'Collided at speed': Brian Tamaki charged over road smash, elderly woman taken to hospital
Church leader allegedly crossed the centreline and hit another vehicle
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The woman has been transferred to Waikato Hospital.
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'She is at peace now': Visionary Māori health leader dies
Inez Kingi was a matriarch and a visionary. Now the 91-year-old is at peace.
Audacious chief's sons continued their father's legacy
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Tamatekapua was one of the most audacious chiefs of the Arawa people.
Raukura production: Curtains up on high energy musical
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Musical chance to showcase talent of Raukura students.
Champion talker the face of diversity in newsrooms
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Te Arawa kapa haka group to pay tribute to fallen in Italy
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Woman suffers serious burns after sinkhole opens up at Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Village
The husband received moderate injuries trying to pull his wife from the sinkhole.
Father who beat 5-year-old son to death loses fight to get jail term reduced
The father appealed his sentenced on the grounds he didn't use "gratuitous violence".
'Miserable morning': Rotorua liquor store targeted again
It's the second time in two weeks the store has been targeted.
Steamers squad for this year is named
All Blacks Aidan Ross and Sam Cane feature alongside 35 other men in the squad.
Former septic tank driver fined for 'deliberate' discharge of thousands of litres of sewage
The smell of sewage pouring into the Orini Canal made passers-by retch.
Do 'stars' make good politicians?
Former All Black Keven Mealamu is set to run for Auckland Council in the Franklin ward.
Mayoral candidate Kalaadevi Ananda retracts claim she won an Emmy
The newest candidate accepted responsibility for confusion after saying she won an Emmy.
From gang life to farm life: How a ground-breaking employment programme is changing lives
Door-knocking in gang community is paying dividends by getting people jobs.
Raukura Choir competing in Cadenza
The two-day Cadenza competition finishes with a Gala Concert the public can enjoy.
'No alternative': Long-term solution for SH35 could be weeks or months away
'People think it's like the end of the world' in community isolated by road's collapse.
'Not just a game, this is history': Pressure on to deliver for indigenous match
Game will bring two cultures together and widen horizons.
Wāhine rangatahi put names forward for board spots
They are articulate, driven and want to have their say.
High-born twins make epic journey
Numerous stories about what unfolded upon the waka coasting along the shoreline.
'Disappointed': Cricket net vandalism latest in growing list
"We've seen a huge increase in the amount of vandalism we've had to deal with."
BOP to reap greatest reward from Govt promise of 8000 new homes
About $180million of infrastructure funding has been given to councils across the country.
'Made to feel like the other': Why MP wants 'discriminatory' law changed
Rawiri Waititi: "This is a stain on this country's democracy and it's a disgrace."
A speeder, an argument and his gun licence: Why police said sorry to businessman
The man was stopped by police - and three days later he got a letter that shocked him.
David Seymour wants apology from Rawiri Waititi over karaka seeds joke
Act leader says an apology would be the right thing for Rawiri Waititi to do.
'Rotorua as a dumping ground': Four fires in 7 months at emergency accommodation
'The Government's using Rotorua as a dumping ground for people needing emergency housing.'
Death in the air: Hundreds sent to an early grave
New figures reveal just how the Bay's air impacts health.
More elderly taking up funeral insurance amid rising burial costs
Funeral directors are also calling on the Government for greater financial support.
Emergency housing motel manager described as 'hero' during fire
A fire at an emergency housing motel has resulted in one person being injured.
Mask use drops 'off a cliff': What shoppers, retailers say
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'Historic day' as council committee takes step to return land to iwi
The final decision will go before the council, 68 years after the land was taken.