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Rates rise could end up 'pricing the middle class out of Rotorua'
Councillor speaks out over rates decision.
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Opinion: It was a red and black weekend in Rotorua, Ngongotāha and Hamilton.
Council reviews consents after engineering sign-off allegations
Hundreds of homes could be affected.
Body down a bank: Two adults accused of murder, teen charged with kidnapping
A homicide investigation was launched after man was found dead.
'Failures' and 'deficiencies': Security company and director guilty of misconduct
'He is not suitable to be the managing director and sole officer of a security company'.
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Old pump station removed from culturally important springs
Changes allow "the sun to shine down on Te Waro Uri for the first time in decades".
Mongrel Mob member drowned in river trying to escape police
Norman Te Rangi jumped into the Tarawera River to evade police but drowned.
State highway pothole plague - the regions with the most revealed
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$10k soccer kit donation puts 'mana back into the club'
'If we help reduce a cost barrier for some kids, that is a really positive thing.'
Two seriously hurt in crash near Ngongotahā
Two vehicles have crashed near Ngongotahā.
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'I've missed dancing': Childhood dancer brings moves to the stage
Poppy O’Neill and Jarrod Collins are having a 'blast' rehearsing.
House destroyed by fire in Ōpōtiki
The house was 'well involved' when fire crews arrived.
Rehab does trick for driver who crashed into mum and kids
Defendant tells court: 'I will never do this again.'
Forty-metre slip: Chokepoint brings motorists to a standstill
Major roadworks are delaying motorists on both sides of Rotorua.
Wheturangihia - A new world of haka theatre
Wheturangihia is a unique Te Arawa production to celebrate Matariki.
Scholarship available in the name of Whānau Ora champion
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Great net built to pay homage to ancestor
Elders have frequently told the story about a long-ago ancestor, Taramainuku.
Opinion: What will be the fate of Rotorua Museum?
Rotorua Museum needs millions of dollars worth of restructuring before it can be re-open.
Letters: A cheaper and effective way to combat ram raids
Opinion: Our readers have their say.
'Fall from grace': Community leader sentenced for role in kidnapping plot
The kidnappers turned up in town on his wedding day with the bound victim in a BMW.
Opinion: Deliberately misnaming, misgendering people is cruel and inhumane
OPINION: Identity change has always been a thing - even in the good old days.
Teens arrested and dirt bikes seized in Rotorua
Rotorua police have launched an operation targeting illegal dirt bike riders.
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'Brain fade': Realtor accused of not disclosing multiple burglaries
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