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Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
Opinion: We're in dire straits if we can't get everyone paddling in the right direction
OPINION: We all have the potential to play a part on this waka ride.
'Smashed': String of overnight burglaries at Rotorua shops
Two vehicles believed to be involved were located abandoned on Mangakakahi Rd.
Best of Premium 2023: $140k for five months' work: Meet Kiwis working in Aussie mines
Kiwis are cashing in on job opportunities over the ditch.
So you want a big wedding? Two brides share how they handled ballooning budgets
Post-Covid inflation has caused the cost of some big weddings to almost double.
Mount Maunganui fatal crash brings holiday road toll to eight
One person died after a crash last night at a Mount Maunganui intersection.
Rain records, striking teachers, a home at last: What made news in March
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
Black Caps hit-out at Mount beach sure to wow fans ahead of Bay Oval T20
Fans get to meet some of their Black Caps heroes at a Mount Maunganui beach cricket event
Firefighters extinguishing 'flare-ups' on Matakana Island
Firefighters expected to stay on Matakana Island until the end of the week.
GPs working 'a lot' of overtime to keep up with 'high demand' amid workforce shortages
One Rotorua clinic said it had 'a constant flow of people wanting to enrol'.
Former PM speaks out after vandals target nesting colony of endangered birds
'There was no sign of the newly hatched chick ‘George’ ...some of the birds were missing'.
Best of Premium 2023: 'It isn't easy, but it is possible': 27yo builds her first home
Five years, two jobs and working 70 hours a week later, Steph George is a homeowner.
New toxic algae signs at 40 locations warn lake users
There are health warnings in place for Lake Ōkaro, Lake Maraetai and Lake Ohakuri.
Gabrielle's fury and stretched GPs: What made news in February
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at some of the top stories of 2023.
'Times are hard': Multiple families living together and taking on extra jobs
“When the purse strings are so tight you are having to cut back on food..."
Revealed: Most popular freshwater fishing lake in the country
More people getting out fishing in the South Island compared with the North Island.
'Burning underground': 200 hotspots detected by drones as firefighting continues on Matakana Island
The fire began on Saturday night and burned through about 37ha of scrub and pine slash.
'Plenty of clear skies': Bay residents in for a long, hot summer
A dry summer with “plenty of clear skies”.
Ram raids, a 'radical' idea and rain, rain, rain: What made news in January
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
SH5 reopened after crash near Rotorua
A single vehicle collided with a power pole and lines came down across the road.
From 'preparing for his last days' to planning a 21st: How a 'miracle' drug has changed lives
'It’s just the best thing that could have ever happened to him.'
What NZ's El Nino summer could reveal about great white sharks
'There is a lot of unknown in the ocean,' shark expert Dr Riley Elliott says.
Party like the public service: What councils did for Christmas
Some opted for a Kiwi classic.
Christmas traffic: Two dead after three crashes in an hour
There have been two crashes in the North Island and one in the South.
'Look at what we’ve managed to do together': Christmas appeal sets six-year record
And that is just the provisional tally with donations continuing to pour in.
Freedom from secrecy and shame: How a sex abuse victim has transformed her life
'Now I live a life that I thought only existed in movies or books.'
It's okay to say 'no' this Christmas
OPINION: Putting on a happy face for family and friends can feel like a mammoth task.
'A deep sense of joy': Hana Seddon thanks Rotorua for supporting the Christmas Appeal
"Many tears of relief and gratitude, and plenty of wide smiles."
Santa’s little helpers: Meet the Bay of Plenty workers rostered on for Christmas Day
For some people Christmas Day is still a working day, but one with a difference.
Weekend and Christmas Day weather for region
North Island will be under a moist and humid northerly air flow.
'People go nuts for them': Berry growers ready for a busy summer season
'It’s looking like it’s going to be a great summer.'
Sleepwalking defence rejected for man who raped sleeping woman
Offender led from the dock in tears after hearing judge's sentence.