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Firefighters called to house fire in Turangi
The house was well involved when firefighters arrived.

Kindy making way for new building after 66 years
Central Kids Helen Downer Kindergarten is making a temporary move for a new building.

Good Vibes Rotorua: All you need to know
It has been a wet week but will the clouds clear for L.A.B., Sons of Zion and co?

Speed reviewed at Hemo roundabout days after truck rolls
The truck rolled early on Saturday morning, but no one was injured.

Rotorua captures the attention of Olympic athletes
Local runners rubbed shoulders with some of New Zealand's best this week.

Rotorua Trust invests more than $12 million
The Rotorua Trust has released its 2019/20 financial statements ahead of its AGM.

Rydges Rotorua's third managed isolation hotel
The hotel will be used for isolation from Monday, in addition to the Ibis and Sudima.

Volunteers needed to enhance learner-driver safety
The Rotorua Blue Light programme is appealing for more volunteer navigators.

Bay of Plenty unscathed after Coromandel wild weather
The weekend ahead is looking cloudy with isolated showers.

Preserved sea snails leads to four botulism cases
Botulism is a rare but potentially serious illness.

Letters to the editor: Is lake weed a Rotorua attraction
Rotorua readers have their say.

17 years of work: City's waterways to benefit from $2.5 million investment
"I haven't seen anything like this before," Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick says.

'Frustrating': courthouse upgrade years away
"Everyone onsite knows improvements are urgently needed," says PSA national secretary.

Bay represent! National front bench named
Nearly half of National front bench from of Bay of Plenty.

Expect delays on Te Ngae Rd next week
Multiple work sites will be in place along SH30, between Sala St and Iles Rd.

Forty local jobs created from new $2.5 million Government investment
The funding would go into an environmental programme called Mauri Tu Mauri Ora Te Arawa.

Inclusivity is key: Para swimmers gather in Rotorua
Among those hosted by Te Arawa Swimming was a New Zealand Paralympian.

'The nicest guy you could ever meet': Community gem Sailesh Patel dies
Patel was known as "the Chief Sitting Bull of Ngongotahā".

Local Focus: The Rotorua electorate explained
Big swing to Labour would bring in a new MP for Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hemo Gorge roundabout sculpture a Jonesie Award finalist
The Jonesie Awards celebrate the best of the worst of government waste.

'The best dad in the world': Daughters' tribute to speedway legend after Lake Rotoma tragedy
Hayley and Amber Jarden describe how their Dad would always take them on adventures.

About 230 jobs to be created in Ōpōtiki after Tauranga investment in mussel farm
The processing factory was hoped to be up and running by early 2021.

High school band reunites a decade on - with a twist
Ever dreamed of bringing back together your high school band? These Rotorua guys have.

Weather: 24 hours of heavy rain to batter Bay of Plenty
Downpours were already scheduled to hit the Upper North Island today.

Top Kiwi bands in One Love Festival line-up
There will be a clear Kiwi flavour at next year's One Love.

Letters: Marguerita St plan creates another problem
Rotorua readers have their say.