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Ram raiders make 'massive mess' of shop in 90 seconds
One trips and nearly faceplants in the rush to leave the ransacked store.

Leading entertainment figure trial: Jury retires to consider verdicts
The trial is nearing the end of its 12th week after originally being set down for six.

'Sexual deviancy': Serial groper Jason Trembath jailed again
His lawyer said Trembath was 'wound up' after playing tennis before his latest offending.

'Sold out': Pie eaters taste test duck pie awarded NZ's best
One man has been taking trips to the bakery for more than 25 years to taste the pies.

'It’s a wicked thing to do': Second pohutukawa dying, poisoning suspected
“This is the fifth or sixth tree poisoned like this in the last few years.”

Tūrangi bed and breakfast scores national award
A bed and breakfast in Tūrangi is celebrating nabbing a national award.

All steamed up over new Māori words
Six new te reo Māori words have been revealed at NZ's steamiest industry event.

Taupō thumbs up and thumbs down
Taupō & Tūrangi Herald readers have their say on the week.

Rotorua council decides fate of iconic museum building
'The last thing I want is for this building to become a black hole of spending.'

Two arrested after Rotomā and Whakatāne burglaries, one man still sought
The burglaries happened on Monday morning.

Govt offers historic teacher pay rise in $4.4 billion package
An arbitration panel recommended a 14.5 per cent increase.

Rotorua ram raid: Chocolates, gum and an empty till stolen in five-person raid
'Everything was in an absolute mess.'

Countdown Taupō: A first look at the new supermarket
Some major changes are planned for the rebuild of Countdown's Taupō Central store.

Toa Faneva: Te Pūkenga aims to listen and respond to the needs of people in the regions
OPINION: Toa Faneva of Te Pūkenga responds to Richard Cain's article on decentralisation.

Lightning and hail in BoP as temperatures set to plummet overnight
The weather is set to turn chilly.

Da Vinci book earns author award nomination
Robot lions and horses dressed as dragons feature in the colourful work about Da Vinci.

Recipe: Curried carrot and honey tart with rosemary labneh
Olivia Moore prepares a winter vegetable treat.

'Stunning': NZ's top award-winning pie revealed
The winning pie maker has won the supreme award.

Kinloch golf course: I don’t think there’s a tougher course in New Zealand
Cameron McMillan discovers just how good we have it when it comes to world class golf.

End of an era: Top kapa haka group and leader bow out
Wetini Mitai Ngatai is to retire Te Mātārae from competition.

Lizzo, Kylie lyrics quoted to jury in sexual assault trial
"First and last time I get to refer to the authority of Lizzo in a court," lawyer says.

Rotorua school goes into lockdown
Police say the lockdown was a precaution while they assessed a nearby address.

Candidate claims Labour invested 150 times more than National in Rotorua
But a National MP says the figures are wrong and it "invested significantly" in city.

'I saw red': Gun owner, 72, says new online firearm registry system is too hard
“[We] should be able to go into the police station and register over the counter.”

Limiting the fallout when businesses fail
Opinion: Other countries approach failing businesses more proactively than we do in NZ.

Taupō restaurants named among country's best
Two Taupō eateries named alongside the country's best restaurants.

Whakaari trial: ‘I would have recommended that tours could not proceed’
It is the fourth week of a trial at the District Court in Auckland.

'Absolutely ravaged': Ram-raiders drove vehicle 60m through mall
A ram raid at Rotorua Central mall has left devastating impacts.

Missing woman reunited with family as police praise 'massive' search effort
Family relieved as woman found safe five days after being reported missing.