Homelessness, housing and mental illness are some of the areas those working on the ground in Rotorua hope will receive a boost in the government's budget announcement this Thursday.
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NZ Golden Masters Women's prepared for IVF Waka Ama Worlds
The New Zealand Golden Masters Women's 60 plus waka ama team has their eye on winning a gold medal when they compete at the IVF Worlds in Tahiti this July. Over the weekend the team were training on Lake Rotoiti.
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Rotorua mum stops sons from seeking work in kiwifruit industry
Rotorua mum Levi Leathers says there may be 1,200 jobs available in the kiwifruit industry. But she has stopped her sons from working in orchards because the money doesn't reflect the work.
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Artist releases works of Te Arawa superheroes
A Te Arawa artist is launching a collection of works in the form of a comic book which depicts kapa haka performers as superheroes.
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Baywide rugby returns to Matakana Island
Premier rugby returned to Matakana Island yesterday when Te Puna moved their Baywide Premiership clash with Whakarewarewa to the island. It was a day to celebrate the links between the two clubs and the Island.
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Rotorua community group wants to make Kūmara affordable
Te Rangikaheke Kiripatea hopes to create a kūmara bank with the aim of making Kūmara affordable for families in Rotorua.
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Unprecedented rainfall causes Rotorua flooding
Ngongotaha residents are picking up the pieces after an unprecedented 100mm of rainfall sparked a state of emergency yesterday and the evacuation of 30 homes.
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Ngongotahā residents in clean-up mode
A State of Emergency remains in place after extensive flooding affected more than 20 houses in the Rotorua suburb of Ngongotahā.
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Rotorua brothers flag bearers for touch series
Brothers Shaquille and Maurice Stone of Te Arawa will lead the NZ touch teams as flag bearers in the opening ceremony for the Open Trans-Tasman Series which starts tomorrow in Rotorua.
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Māori business struggling to find right workers
Skilled workers are in high demand in Rotorua with some businesses struggling to fill vacant positions. Retaining and finding the right person for the job has also been challenging for Māori business, Kai Caff Aye.
