'Fights breaking out' as 'organised' beggars make up to $400 a day
'It’s the easiest way to get a something when you got a nothing without having to steal.'
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Women are starting to ditch the dye and embrace their grey.
Mark Lister: Is it too late to buy US stocks?
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'Ruins it for generations': Protected Bay pōhutukawa trees felled
The damaged trees at the regional park were estimated to be 20 to 30 years old.
Fatal police shooting: Sirens, gunshots shock ‘tight-knit’ community
Police said an armed man entered a stranger’s home.
'Dark numbers': Fear housing crisis 'normalised'; region with most need revealed
The charity delivers 92,000 food parcels in a year: 'That’s not a flex'.
One dead and two injured in multiple Waikato crashes
Three crashes in Waikato have had serious impacts on those involved.
'Never' been overseas: How students are fundraising for a trip to Tahiti
The school is welcoming sponsorships for the trip, which will cost about $6500 per student
First Māori to play at Wimbledon honoured with global accolade decades later
Dame Ruia Morrison is still regarded as one of New Zealand’s best players of all time.
A good egg: Kiwi chicks 'race' to be national facility's 2500th hatched
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Tiny school's win in fight to protect students from 'appalling behaviour'
The school fought to stop intensification impacting children's privacy.
One day life was 'sweet'. The next, his 'head was gone' - Why he says the system's 'broken'
'Right now, unless you know where you’re looking it’s hard to find help.'
Police fatally shoot man threatening parent and child
Police say the male driver fled during a vehicle stop in Hamilton.
One critically injured as crash closes road near Putaruru
Two vehicles crash in Arapuni.
Large scrub fire: Tourist attraction praised for evacuation, restricted season begins
The Bay of Plenty moved to a restricted fire season this morning.
One dead in Bay of Plenty house fire
The single-storey dwelling was fully engulfed in flames.
Who to watch for in Tarawera Ultra-Trail this weekend
Rotorua hosts one of the biggest ultra-trail races in the world this weekend.
61st Halberg Awards: Dame Lisa Carrington takes out Supreme, Warriors scoop moment
All the action from Wednesday's awards at Spark Arena in Auckland.
'Against his will': Mum says son was ‘forced’ to testify against Mongrel Mob boss
'He would stay up all night making sure no one was coming,' victim's mum tells trial.
'Self-hatred and disgust': Victim in teen prostitution ring speaks out
A Rotorua couple behind illegal teen prostitution ring have been sentenced.
Sold! Buyer of Tiny Deane's emergency housing security business revealed
Why Tiny Deane was given another extension to sell his business.
Police sting targeting commercial burglaries nabs 12 youth
A five-day operation focused on business burglaries, youth and gang crime.
Glenholme fire: Police say house may have been burgled
The house was 'well involved' in flames when crews arrived.
Child killer fights murder sentence, says meth addiction should have been considered
Two-year-old Nevaeh was found face-down in water with two large rocks on top of her.
Rapist on the run in Australia after Rotorua jury convicts him of attacking teen girls
He fled to Australia while on bail but his trial went ahead without him anyway.
Man's last words after being stabbed for allegedly testifying against gang boss
The crown says Eli Johnson paid the ultimate price for testifying against the Mongrel Mob.
He lost his parents and brothers to cancer. Then he was diagnosed
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Fire forces evacuation of tourism attraction near Rotorua
State Highway 5, which had been closed at both ends of Waiotapu Loop Rd, has reopened.
Rich praise for UCI BMX Racing World Cup round in Rotorua
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'Hot as hell': Air Force veteran remembers war in the Pacific as he turns 100
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Homeless man fined $35 by police in effort to improve Rotorua's 'reputation'
'We don’t want to get a reputation as a city of beggars.'