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Stephanie Arthur-Worsop
News Director, Rotorua Daily Post
Rotorua

Stephanie Arthur-Worsop is the Rotorua Daily Post's News Director

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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'Frustrating': Subdivision unlikely to go ahead after 2-year consent wait
Business

'Frustrating': Subdivision unlikely to go ahead after 2-year consent wait

22 Mar 05:00 PM
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Reformed crime boss Billy Macfarlane is proving that his Pūwhakamua programme can rehabilitate hardened criminals
Kahu

Reformed crime boss Billy Macfarlane is proving that his Pūwhakamua programme can rehabilitate hardened criminals

07 Feb 10:00 PM

Opinion: With a 95 per cent success rate, Pūwhakamua should be considered for other areas.

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Breaking the cycle: Domestic abuser turns life around with tikanga course
Kahu

Breaking the cycle: Domestic abuser turns life around with tikanga course

05 Feb 06:00 PM

Pūwhakamua was his last chance at life. Joseph Herbert took it.

'I'll stab you if you don't drive': Woman who kidnapped men sentenced
New Zealand|crime

'I'll stab you if you don't drive': Woman who kidnapped men sentenced

28 Jan 02:47 AM

Incidents happened while the country was in level 4 lockdown.

Getaway driver who ran over co-offender in botched watch heist jailed
New Zealand

Getaway driver who ran over co-offender in botched watch heist jailed

27 Jan 11:55 PM

Christopher Young has 77 prior dishonesty convictions.

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From singer to museum director: Lizzie Marvelly opens up about first six months in new role
New Zealand

From singer to museum director: Lizzie Marvelly opens up about first six months in new role

22 Jan 07:00 PM

Marvelly opens up about first six months as museum director and her plans ahead.

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Māori-owned Kohutapu Lodge launches long-awaited products in time for summer
Kahu

Māori-owned Kohutapu Lodge launches long-awaited products in time for summer

12 Dec 01:29 AM

It's been a tough year for Kohutapu Lodge but the owners are hoping for a busy summer.

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Surviving and thriving: Covid-19 funding a 'lifesaver' for Bay businesses
Business

Surviving and thriving: Covid-19 funding a 'lifesaver' for Bay businesses

16 Oct 09:00 PM

Nearly 1000 businesses have made use of the Covid-19 funding to access expert advice.

'Coward': Murder victim's sister lashes out at Mongrel Mob killer
New Zealand

'Coward': Murder victim's sister lashes out at Mongrel Mob killer

02 Oct 05:00 PM

When the sentence became clear, the public gallery erupted in shouting and barking.

Family bark, shout and scale barriers as Mobster murderer jailed
New Zealand

Family bark, shout and scale barriers as Mobster murderer jailed

02 Oct 07:29 AM

Raymond Jury was found guilty in August of murdering Rotorua man Trevor Rikihana.

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Revealed: How much individual motels pocket from emergency housing
New Zealand

Revealed: How much individual motels pocket from emergency housing

13 Sep 05:00 PM

The top five earners combined pocketed more than $700,000 in the three-month period.

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Stephanie Worsop: Goodbye to 'she'll be right' attitude towards mental health
New Zealand

Stephanie Worsop: Goodbye to 'she'll be right' attitude towards mental health

09 Aug 08:00 PM

Todd Muller's open and frank discussion about mental health will help usher in new way.

Man bludgeoned friend of 20 years to death over debt
New Zealand

Man bludgeoned friend of 20 years to death over debt

07 Aug 12:25 AM

Defendant says friend 'signed his own death warrant for not paying his tick'.

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Locals are making side hustles work. Find out how you can too
Business

Locals are making side hustles work. Find out how you can too

27 Jun 12:36 AM

We ask the experts why side hustles are so popular and speak to four locals who have them.

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Locals are making side hustles work. Find out how you can too
New Zealand

Locals are making side hustles work. Find out how you can too

27 Jun 12:00 AM

We ask the experts why side hustles are so popular and speak to three locals who have them

Trust buys staff Rotorua holiday home to show appreciation
New Zealand

Trust buys staff Rotorua holiday home to show appreciation

07 Jun 09:00 PM

The trust says it hopes other companies will look at new ways to support employees.

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From the chief executive: Early 'reactivation' of tourism vital says airport CEO
Business

From the chief executive: Early 'reactivation' of tourism vital says airport CEO

07 Jun 02:00 AM

View from the top: Innovative products will help stimulate inter-regional domestic travel.

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From the chief executive: Prioritise buying local and NZ made - Andrew La Grouw
Business

From the chief executive: Prioritise buying local and NZ made - Andrew La Grouw

07 Jun 12:00 AM

View from the top: "We need authorities to be proactive."

