nobody out at Sunset School

16 Aug, 2019 7:00am
4 minutes to read

"The top priority is the kids' wellbeing - that they aren't missing out."

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks in Rotorua. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

PM's takes on Rotorua's deprivation and roading pressures

15 Aug, 2019 7:59pm
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The Prime Minister answered questions about Rotorua's deprivation and roading issues.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was shown inside the closed Rotorua Museum. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua Museum $20m: 'We can now start the rebuild'

14 Aug, 2019 4:42pm
6 minutes to read

Central government's contribution now brings the total secured funding to $51.1m.

Constable Kennedy Wilson (left) and Denley Tarplett of the New Zealand Police, at the first buy-back event. Photo / Ben Fraser

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Gun buy-back: 'Accepting' attitude shown

12 Aug, 2019 9:00am
3 minutes to read

"Once they see the system and the process they go through, it is fair and transparent".

Winners Kristina Crouch and Kereti Rautangata perform at the Harcourts Dancing for Hospice. Photo / Andrew Warner

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First sold-out crowd lifts Harcourts Dancing for Hospice

12 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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About 2100 people donned their sequins and bow ties for Saturday's spectacle.

They later discovered their exterior switchboard had been opened and the power turned off. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Couple's power, security lights cut by suspected burglar

11 Aug, 2019 2:53pm
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They later discovered their exterior switchboard had been opened and the power turned off.

Fordlands community meeting at Sunset Primary. Photo / Samantha Olley

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Fordlands residents rally behind buses and playgrounds

10 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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"There was an amazing response last year and that seems to have continued through ..."

Tiny Deane, of Visions of a Helping Hand. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Tearful support for Tiny Deane at innovation festival closure

9 Aug, 2019 5:00pm
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The Visions of a Helping Hand founder was the closing keynote speaker.

Toi Te Ora's Rotorua office on Amohau St. Photo / Samantha Olley

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Toi Te Ora seeks changes to protect rural, low income, whānau

8 Aug, 2019 7:00am
3 minutes to read

Toi Te Ora sought four changes to the Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Bill.

Te Urunga o Kea spokesperson Nicki Douglas (right) and Te Arawa River Iwi Trust chief executive Eugene Berryman-Kamp, are among dozens of the group's members listed on the submission. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Te Arawa Climate Change Working Group calls for Government to protect mokopuna

7 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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"An impending crisis affecting our way of life is upon us and we must seek a new way".

Annah Stretton meets attendees after opening the festival. Photo / Samantha Olley

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Fashion designer opens Rotorua Innovation Festival in style

6 Aug, 2019 10:00am
3 minutes to read

"It is hard to move us on from doubt... but we need to stop applying normals."

Blaithin Page was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court in May. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Surgeon appeals conviction for careless driving causing death

5 Aug, 2019 3:56pm
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Blaithin Page was driving to work last year when she collided with an elderly woman.

Solo mother Rena Huriwai. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua solo parents top those getting long-term support

5 Aug, 2019 7:21am
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An average of 1368 clients received sole parent support payments in Rotorua.

Age Concern Rotorua manager Rory O'Rourke. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Elderly and homeless: Calls for more pensioner housing as rental crisis hits

26 Jul, 2019 3:57pm
6 minutes to read

Bruce Taft is one of a number of elderly in emergency housing in the Bay of Plenty.

Rotorua inventor Roger Gough with his microbubble nozzle technology. Photo / Gavin Ogden

THE COUNTRY

Microbubbles leaving dairy sheds 'clean as a whistle', for less

22 Jul, 2019 12:18pm
4 minutes to read

New gadget to significantly lower milk production costs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police at the murder scene in Ngakuru in November. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

'I have murdered my wife': Killer's shocking call to police

22 Jul, 2019 7:01am
4 minutes to read

On Friday, Michael Douthett, 58, pleaded guilty to murdering his wife last November.

Some spectators arrived early for the curtain raiser. Photo / Supplied

ROTORUA DAILY POST | Sport

Rotorua abuzz for Māori All Blacks, Fiji clash

20 Jul, 2019 7:12pm
2 minutes to read

"They have everything to play for and nothing to lose".

A Rotorua Fijian cultural group. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Ahurei Pasifika loud and proud for rugby clash

20 Jul, 2019 3:48pm
2 minutes to read

"We always love to bring our motherland to our new homeland".

Ian and Jyl Morrison from Sport of Kings Motel and Kings on Peace. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Businesses ready for rugby fan influx

20 Jul, 2019 7:00am
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"It will be busy I am sure of that," Rotorua Taxi Society chair George Melrose said.

Eugenie Sage's funding announcement and visit to Scion. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

$480,000 granted for waste minimisation research at Scion

18 Jul, 2019 3:00pm
3 minutes to read

"We know New Zealanders want to see less single use plastic waste," Sage said.

NEW ZEALAND

103-year-old Rotorua veteran laid to rest

18 Jul, 2019 5:53am
4 minutes to read

John Woods lived independently until moving into a rest home last year.

NEW ZEALAND

Teen deemed insane when he stabbed stepmother, judge rules

17 Jul, 2019 1:39pm
4 minutes to read

'Mr Rawson said he was aiming for [his stepmother's] eye, neck and heart.'

Library director Jane Gilbert has retired. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'Every day is different' - closing book on 30-year career

16 Jul, 2019 8:00am
4 minutes to read

Jane Gilbert has retired from being a librarian, a job she's held since she was 17.

Joe and Esther Nagera hang decorations. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Fijian community 'super chuffed' ahead of team's arrival

15 Jul, 2019 8:00pm
3 minutes to read

'We couldn't get closer to home than that.'

An aerial view of Scion Crown Research Institute in Rotorua, taken in 2013. Photo / File

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Scion forecast to go into debt within 12 months

15 Jul, 2019 9:34am
3 minutes to read

Chief executive Dr Julian Elder said Scion's net debt forecast was $1.7m at June 30, 2020.

NEW ZEALAND

Tears in court as man admits murder of wife

12 Jul, 2019 2:22pm
2 minutes to read

Michael Edward Douthett, 58, will be sentenced next month.

The Black Power and Mongrel Mob gang patches. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Black Power member jailed for role in funeral riot

12 Jul, 2019 2:00pm
3 minutes to read

The funeral procession involved about 150 vehicles and more than 200 Mongrel Mob members.