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Dancing for Hospice 2024: Couple’s profile - Trudy Haringa and Roger Schreuder
Dancing for Hospice 2024 couple Trudy Haringa and Roger Schreuder talk to Paul Hickey from The Hits Rotorua.
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Rotorua streams running murky during heavy rain
Authorities are watching local stream and river levels as a heavy rain warning is extended for Bay of Plenty. Video / Andrew Warner
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Small dog fatally mauled in Rotorua
Warning: Some viewers may find this video distressing: CCTV footage shows three large dogs chasing Maltipoo Marley moments before he was fatally mauled in Rotorua.
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Top teen skateboard's hometown dream a step closer
Dante Temara talks about his dream for a new skatepark in Rotorua.
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House fire in Rotorua
Scene of a house fire on Gwendoline St in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
![Dancing for Hospice 2024 dancers - Shannen and Jess](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Dancing for Hospice 2024 dancers - Shannen and Jess
Shannen Lunam and Jessica Millar speak to Paul Hickey from The Hits Rotorua about their dance journey.
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Chris Grinter
Rotorua Boys High school principal Chris Grinter is retiring after over 30 years at the school.
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Joseph Huta
The Venerable Joseph Huta has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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Tayla Brown
Tayla Brown's mum called 111 for her daughter who was having an asthma attack. The ambulance took too long to arrive and Tayla died.
![Rotorua’s BP Connect Fairy Springs targeted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Rotorua’s BP Connect Fairy Springs targeted
Police are investigating a robbery at a Rotorua service station this morning.
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Flooding in Rotorua as Ngongotaha Stream breaches
Video shows the extent of flooding as Ngongotaha Stream breached in Rotorua on Tuesday. Video / Supplied
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Flooding at Paradise Valley Speedway
Flooding at Paradise Valley Speedway in Rotorua. Video / Supplied
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Ray Cook
Rotorua developer Ray Cook says the lack of non-residential building projects is the worst he has ever seen. Video / Andrew Warner
!['Magic light show': 160 drones to light up Rotorua Lakefront](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
'Magic light show': 160 drones to light up Rotorua Lakefront
A drone show will light up Rotorua Lakefront as part of the Aronui Indigenous Arts Festival. Video / Supplied
![Rotorua Aquatic Centre upgrade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Rotorua Aquatic Centre upgrade
Sneak peek inside the refurbished indoor facility at Rotorua Aquatic Centre. Video / Rotorua Lakes Council
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Essjay Bennett
Essjay Bennett, 11, has won the guest designer spot at the Dress for Success Fashion show: Through the Ages. Video / Andrew Warner
![Whakatāne Michael Hill Jewellery raided](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Whakatāne Michael Hill Jewellery raided
A Michael Hill Jewellery store in Whakatāne was raided on Thursday. Video / Supplied
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Rotorua Museum building work to start in June
Rotorua mayor Tania Tapsell on construction work to reopen Rotorua Museum starting in June. Video / Laura Smith
![Where central Rotorua's water comes from](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Where central Rotorua's water comes from
Rotorua Lakes Council water operations engineer Owen Jansen explains the significance of the facility. Video / Laura Smith
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Cricket Nets
Rotorua Cricket Association chairman Paul Wylie is annoyed the cricket nets have been vandalised again.
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Urbano reopens
Mark Solon and Jane Solon inside their newly refurbished restaurant, Urbano Bistro, which reopened this week after a car crashed inside nearly six weeks ago.
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ANZAC Civic Service
ANZAC Day civic service at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.
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Rotorua local reacts to container-like homes
Annamaria Downes at her Kainga Ora home on Ranolf street overlooking the under-construction homes she likened to containers. Photo / Andrew Warner.
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Chasing Colin: Marathon runner has a crack at friend's record
James Crosswell is about to run his 47th Rotorua Marathon. Video / Andrew Warner
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Rotorua’s lakefront blanketed by now rotting lake weed
Rotorua's lakefront has been inundated with now decaying lake weed.
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Burglary at Rotorua vape store
Police investigating a burglary at the Shosha vape store at the Redwood Centre in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
![Resident group Restore Rotorua deputy chairwoman Carolyne Hall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Resident group Restore Rotorua deputy chairwoman Carolyne Hall
Carolyne Hall feels blindsided and betrayed by politicians.
![WATCH: Rotorua tech store ram-raided](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
WATCH: Rotorua tech store ram-raided
The ram raid of PC Hutt in Tutanekai St, Rotorua was captured on an in-store security camera.
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Council public meeting in Rotoiti
Rotorua Lakes Council staff and elected member met with residents in Rotoiti, where discussion was dominated by discussions about a sewerage scheme.
![Rotorua commercial premises ram raided overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
Rotorua commercial premises ram raided overnight
Damage to the front of The PC Hutt in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
![The woes of wool](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
The woes of wool
Brent Mountford, Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty provincial president, says the state of the wool industry is "the pits". Video / Alex Cairns
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'Am I Māori enough?'
Jenni-Lee Reardon has been considering getting her moko kauae for some time and has it booked in for May. She tells journalist Catherine Sylvester her story. Video / Alex Cairns
![The spiritual journey of Tā Moko](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=775)
The spiritual journey of Tā Moko
Tā Moko artists featured at a symposium at Te Puia in Rotorua discuss their perspectives on the art form - past, present and future.
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Fighting for a new skatepark
Rotorua Action Sports Charitable Trust chairman Ryan Gray speaks about the potential exclusion of a new skatepark from the Long-Term Plan.
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Rotorua Lakes Council new chief executive shares views on key challenges, priorities
New Rotorua Lakes Council chief executive Andrew Moraes sat down with Local Democracy Reporting. Video / Andrew Warner