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Shiver me timbers! Rotorua wakes to coldest day of the year

Cold and clear weather is across the Bay of Plenty.

Bill before House proposes a new framework for three wānanga

The bill will increase wānanga flexibility and autonomy if it passes.

'Ridiculous': 20 holiday rentals to be without power in school holidays

Business owner Norman Donald says the scheduled one-day outage lacks common sense.

Man appealing rape conviction says he has 'sexsomnia'

Man claims he didn't know he was having sex in his sleep.

Bay state highway labelled 'high risk', but danger question lingers

Two people were killed and 16 seriously injured along stretch of road in four years.

'No-brainer': Council approves Kawaha Point housing plans

The approval indirectly means potentially 86 houses could be built in the area.

Rescue helicopter responds after hikers trapped by slip

Aerocool Rescue Helicopter paramedics spring into action during busy month of missions.

'They would have been better off guessing' - why Kiwi kids can't do maths

Educators say we need to give clearer instructions to avoid overloading children's brains.

Get your hands dirty for a good cause

Greening Taupō is marking a decade of community planting days — with even more planting.

Tikitapu swamped with waka ama hopefuls from 105 schools

1600 paddlers. 163 races. Four days.

Up to 86 homes, new sports field: Council and club consider land proposal

The possibility is part of a potential joint plan with a sports club.

Richard Prebble: Improve education for the sake of our children - and our country

National's focus on schooling is driven by what matters, not by the polls.

National Māori Housing think tank starts in Rotorua

The three-day conference looking at the state of Māori housing starts today.

'It would be great to have him back': Woman's plea after late husband's ashes go missing

Lisa Beamsley has kept the 'sacred' ashes in her car for more than 11 years.

Tauhara College head students have their say

Find out what Tauhara College's head students said about what makes the school special.

Wayne Knox: Māori housing crisis must be addressed at conference

Opinion: This conference has been strategically timed in advance of the October elections.

Critical injuries: WorkSafe making inquiries after incident involving truck

Police were called to an address about 12.50pm.

Red Cross donating $1 million to Wairoa community

Generous Kiwis have so far donated more than $18 million to the fund.