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Diesel no longer the cheaper option? 'Extreme' fuel cost adds $87k to company's bills
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'Sudden and tragic': Cleaner desperately tries to save driver as water fills wreck
'I immediately started CPR ... I could hear the water in his chest.'
Police find body in Lake Rotorua
Multiple police cars and one ambulance spotted near Sulphur Point.
'We are exhausted': School's leaders say homeless in motels dump booze bottles, faeces
'Take care of our children, take care of what they hear, take care of what they see.'
Bill Pomare's Melbourne Cup dream still alive despite tough year
'I do hope it gets to the point where he will have another shot at the Melbourne Cup.'
'Fundamental flaw': Owner unaware 100 homeless living at her motel
'I beg of you, help us kill off the central government homeless experiment in Rotorua'
'The focus is on survival': Kiwis advised to spend wisely as living costs soar
Public Service Association members protested in support of a cost of living pay rise.
Sonya Bateson: We don't want our children becoming rapists through ignorance
OPINION: Parents should be teaching young adults about healthy sexual relationships.
Whakaari bravery award: Tourism operator goes into liquidation
'You couldn't have aligned the stars any worse for us.'
Divers join search for French tourist last seen kayaking on Lake Rotorua
'Police continue to ask anyone who may have seen this man or his kayak to come forward.'
Tamariki prepping primary schools kapa haka regionals
Primary schools in full flight for Te Arawa competitions.
Documentary on BoP waterways a big wake-up call
Footprints from myriad industries brought into focus.
Chief satisfied after making Tama's nose bleed
The quiet countryside hides the drama of the past.
Forum eyes climate change fight
Rotorua hosted the first-ever Oceania Ranger Forum which drew 180 attendees.
Fury after Te Urewera huts dismantled, demolished
Work is now under way to strip and dismantle back-country Department of Conservation huts.
Opinion: Alcohol-related harm can be reduced - if we act
We all pay the price when it comes to inaction over alcohol-related harm.
'There was blood... everywhere': Police mental health callouts rise
'We're building a whole new mental health system and it does take time' - health minister.
Missing French tourist's friends plead for public help with search as kayak found
A French traveller was last seen kayaking on Lake Rotorua on Monday.
'It's a starting point': First female Super Rugby coaches have big dreams
Crystal Kaua replaces Allan Bunting, who lead the team to the title last year.
Unclaimed WWII taonga to be returned to whānau
The last 28th Māori Battalion soldier has praised the mahi, but says it took too long.
Helicopter heroes: White Island rescuers' bravery honoured
Pilot: 'It felt that we were doing as much as we could but not enough for people.'
Local Focus: Walter Bakkenes' World of Wonder
Rotorua Museum's single biggest art collection - works by a little-known Dutch painter.
'A fine art': Māori tourism model wins praise from Aboriginal visitors
'All we want is for our kids to walk through life with pride. We see this here ...'
Missing kayaker: Search and rescue teams set off on Lake Rotorua
Police, Coastguard and Land Search and Rescue New Zealand are continuing the search.
Search continues for missing kayaker on Lake Rotorua
A search for the man is focussed around the Mokoia Island area.
How an iwi-led business programme encouraged sparky to give back
Matenga Hapi, 24, wants to support other Māori into employment.
Rotorua is a ‘ghost town’ due to emergency housing crisis, commissioners hearing told
Rotorua has become a "ghost town" because of the rise of motels serving as housing.
'Negative perceptions' blamed for $17m tourism loss
About $17 million in tourism spending has been lost due to 'negative perceptions'.
'We feel unsafe': Rotorua motel hearing told of discarded needles, drugs, public vomiting
"Motel rooms are not places for people to grow up. They deserve better than that."
$129k fence and security cameras: Locals take action to protect against homeless, hearing told
"My family are telling me to move out of town."
Iwi networks stronger in wake of Covid
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Rollout of marquees signals wrap-up of a year-long project.
Tour de Koutu has whanau on the go
A whanau affair, from kohungahunga to koeke getting active around the streets of Koutu.
Stories abound of giant tupuna's conniving ways
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Giants once abounded in Waiariki district.