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From the chief executive:  Roading major obstacle to recovery says CEO Mark Wynne
Business

From the chief executive: Roading major obstacle to recovery says CEO Mark Wynne

07 Jun 12:00 AM

'It's time to invest in the growth of our region and build towards economic recovery.'

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From the chief executive: Infrastructure investment needed - Tauranga Port CEO
Business

From the chief executive: Infrastructure investment needed - Tauranga Port CEO

06 Jun 10:00 PM

View from the top: Red tape should not delay investment.

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Tourism leaders say collaboration, domestic travel key
Tourism

Tourism leaders say collaboration, domestic travel key

06 Jun 10:00 PM

View from the top: "We need Kiwis to explore their own backyard."

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From the chief executive: International education industry key to economic recovery
Business

From the chief executive: International education industry key to economic recovery

06 Jun 02:00 AM

View from the top: Fourie says our region won't benefit from a one-size-fits-all approach.

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From the chief executive: Innovation and upskilling key to recovery says NZ Avocado CEO
Business

From the chief executive: Innovation and upskilling key to recovery says NZ Avocado CEO

06 Jun 12:00 AM

View from the top: Horticulture well-positioned to help lead NZ out of Covid-19.

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From the chief executive: Use existing expertise to help country recover - Scion's Julian Elder
Business

From the chief executive: Use existing expertise to help country recover - Scion's Julian Elder

06 Jun 12:00 AM

View from the top: Circular economy offers great opportunity for New Zealand's future.

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From the chief executive: Red Stag's Marty Verry advocates for wood first policy
Business

From the chief executive: Red Stag's Marty Verry advocates for wood first policy

05 Jun 10:00 PM

View from the top: Verry says this is a chance to embrace wood first policies fully.

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From the chief executive: Zespri's Dan Mathieson answers key questions about business and our economic future
Business

From the chief executive: Zespri's Dan Mathieson answers key questions about business and our economic future

05 Jun 10:00 PM

View from the top: Demand for region's high-quality products will grow post-Covid.

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Bursting your bubble: How to deal with anxiety about returning to normality
Lifestyle

Bursting your bubble: How to deal with anxiety about returning to normality

13 May 05:00 PM

Thousands of Kiwis will be feeling some level of anxiety as we move to level 2.

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Budget 2020 wishlist: School principals want funding maintained
Education

Budget 2020 wishlist: School principals want funding maintained

10 May 10:00 PM

Principals reveal what they hope to see come out of this year's Budget.

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Work from home, flexi hours make up new face of businesses
New Zealand

Work from home, flexi hours make up new face of businesses

03 May 05:00 PM

Workplaces could look starkly different after lockdown as flexibility proves beneficial.

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Stephanie Worsop: Businesses not to blame for taking up houses
Property

Stephanie Worsop: Businesses not to blame for taking up houses

25 Oct 04:29 PM

COMMENT: There's no quick fix to the housing shortage but something needs to be done now.

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More votes than the mayor: How Tania Tapsell has won over the masses
New Zealand

More votes than the mayor: How Tania Tapsell has won over the masses

14 Oct 06:04 PM

Rotorua's most popular councillor reveals her secrets to a successful campaign.

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'Soul-destroying': Plans for 800 homes announced - why have so few been built?
New Zealand

'Soul-destroying': Plans for 800 homes announced - why have so few been built?

11 Oct 06:00 PM

Subdivisions are taking years to come to fruition. So who is to blame?

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Election 2019: The changing job description of local councils
New Zealand

Election 2019: The changing job description of local councils

28 Sep 02:00 AM

Do you know what your local council is meant to do for you?

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How free te reo Māori classes are bringing Kiwis together
New Zealand

How free te reo Māori classes are bringing Kiwis together

14 Sep 04:51 AM

What are Te Wānanga o Aotearoa's te reo Māori classes like and why do people take them?

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The most commonly mispronounced place names according to locals
Politics

The most commonly mispronounced place names according to locals

11 Sep 09:00 PM

Māori in Rotorua explain how to say the city's place names correctly.

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Proposed zipline tourism venture at Okere Falls to create up to 30 jobs
Tourism

Proposed zipline tourism venture at Okere Falls to create up to 30 jobs

09 Sep 12:01 AM

The venture will also provide free transport for locals and regenerate native flora.

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'I will never forgive you': Family's heartbreak at driver
New Zealand|crime

'I will never forgive you': Family's heartbreak at driver

24 Aug 01:11 AM

Nakeeta Prior, 19, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court this week.

