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Council staffing changes must stay confidential

Council management say proposed staffing changes will make its structure more cost effective and robust but details about possible changes have to remain confidential for now.

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The alcohol reading of a woman who hit two pedestrians while driving drunk was among the highest in the country.

Editorial: Driver's reason' an insult

The drink-driver who ploughed into three parked cars and two pedestrians, seriously injuring one of them, at a Rotorua market has until July 10 to come up with a better explanation for her horrifying actions on that day.

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How can she remember the lady running out in front of her if she cant remember the crash?, shes a drunk and a liar. Throw the book at the loser and who really cares what explanation she comes up with, shes a loser willing to cause harm to innocent...

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Youngsters took to the rugby fields on Saturday for the start of another term of winter sports. Rotorua Daily Post photographer Ben Fraser was there to capture the action.

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The vegas games were held at Western Heights High School recently organised by the Rotorua District Youth Council and Ira Matatau Active Citizenship Programme as part of Youth Week.

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Defamation claim against Metro magazine dismissed

Defamation claim against Metro magazine dismissed

A High Court judge has dismissed a "wholly deficient" defamation claim against the publisher of Metro magazine and its editor-at-large. The action was taken by Auckland businessman Augustine Lau who blamed Metro's Donna Chisholm for his benefits at Sky City casino being cut off. Lau, who used to work for real estate firm Ray White, launched the proceedings following a story in Metro last November which alleged he engineered a complex system to make money for himself and Asian property investors. The story, written by Chisholm, was promoted on the cover of Metro as "Auckland Property Scam Exposed". In…

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