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Attention truck drivers: Stop using our street as a short cut

Tarewa Rd residents are sick of their houses shaking when heavy trucks take short cuts.

Red 'a step backwards': Businesses fear Rotorua could be put into the most restrictive setting

Community leaders fear Rotorua will go into the red setting based on vaccination rates.

Vaccine verifier app goes live, Govt warns there'll be glitches

Businesses will be able to download an app that will verify their customers' vax status.

Man charged after fire at mental health facility

Fire and Emergency NZ were called to a fire at an address on Te Manga Place.

Luke Kirkness: Why do we bite the hand that feeds us?

OPINION: More respect needs to be shown to farmers, especially in times like these.

'Desperate act of self-defence' or 'murderous intent'? Murder trial begins

Defendant accused of murdering one man and disfiguring another.

Rotorua woman on money laundering charges found guilty

The jury has returned its verdict in Paula Toleafoa's three-week money laundering trial.

'He was a beautiful soul': Rotorua mourns rugby-loving man of God

A strong man on the rugby field, a gentle man off it.

Pampurred cats check in and out in luxury

Many cats stay in luxe accommodation any time their fur parents head away.

Jo Raphael: Covid is here, the urgency is real

OPINION: Vigilance is more important than ever now that Covid has arrived in our patch.

Dawn Picken: Thanks to the silent majority

We need to recognise people who are trying to do the right thing each day.

Letters: No rest on pay for vaccinated health workers

Our readers have their say.

Public health warning issued for Ohau Channel

A toxic algal bloom has been detected in the Ohau Channel.

All you need is 'two hands and two feet': 64-year-old Rotorua 'hero' finds work after 100-plus job applications

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Going backwards: University students struggle to move back into the nest for summer

"The problem isn't the people, the problem is an adjustment," a psychologist says.

'Everything went haywire': Top detective reveals career-ending diagnosis

Why Detective Inspector Mark Loper has been forced to bow out early from his career.