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Should Rotorua's urban roads drop to 40km/h? NZTA thinks so
New Zealand

Should Rotorua's urban roads drop to 40km/h? NZTA thinks so

06 Jun 11:31 PM

Honest conversations are needed if the roads are to be made safer, says the NZTA.

Forgery trial forced to wait 18 months
New Zealand

Forgery trial forced to wait 18 months

16 Nov 01:36 AM

A trial date has been set for Sir Howard Morrison's daughter, Donna Grant.

Woman indecently assaulted by taxi driver
New Zealand

Woman indecently assaulted by taxi driver

15 Nov 08:20 PM

A Rotorua taxi driver will be sentenced for indecently assaulting his passenger.

The Rotorua suburbs that surged the most post-GFC
New Zealand

The Rotorua suburbs that surged the most post-GFC

31 Aug 08:39 PM

What do Lynmore, Utuhina and Fordlands have in common? Skyrocketing house values.

'Fog cannon saved me': Dairy owner on knifepoint attack
New Zealand

'Fog cannon saved me': Dairy owner on knifepoint attack

17 Jul 07:00 PM

Dairy manager Rajat Sehdev recommends all dairy owners install a fog cannon.

Ewe are kidding: Sheep has quadruplets
New Zealand

Ewe are kidding: Sheep has quadruplets

17 Jul 06:00 PM

The ewe isn't the first to give birth to quads on the Rotorua lifestyle block.

Man charged with 2-year-old Arnica Savage's murder named
New Zealand

Man charged with 2-year-old Arnica Savage's murder named

11 Jul 05:00 AM

The 32-year-old man charged with the murder of a 2-year-old at Te Mahoe has been named.

'Zombie' mum exposed children to synthetic drugs
New Zealand

'Zombie' mum exposed children to synthetic drugs

27 Apr 02:56 AM

A Rotorua woman has been sentenced for two charges of ill treatment of a child.

Playground at risk of closure after broken glass buried in bark
New Zealand

Playground at risk of closure after broken glass buried in bark

10 Apr 07:20 PM

A Rotorua playground was found to have broken glass deliberately buried in its bark.

$10m hotel fit out leads Rotorua rejuvenation
Business

$10m hotel fit out leads Rotorua rejuvenation

25 Mar 08:01 PM

Of the $14.3m worth of commercial consents, $10m is for fitting out a new five-star hotel.

Opinion: Investment into Rotorua schools welcomed
Education

Opinion: Investment into Rotorua schools welcomed

12 Mar 03:00 PM

Opinion: It's fabulous to see money being invested into upgrading Rotorua schools.

Video shows student being kicked in the head
New Zealand

Video shows student being kicked in the head

02 Mar 01:00 AM

Police have become involved in a serious assault at a Rotorua school this week.

Men accused of interfering with body elect trial by jury
New Zealand

Men accused of interfering with body elect trial by jury

27 Feb 10:32 PM

Four plead not guilty, while a fifth pleads guilty and is offered diversion.

Accused tattooist had erectile dysfunction - defence
New Zealand

Accused tattooist had erectile dysfunction - defence

15 Feb 02:43 AM

A tattooist accused of violent sexual assaults had erectile dysfunction, a court has heard

Murder-accused woman appears in Rotorua District Court
New Zealand

Murder-accused woman appears in Rotorua District Court

15 Feb 01:46 AM

A woman accused of murdering Tracey-Anne Harris has appeared in Rotorua District Court.

Woman awarded $25k after unjustified dismissal
New Zealand

Woman awarded $25k after unjustified dismissal

09 Feb 07:50 PM

A local business has been ordered to pay one of its former employees more than $25,000.

Struggle to move on after dismissal
New Zealand

Struggle to move on after dismissal

09 Feb 07:48 PM

A Rotorua woman talks about her struggles since leaving Richora Group Limited.

Moving to Australia to find a house to rent
New Zealand

Moving to Australia to find a house to rent

25 Jan 07:07 PM

Rotorua's tough rental market sees people struggling to find homes.

Rotorua teacher shortage at 'crisis point'
New Zealand|education

Rotorua teacher shortage at 'crisis point'

22 Jan 07:00 PM

A school has been forced to pull two people out of retirement to fill teaching positions.

Severe thunderstorm warnings issued
New Zealand

Severe thunderstorm warnings issued

12 Jan 07:21 AM

The thunderstorm forecasted has hit, causing flash flooding in some areas.

10 trees to be checked after deadly storm
New Zealand

10 trees to be checked after deadly storm

08 Jan 06:45 PM

Police will continue to gather information this week about death of local woman.

