Huka Trapping, Taupō celebrates catching their 500th rat. Volunteer organiser Clyff Harrington demonstrates the workings of the automatic possum and rat catching machine the AT220.
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Te reo action series game changer for producer
First 100 per cent reo Māori action scripted children's drama Te Pāmu Kūmara.

Owner of Te Puke Jeweller on the latest attack on his store.
Rod Pearce, owner of Te Puke Jeweller talking about the latest attempted break-in of his store and the effect of the increased attempts over the last few years have had on himself and his business. Video / Mead Norton

Te Arawa kapa haka group to pay tribute to fallen in Italy
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Rotorua café smokes competition with brisket toastie
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Taupō Strings performs at the 2022 Taupō Winter Festival
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Wāhine rangatahi put names forward for board spots
Four young women put names forward board of Te Tatau o Te Arawa.

Kāhu ki Rotorua: Māori v Indigenous Allstar match to be held in Rotorua
Game will bring two cultures together and widen horizons.

Local Focus: Imagine, believe, achieve
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Ram raid at Fenton St liquor store
The front doors of Super Liquor Rotorua Central had been smashed in and were being repaired.

Waipurukamu Morrison's battle with bowel cancer.
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Business or house? Which are young Kiwis buying first?
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'Historic day' as council committee takes step to return land to iwi
Robyn Bargh chairwoman of Te Runanga o Ngāti Kearoa-Ngāti Tuara

Dj aims for great mix of music, graffiti, culture
Jay Kohunui has 25 years in the music industry.

Carved house Tiki a legacy from no-nonsense ruruhi
Tiki was one of four prominent carved gateways that once protected Ohinemutu.

Teen mum classes still going strong after 20 years
More than 20 years after its inception as Rotorua School for Young Parents, Te Āhuru Mōwai is still going strong in Rotorua.

Dream your big dreams is the kaupapa
"We try to arm them with with everything possible to get them to their moemoeā and become aspiratonal Māori."

Christopher Luxton in Te Puke
Christopher Luxton in Te Puke talking about the importance of the kiwi fruit industry

Local Focus: No ordinary community kitchen
Fine dining on a budget for Rotorua chef's first restaurant.

Fletcher Tabuteau
Former NZ First deputy leader Fletcher Tabuteau launches his Rotorua mayoralty campaign.

Catfish monitoring project takes out Supreme Award
The inaugural Te Tūkohu Ngāwhā Science and Design Fair was held at Motion Entertainment. Video / Kāhu ki Rotorua

Chief had younger brother as partner in crime
Whakaturia is the name of the dining room that serves Tamatekapua meeting house.

New health era for Te Arawa
Rotowhio ceremony marks the end of district health boards and a new direction.

Motion Entertainment marketing manager Narelle Brown
Motion Entertainment marketing manager Narelle Brown.

Rotorua Lakes Council geothermal inspector Peter Brownbridge
Rotorua Lakes Council geothermal inspector Peter Brownbridge told Rotorua Lakes councillors today that the incident was "a man-made event". Video / Supplied

Emotional haka by Rotorua Boys' High School students at funeral
Rotorua Boys' High School students perform an emotional haka at the funeral for Aidan Nicholson who was killed in a crash last week. Video / RBHS

Geothermal activity erupts on busy Rotorua road
Geothermal activity erupts on Lake Rd. Video / Andrew Warner, Supplied