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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.
Heatlamp blaze destroys bathroom
Two boys home alone raised the alarm when a large fire broke out in the bathroom of their Papamoa house.
Motorists face petrol price rise
Rotorua motorists are set for another petrol price hike, with excise tax due to rise by 9c a litre by July 2015.
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Three wins for The Wedding Guy
Local company The Wedding Guy is having a great year, with a win in... more
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Communities value school trustees
Positions for school boards of trustees closed this week. Around the... more
Editorial: Driver's reason' an insult
The drink-driver who ploughed into three parked cars and two... more
Truck driver 'died instantly'
A police campaign to reduce the number of people killed in truck... more
Flea treatment used on kids
Frustrated Rotorua parents are playing "Russian roulette" with their... more
Te Arawa hapu mark land
Te Arawa hapu protesting the proposed Rotorua Eastern Arterial have... more
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X Factor judge brings tour to Rotorua
Stan Walker will kick off his World Tour of New Zealand in Rotorua - and it's expected to be a sellout.
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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
Local duo finish 10 month waka voyage
Two Rotorua men were on board traditional Maori canoes which returned to New Zealand after a 10-month historic voyage across the Pacific Ocean on Saturday .
Wananga focuses on next generation
Rotorua's Ngati Whakaue Paepae Wananga, aimed at preparing the next generation of elders to take over responsibility of the tribe's marae, resumed on the weekend.
Mentoring helps with te reo goals
A Rotorua woman will face one of her greatest fears with the help of international toastmaster and local funnyman Kingi Biddle this week.
Study into Maori who come back
A Victoria University researcher with an interest in the migration of Maori to Australia is looking for the reasons some return home.
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Todd McClay: NZ on track for stronger economy
In Parliament on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English delivered Kiwis a positive Budget despite tough economic conditions.
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Business
Finance: Clarify your position
Lots of people volunteer their time to be on boards, whether it's serving a community organisation or running a company.
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Sport
Multisport: Coast to Coast credentials don't count
Sophie Hart believes that being the reigning Coast to Coast champion will count for little when she lines up in the Australasian Multisport championships in Rotorua on June 2.
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Council Update
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
Chinese visitors to Rotorua treble
16.05.13: Rotorua had another bumper month for visitor numbers in... more
NZ Herald
Scouts employee treated charity as 'personal bank'
A Scouts employee who racked up more than $20,000 of personal expenses on company credit cards has been found to have been unjustifiably dismissed despite a finding that he treated the charity as a "personal bank". Richard Uerata-Jennings was one of only a handful of staff employed by the Scouts Association of New Zealand, a registered charity that relies predominantly on volunteers. Mr Uerata-Jennings' six-year employment was terminated on December 23, 2011 as a result of more than $20,000 of personal travel and expenditures he charged to his Scouts credit cards, of which he had only repaid…
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