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Premium debate: Automation seen as answer to picker shortage

Our Premium subscribers have their say.

Luke Kirkness: It's time we grasped the housing nettle

OPINION: The latest CoreLogic property report provides no reprieve for first-home buyers

TikTok trend prompts warning over potential death

It might be time for parents to create a TikTok account - here's why.

Delighted! Mayors welcome mill expansion a year after potential closure

Mayors tell us what the mill's expansion means for their communities.

Firearms incident on same day as Taupō motel death

Police have released more information about a homicide investigation in Taupō.

Jo Raphael: Find the money elsewhere - teachers shouldn't pay extra for certificates

OPINION: Teachers don't deserve to have to pay more for practising certificates.

Taupō homicide: Police called to motel 40 times before death

Police have been regular visitors to a motel that's the scene of a homicide inquiry.

Little pain, mostly gain: Rotorua property sellers huge average profit

Only 0.6 per cent of Rotorua properties sold at a loss in the last months of 2021.

Lengthy wait for High Court attempted murder trial

Why a man accused of stabbing a woman will have to wait 16 months for his trial.

Loitering litter: Common in areas like parks and reserves

Maureen O'Connell regularly picks up litter when on her walks around her neighbourhood.

'Blotchy patches on skin': Iwi, scientists join to save precious Puarenga

The Puarenga stream has been vacant of swimmers since 2018 due to severe water pollution.

Paul Hickey - Final summer burst, social media challenge, 'Live Free'

Paul Hickey discusses finishing summer with camping, social media challenge, 'Live Free'.

Toi Ohomai charity house sells at auction for $385,000

A charity house sold for $385,000 and profits will be injected into the community.

Local musical theatre opens doors to share opportunities

The Big Open Theatre Weekend is this weekend, and Rotorua Musical Theatre is taking part.

Art promotes oneness of humanity, celebrates diversity

He Kete Kotahi is full of work by people of all backgrounds - artists and amateurs.

Abundance of inspiration for arts students

Top Art features some of New Zealand's top secondary school Visual Art portfolios.