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Parksyde Community Centre will be buzzing for 21st birthday
The Parksyde Community Centre is celebrating its 21st birthday with an open day.
Fury after Te Urewera huts dismantled, demolished
Work is now under way to strip and dismantle back-country Department of Conservation huts.
Letters to the editor: Stick to the District Plan to solve emergency housing issue
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
Opinion: Alcohol-related harm can be reduced - if we act
We all pay the price when it comes to inaction over alcohol-related harm.
Upcoming symposium to float ideas for lake weed eradication
Lake weed in Rotorua has caused issues both to local amenity and lake health.
'There was blood... everywhere': Police mental health callouts rise
'We're building a whole new mental health system and it does take time' - health minister.
Missing French tourist's friends plead for public help with search as kayak found
A French traveller was last seen kayaking on Lake Rotorua on Monday.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: When it comes to social services, it's results that count
OPINION: It's time to start measuring the impact of social investment.
Opinion: Amazing weekend heralds more to come
Whaka 100 and Annual Tuakana Māori Rugby League Tournament converge for busy weekend.
'It's a starting point': First female Super Rugby coaches have big dreams
Crystal Kaua replaces Allan Bunting, who lead the team to the title last year.
Unclaimed WWII taonga to be returned to whānau
The last 28th Māori Battalion soldier has praised the mahi, but says it took too long.
Helicopter heroes: White Island rescuers' bravery honoured
Pilot: 'It felt that we were doing as much as we could but not enough for people.'
Local Focus: Walter Bakkenes' World of Wonder
Rotorua Museum's single biggest art collection - works by a little-known Dutch painter.
One dead after car crashes into Lake Rotoma
Police and Fire and Emergency services were alerted to the incident this afternoon.
'A fine art': Māori tourism model wins praise from Aboriginal visitors
'All we want is for our kids to walk through life with pride. We see this here ...'
Missing kayaker: Search and rescue teams set off on Lake Rotorua
Police, Coastguard and Land Search and Rescue New Zealand are continuing the search.
Comment: Let's hear it for the Very Good Boys and Girls
OPINION: We all love a Good Dog story.
Therina Oliver uses volunteering as a thank you
A Rotorua breast cancer survivor urges people to support the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal.
Search continues for missing kayaker on Lake Rotorua
A search for the man is focussed around the Mokoia Island area.
'Bloody fantastic': Rotorua on show for Labour Weekend
There was a little bit of something for everyone in Rotorua this weekend.
Kids charity feeding 1500 more hungry students in Bay of Plenty schools
Demand is going up for KidsCan food at schools.
Last hurrah to be celebrated in Melbourne Cup fashion
QE Health is celebrating the Melbourne Cup as part of a fundraising event.
'Out the gate': Whaka 100 returns to Rotorua
Twisting and turning tracks, cheering crowds and champions - Whaka 100 is back.
Felix Desmarais: My Sliding Doors moment
OPINION: Life is a series of choices, and we do our best with them when they come along.
'We are looking at a really tragic year'
Drownings are already over 80 per cent of the 10-year average with two months to go.
'Highly stressful': Hundreds waiting for colonoscopies
More than two-thirds are waiting longer than the recommended or maximum timeframes.
How an iwi-led business programme encouraged sparky to give back
Matenga Hapi, 24, wants to support other Māori into employment.
Afternoon of lawn bowling, barbecuing, networking
Dimple Digital holding Bowls and BBQ to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters Rotorua.
Samantha Motion: Protests trump apathy as climate disaster looms
Opinion: Perhaps 'extreme' protests are needed to snap us out of our cognitive dissonance.
The Premium Debate: Rotorua gone San Francisco way
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say in Rotorua emergency housing hearings.
Weather, roads and what's on: Labour weekend in the Bay of Plenty
Labour weekend has promised visitors and locals alike sunshine and a lot of fun.
'Negative perceptions' blamed for $17m tourism loss
About $17 million in tourism spending has been lost due to 'negative perceptions'.
'We feel unsafe': Rotorua motel hearing told of discarded needles, drugs, public vomiting
"Motel rooms are not places for people to grow up. They deserve better than that."