Teen girl alleged to have crashed stolen police car in Rotorua
New Zealand

Teen girl alleged to have crashed stolen police car in Rotorua

28 Dec 12:05 AM

A teenager allegedly stole a police car, crashing through a fence and into a parked car.

Tragic set of circumstances led to death of Colin McCormick
New Zealand

Tragic set of circumstances led to death of Colin McCormick

14 Dec 02:06 AM

Tragic circumstances led to the drowning of Colin McCormick at Rotoiti earlier this year.

Man to remain in mental health facility after killing wife
New Zealand

Man to remain in mental health facility after killing wife

30 Nov 11:19 PM

Simon Harvey Frank will be detained in hospital as a special in-patient.

Mother's pain after daughter attacked twice
New Zealand

Mother's pain after daughter attacked twice

19 Nov 01:37 PM

A Rotorua teenager has become a shadow of her former self after being attacked twice.

Mother's pain after daughter attacked twice
New Zealand

Mother's pain after daughter attacked twice

17 Nov 07:00 PM

A Rotorua teenager has become a shadow of her former self after being attacked twice.

Fleet murder-accused plead not guilty
New Zealand

Fleet murder-accused plead not guilty

14 Nov 11:31 PM

Men charged in relation to the deaths of Raymond and James Fleet have appeared in court.

First home buyers flocking to Rotorua
New Zealand

First home buyers flocking to Rotorua

12 Nov 06:00 PM

Rotorua appears to be the place of choice for many of the Bay's first home buyers.

'Give us cash or we'll deport your husband'
New Zealand

'Give us cash or we'll deport your husband'

08 Nov 06:00 PM

A highly sophisticated scam took $1600 from a Rotorua woman.

Man jailed for stealing car with toddler inside
New Zealand

Man jailed for stealing car with toddler inside

08 Nov 12:26 AM

A Rotorua man will serve 18 months in prison for abandonment of a child and other charges.

Mum's terror as she hears daughter's attack over phone
New Zealand

Mum's terror as she hears daughter's attack over phone

06 Nov 05:00 PM

'They're still out there': Daughter afraid to go to school after street beating.

Fugitive Maaki Emery appears in court
New Zealand

Fugitive Maaki Emery appears in court

05 Nov 10:26 PM

The teenager who evaded police for three weeks has appeared in court.

Teens feel unsafe after attack by girls
New Zealand

Teens feel unsafe after attack by girls

03 Nov 08:31 PM

Two schoolgirls are terrified to walk home after being viciously attacked this week.

Rotorua man jailed on child pornography charges
New Zealand

Rotorua man jailed on child pornography charges

03 Nov 03:39 AM

Nearly half of the images showed serious sexual abuse of children, including toddlers.

Schools chosen for first police studies course
New Zealand|education

Schools chosen for first police studies course

31 Oct 11:45 PM

Two Rotorua secondary schools are to take part in a first to train future police officers.

Mayoral court case cost ratepayers $63K
New Zealand

Mayoral court case cost ratepayers $63K

27 Oct 04:06 AM

Ratepayers forked out more than $60K to defend Reynold Macpherson's legal challenge.

Principal warns of student cannabis misuse
New Zealand

Principal warns of student cannabis misuse

25 Oct 06:30 PM

Prominent Rotorua headmaster calls for rethink on cannabis referendum.

Armed men were expecting gang attack
New Zealand

Armed men were expecting gang attack

18 Oct 11:55 PM

Three men who were arrested in 2015 during a police operation have today been sentenced.

Coach resigns over assault convictions
New Zealand

Coach resigns over assault convictions

12 Oct 07:00 PM

A high school rugby coach has resigned after his failed bid to overturn his convictions.

Who would buy a sinking house?
New Zealand

Who would buy a sinking house?

12 Oct 07:00 PM

Three sinking houses in Ngongotaha have failed to sell at auction.

McClay wins Rotorua seat
New Zealand

McClay wins Rotorua seat

23 Sep 07:58 AM

National Party candidate Todd McClay has won the Rotorua seat.

Designer Kharl WiRepa convicted of fraud
New Zealand

Designer Kharl WiRepa convicted of fraud

22 Sep 06:15 AM

Designer Kharl WiRepa has been convicted on 14 counts of benefit fraud.

Rotorua man counts blessings after Irma
New Zealand

Rotorua man counts blessings after Irma

12 Sep 02:30 AM

A Rotorua man in Florida has shared his first-hand account of Hurricane Irma.

The retirement village with its own supermarket
New Zealand

The retirement village with its own supermarket

11 Sep 08:00 PM

A new dementia and aged-care village in Ngongotaha is set to open next week.

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