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Rotorua homicide victim remembered as 'ray of sunshine'

Temutu Ehau was a loved kapa haka performer at Whakarewarewa Māori Village.

Bullet lodged in skull: Young man jailed after shooting at house

'People who fire shots at residential housing should go to prison, bar nothing.'

'Batten down the hatches': Timber industry braces in troubled times

Building consents down from 51,000 in 2022 to 34,000 in the year to June.

Parents outraged as child sex offender released into Pāpāmoa

Offender is closely monitored, living in a supportive home environment, Corrections says.

Work stops as human remains found in Whakatāne

Bones found on Waiewe St site are confirmed as human remains.

'Alive or dead?': Wife's agonising wait after husband vanishes while kayaking

Searchers found his kayak. That meant 'there's a human body somewhere'.

Teen exchange student indecently assaulted by host father in 'gross breach of trust'

The girl came to NZ 'full of hope and fun-filled excitement'. She left devastated.

Four appear in court over man's death at Trigg Ave, Rotorua

Charging documents allege they assaulted the man yesterday – investigations continue.

Did tradie defraud clients, was he simply in over his head?

That's the question a judge is now deciding after a trial in the Hamilton District Court.