Man tells of road worker shooting horror
A Rotorua man who was on the scene within seconds of a road worker being shot dead near Tokoroa says the victim was found with a hole in his head.
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Roadworker shooting: No shots heard
Police investigating the fatal shooting of road worker George Taiaroa near Tokoroa yesterday say no one heard gun shots.
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Crash family named
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Post-mortem underway on body from burnt out car
A post-mortem is underway on a body found in a burnt out car in forest between Taupo and Tokoroa yesterday.
Vandal punches gran, aged 75
Bob Gabolinscy never realised his forehead was streaming with blood after a group of young men attacked him with a pack of pre-mixed drinks outside his home late at night. He was too worried about rescuing his wife Margaret.