Taupo man arrested for importing drugs
A Taupo man has been arrested for importing a drug similar LSD, which was hidden inside a DVD case.
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Free day to get your kids' teeth sorted
Rotorua residents are being offered free dental care this week as part of a promotion for KidsCan.
'Runaway millionaire' appeal bid rejected
"Runaway millionaire" Leo Gao's bid to have his jail sentence reduced has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.
Man pleads guilty to running over children
A man has pleaded guilty to running over two girls in Ohope.
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Graeme Simpson: Take the moments when you get them
Gary Sullivan from NZO dirtwear dropped into our place last week. more
Meat export problem 'a worry'
Failure to quickly resolve problems with New Zealand meat in China... more
Brian Holden: York leaves grand old impression
The And Another Thing team is now back home after its six-week global... more
Future of federation in doubt
The relevance of the Te Arawa Federation of Maori Authorities is... more
Council to test city's sewers
The Rotorua District Council is to smoke test sewers as part of an... more
Farm hand appears in court
A farm hand accused of stealing four farm bikes from two Ngakuru... more
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Terror raid report: Police acted unlawfully
Police acted "unlawfully, unjustifiably and unreasonably" in establishing road blocks, and detaining and searching people during the Urewera raids six years ago, the police watchdog says.
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Smokefreerockquest heats at Rotorua's Convention Centre.
Smokefreerockquest heats at Rotorua's Convention...
Rotorua Rippa Rugby Mini World Cup
Rotorua Rippa Rugby Mini World Cup at Westbrook...
Opening of the Koutu youth space
Hundreds turned out for the opening of the Koutu...
Kids rugby
Youngsters took to the rugby fields on Saturday...
Te Maori
Iwi trust boss to stay on
A Te Arawa commercial leader will remain chairman of its river trust, despite resigning from another high-profile position after a court found he took valuable land from his grandmother.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Communities value school trustees
Positions for school boards of trustees closed this week. Around the country, schools will be hoping they have sufficient numbers of interested parents coming forward to take on the role of trustee.
Te Arawa hapu mark land
Te Arawa hapu protesting the proposed Rotorua Eastern Arterial have drawn their own line in the sand, marking their territory with three carved pouwhenua along the proposed route.
Mere's the right role model
Dedication and a commitment to working with Maori has seen a local woman promoted to partner in a Rotorua accounting practice.
Blogs
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.
Business
Three wins for The Wedding Guy
Local company The Wedding Guy is having a great year, with a win in three categories of the 2013 Wedding Industry Experts Awards under its belt.
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Sport
Motorsport: Series victory now in Burgess' sights
Tauranga's Reece Burgess led a KTM 1-2-3 to the podium at round two of the Dirt Guide Cross-Country series near Tokoroa on Saturday and also thrust himself into the top spot with just one round to go.
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Council Update
Free seminar and workshop for young blues musicians
Rotorua is once again hosting the Blues Festival over Queen's... more
Blessing ceremony welcomes new rural fire appliances
21.05.13: Following extensive fundraising efforts and generous... more
Rotorua mountain bike trails named among best on earth
20.05.17: Rotorua’s world-renowned mountain bike trails have won... more
Rotorua i-SITE among country’s top performing visitor information centres
19.05.13: Rotorua Visitor Centre & i-SITE has achieved a near... more
Chinese visitors from Rotorua-Nanjing Town welcomed to NZ’s Rotorua
18.05.13: Forty eight residents of China’s Rotorua-Nanjing township... more
Rotorua ranked among top school holiday spots
17.05.13: As the school holidays came to an end and suitcases were... more
NZ Herald
Legal fraternity 'shattered' by sudden death of senior judge
The legal fraternity has been "shattered" by the sudden death of one of the country's most senior judges. Justice Robert Chambers sat on the Supreme Court and died peacefully in his sleep last night at his home in Wellington aged 59. A good friend - Auckland Crown Solicitor Simon Moore QC - described Justice Chambers as "an extraordinary talent"who had so much more to give. "His strengths were his ability to connect to people using his humour, his charm and his gregarious nature ... He leaves the legal profession, quite frankly, shattered." Among others who paid tribute to Justice Chambers…
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