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'Very difficult times': Local solutions as fruit and vege prices rise
Fruit and vegetable prices rose 5.4 per cent in August 2023 compared to August 2022.
Rotorua Daily Post moving from Hinemoa St premises
Your local newspaper team is moving to a new location.
Site picked for building to replace courthouse lawyer once called 'feral'
Old courthouse's conditions described in the past as 'disgraceful' and hindering justice
Big turnout expected for Meet Your Candidate event in Rotorua
Organiser says he will be running a tight ship, with no tolerance for hecklers.
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'Next thing, there’s all these shots': Witness ducks for cover in street shooting
A witness says he saw five or six shots being fired from one vehicle at another.
'Extremely complex': Demolition starts at former QE Health site
Asbestos was present in the building.
First she mowed city's overgrown grass. Now she's tackling litter, a trolley at a time
She says the litter problem is 'massive' and believes it has gotten worse recently.
CBD crime: New inner-city hub will house police, guardians, wardens
Where it will be, when it will open and who will work out of it.
'Excessively low': Questions raised over Waka Kotahi pothole damage payouts
Motorist who fought for a payout believes that agency makes it as “difficult as possible”.
Mum in emergency housing wins Miss Rotorua 2023
The mother battling for a better future for her children has won Miss Rotorua.
Mark Lister: A turning point for the labour market?
OPINION: After a strong few years for the US labour market, cracks are starting to appear.
Woman facing raft of charges after incident in Whakatāne
The woman remains in custody.
IT upgrade costs council about $14.9m more than first budgeted
Rotorua Lakes Council had initially budgeted $3.4m for the project.
'Dazzling' and 'magical': Pageant contestants prepare for crowning night
'I’m excited to see us all glowing.'
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Kāhu ki Rotorua: A connection to the valley
My journey begins back in time when Ngātoroirangi conquered Mount Tongariro.
Trial date for Korrey Whyman’s murder yet to be set
A man charged with murdering a Kawerau mother has appeared in the High Court.
Name suppression lapses for Taupō man charged with murder
The man accused of murdering Brodie Ruatara has appeared in the High Court.
Ngahi Bidois: My Pākehā wife walks in my world and I walk in hers
OPINION: The process of developing of te reo Māori speakers in our whānau took 30 years.
Rotorua kapa haka teams get down to fundraising for national competition
Four Rotorua high school kapa haka teams are preparing to head to Nelson.
Two motel contracts end as emergency housing need falls - but has the issue moved?
Rotorua's mayor raises concerns about shift to hostels, backpackers with minister.
Wairua healing: A vision to connect, uplift and empower whānau
Patua te Taniwha Charitable Trust sat down for a Q&A with Teresa Mihinui.
Kāhu ki Rotorua: The final night of Pōhutu
A dance of identity and connection, a tapestry of history, culture, and personal vision.
Kāhu ki Rotorua: Exploring the battle site of Pukekahu
Travel by foot from the depths of Te Urewera alone is a superhuman undertaking.
'Karawhiua - go for it': Migrants share their te reo Māori journeys
"I started for work. Now I keep learning for the people."
Serious injuries after Bay of Plenty crash
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
Watch: NZ champion golf trio receive haka homecoming from schoolmates
An emotional haka was a special homecoming for the national schoolboy champs.
Reserve may become road for fast-tracked retirement village
The new road would be used for emergency and delivery access to the 280-unit village.
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'Amazing': A 9-year-old cancer patient's description of being alive
He endured more than 100 hospital visits. Now Johnny is in remission.