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Top singers to star in musical depicting growing up in Rotorua
"While we had nothing, when we came together to sing, we had everything."

Interactive: Auckland rentals more expensive in South and North, cheaper in East
New rentals are more expensive in South Auckland and the North Shore.

$36m Rotorua drug bust 'biggest we've had in the Bay': Police chief
A Rotorua man was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply.

Māori youth inspired by health career pathway event
About 50 Bay of Plenty rangatahi were at the event at Toi Ohomai-Mokoia campus.

Tūroa ski field partly reopens after 'significant avalanche'
Tūroa skifield has reopened after a "significant avalanche" closed it this morning.

'Despicable' principal slept naked with students
Former Rotorua principal Uenuku Fairhall's actions on school trip "despicable".

Local Focus: Remote controlled magpies used to save our native falcon
Most injuries to falcons caused by deliberate shooting. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Remote controlled magpies used to save our native falcon
Most injuries to falcons caused by deliberate shooting. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Edgecumbe programme set to help 2000 New Zealanders
Young New Zealanders will be helped into work and training through Mana in Mahi.

Government invests $20m to help reopen Rotorua Museum
The building closed in 2016. It is hoped it will create 371 additional jobs when reopened.

Teaching guide helps inform early childhood education cultural practices
Ngāti Rangiwewehi tupuna is guiding early childhood teachers through a new book.

Answers sought after ambulance skips hospital, goes straight to funeral home
Family of Gavin Sadlier looking for answers after death in ambulance en route to hospital.

Couple's power, security lights cut by suspected burglar
They later discovered their exterior switchboard had been opened and the power turned off.

Future of education at stake: Rotorua principals voice their concerns
"Principals aren't going to want to be principals," Rotorua Principals' Assoc pres says.

Fire crews battle Bay of Plenty house blaze
Brigades from all across the Eastern Bay of Plenty rushed to the scene

Local Focus: 23-year-old council candidate says life experience isn't everything
Rotorua Council is not demographically representative. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Pedestrian critically injured near Atiamuri
Pedestrian airlifted to hospital in critical condition.

House fire hero: 'I put the hose through the cat door'
The police and a fire investigator were on scene this afternoon.

Maketū murder accused weeps in court as trial date set
The man accused of murdering a Maketū toddler sat weeping in Tauranga court today.

Boys' high scoop top spots at Chinese speech competition
Rotorua Boys' High School has impressed at a national speech and drama competition.

Surgeon appeals conviction for careless driving causing death
Blaithin Page was driving to work last year when she collided with an elderly woman.

Antarctic blast hits Bay of Plenty, snow falls in Mamaku near Rotorua
Snow falls in Rotorua.

All accounted for following Kaingaroa house fire
Fire crews headed to Kaingaroa in the Bay of Plenty to a house fire.

Car rolls, seriously injuring two people near Whakatāne
One of the cars involved have fled.

SBW gets big pass mark in latest test to prove World Cup readiness
All Black Sonny Bill Williams got valuable game time under his belt for Counties Manukau.

Sick Rotorua mum battles cancer for third time
National has revealed on Sunday it would fund $200 million to cancer treatment.

Council not dealing with growth
Candidate Ryan Gray questions some council decisions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Council not dealing with growth
Candidate Ryan Gray questions some council decisions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.