'Hope it doesn't get too big': Geothermal pool appears metres from home
One resident only lives two metres from where the geothermal pool has appeared.
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Six homeless families in motels to move to new state homes
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Outgoing mayor's casting vote seals proposal to sell Rotorua reserve sites
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Protesters gather outside council against use of green spaces for housing
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Mayoral candidate wants to 'pedestrianise' Tutanekai St
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'Strong demand': $180m retirement village planned for Rotorua
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Students kept cool under pressure in cooking competition
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