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Girl fights life-threatening skin disease (+ video)

DISTRESSING IMAGE: A Rotorua mum thought her daughter just had the flu. But within hours a horrifying rare disease took hold of the 9-year-old's body.

Chadwick applauds passing of Easter Trading Bill

Rotorua's mayor says the passing of the Easter Trading Bill allowing councils to decide if shops can open on Easter Sunday has the

Rotorua designer wows at Fashion Week (+video)

A towed car, cancelled sponsor and missing goodie bags were not enough to hinder Rotorua designer Kharl WiRepa who says his New Zealand

Children and families 53% of NZ homeless

More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

Father and son rescued off Mt Tongariro

An Australian father and son have been rescued off Mt Tongariro after taking a wrong turn. A statement from police said the 49-year-old

Cricket calamity: The ball that felled me

After being hit in the head with a ball six months ago, Rotorua cricketer Karl McKnight is now back at work full time and looking

Polio can't keep this super hero down (+ video)

A Fijian polio survivor believes his new leg brace has made him a super hero because it is "super awesome". Thanks to QE Health Rotorua

Police release name of fatal crash victim (+video)

Police have released the name of the woman who died in three-car crash south of Rotorua on Sunday. She was Helen Knox, also known

How RotoVegas got its mojo back

BIG READ: Here's how New Zealand's first tourist town has come back from the brink.

More jail time for sex abuser

A man convicted of historic sex charges has had his jail term increased after failing to pay court-ordered reparation to his victims.

Stop-go trial: Accused 'a bit Mission Bay'

Murder-accused Quinton Winders has been described as "a bit more Mission Bay than Whangamomona" by a witness who had regular dealings with him.

Man who crashed into power poles sentenced

A young man who deliberately crashed into a series of Taupo power poles, cutting the supply to 630 homes, was upset that his partner was moving overseas, a court has heard.

Icy plunge: 'She was too scared to move'

A French woman is lucky to be alive after she narrowly avoided sliding down a cliff in icy conditions on the Central Plateau.

Watch: Not all heroes wear capes

The hunt for a local hero who saved a boy from two out of control dogs has come to an end with thanks and tears from the 8-year-old's family.

Trial date set for Kawerau siege accused

A trial date has been set for the man alleged to be at the centre of an armed stand-off with police at Onepu near Kawerau earlier

Stop-go murder trial: Where Jeep was found

A Jeep Cherokee with what appeared to be a new number plate was found by police at the Taupo home of a man with Mongrel Mob connections, a court has heard.