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'So overwhelmed': Rotorua elderly delighted by early food parcel deliveries

There is only one week left to donate to the Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal.

'Worst Christmas': Quiet start to holiday accommodation bookings but some 'optimistic'

Rotorua's accommodation industry is facing Christmas with realism and hope.

Quacking good time: Iconic duck drives Rotorua to higher vax rates

Mum got her first dose so her daughter could go on the duck and won an iPhone 12 Pro Max.

'Double vaxxed': Family lived with positive case for two weeks - and didn't catch it

'I couldn't hug my mum': 11-year-old speaks out about having Covid-19.

Rotorua Hospital reopens for visitors but with conditions

Visiting hours are 11am to 1pm and 4pm to 7pm.

Felix Desmarais: 'Transgender people exist. We are real, we are natural'

Opinion: Parliament supporting transgender rights is a precious, flickering flame.

'Significant delays' on SH5 Rotorua appear to have eased

Motorists are asked to avoid the area and delay their travel if possible.

Luke Kirkness: The housing market is tough but rocks and cardboard are plenty

Opinion: Things are looking grim for first-home buyers but there are a few options.

Cannabis a 'victimless' drug, says jailed grower

The $4.2 million cannabis-growing operation involved bogus companies and stealing power

Letters: Council must cut costs amid 'wartime crisis'

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6597 donations: Fill the Bus exceeded expectations despite 'tough year'

The Hits Fill the Bus appeal collected 6567 donations for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

'Industrial scale': Key player in $4.2m cannabis growing syndicate jailed

Tony Herbert was one of the masterminds behind a cannabis-growing syndicate.

Treewalk's new lantern a beacon of hope

A 9m light installation at Redwoods Treewalk hopes to bring hope for Christmas

Thurston humbled by NZer of the Year nomination

Rotorua has two semi-finalists in the running to be NZer of the Year.

Letters: If I won Lotto, here's what I'd do for Rotorua

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Comment: Luxon needs true-blue leadership, not a political makeover

OPINION: Time will tell if Christopher Luxon has what it takes to take on Jacinda Ardern