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Rotorua Business Awards entertainment

Business Awards attendees were treated to music from the Highland Pipe Band. Video / NZ Herald

Gullible woman caught with meth-soaked clothes at airport was romance scam victim

The 60-year-old American thought she was to inherit millions of dollars.

'Racist attack' or 'corrosive obsession' on race? 25 areas remove Māori wards, 17 keep them

The Herald’s interactive map shows referendum results across the country.

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Local election results, one dead in Canterbury house fire

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Local election results roll in; Wayne Brown, Andrew Little, Phil Mauger elected. One dead in house fire in Canterbury. Video / NZ Herald

Tania Tapsell re-elected as Rotorua Mayor

Tapsell has been a Rotorua councillor on three occasions and was first elected mayor in 2022. Video / Alan Gibson

One dead after late-night crash in Whangārei

The single-vehicle crash happened just before 11.20pm on Memorial Drive.

Shane Te Pou: My message to Christopher Luxon – stop playing tough

OPINION: Stop playing tough and start showing love for young jobseekers.

Local elections interactive: Find mayoral, election results for city, district and region

Preliminary results for all mayoral, council, community board, and regional council race

Timber Museum's big plan: Putāruru site aiming for top tourist tier

The museum holds rare machinery, including New Zealand’s last intact Crabtree engine.

Small gin makers plot comeback after fight with global giant

The global firm that owns Monster Energy opposed the start-up using the word 'mother'.

'We started dating in secret': Dear Jane attends the Presbyterian Church apology

I was special, he said. Mature for my age. He seemed nervous. I probably giggled.

From pay cuts to power cuts: The perils of crutching back in the day

Union fights, restricted power supply, and rogue sheep — crutching was no easy job.

Letters: People are increasingly resorting to anonymity and violence rather than debate

OPINION: I’m so thrilled the bowel screening age is lowered to 58, writes a reader.

Kiwis turn to freezers and firearms as meat prices bite

Morrinsville butcher Graeme Hodges says homekill demand surged after Covid.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: The protests outside Winston Peters' home were taken too far a long time ago

OPINION: Protests at Peters’ home crossed from activism into harassment.

The black and white wall: Magpies fly into NPC semifinals

The Magpies refused to let the Bulls over the line, winning by four tries to none.