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Friday, 10 May
11:13PM MOUNTAIN BIKING Rotorua named among Red Bull's eight 'Best Bike Trails on Earth': The only trail destination in the Southern Hemisphere 169

Tuesday, 12 March
4:30PM MUSIC Loop Road paved with Gold 186

Monday, 11 February
8:56AM MOUNTAIN BIKING Mountain bikers hit Mt Ngongotaha for Skyline Sprint Warrior 153

Monday, 17 December
2:19PM TRIATHLON O'Grady continues winning start to summer – Warriner makes return to triathlon 163

Thursday, 13 December
3:38PM TRIATHLON Nielsen , O'grady and Warriner amongst stars lining up in Rotorua 123

Tuesday, 11 December
7:32PM DEATHS Plane crash victim is named 78

Wednesday, 5 December
1:42PM NEWS New forest operations approved code of practice launched in Rotorua 68

Monday, 26 November
5:09PM EMPLOYMENT Carter Holt Harvey to cut 70 jobs before Christmas 108

Tuesday, 20 November
1:58PM SEARCH AND RESCUE Two weeks since woman's disappearance 58

Monday, 12 November
8:42PM SEARCH AND RESCUE Sightings of missing woman sought 67
7:16PM CRIME Out of control parties lead to serious injuries 84

Friday, 9 November
2:35PM NEWS Rotorua leads stand against violence 56

Friday, 2 November
9:31PM MOUNTAIN BIKING The 1st Rotorua Bike Festival, February 2013 – World champ excited about racing in Rotorua in 2013 226

Wednesday, 17 October
5:13PM CRIME Six arrested after Rotorua fight 82

Monday, 1 October
6:49PM REAL ESTATE Pioneering lakeside home set to change hands after three generations in the family 186

Wednesday, 26 September
3:24PM POLICE Geothermal restoration work vandalised 107

Saturday, 8 September
2:18PM DEATHS Body of hunter removed from the bush 118
2:15PM DEATHS Name of hunter released 121

Friday, 7 September
7:01PM SEARCH AND RESCUE Police locate body of hunter 123
3:14PM DEATHS Update: Hunter shot near Rotorua 76
12:29PM DEATHS Fatal shooting of hunter near Rotorua 94

Thursday, 6 September
1:04PM CYCLING The First Rotorua Bike Festival, February 2013 – headlined by BikeNZ Mountain Bike National Championships. 219

Thursday, 30 August
2:07PM ACCOMMODATION Global Asset Solution Hotel Portfolio listed for NZ Awards 61

Thursday, 9 August
2:15PM ENVIRONMENT More choice, better access to Rotorua air clean-up scheme 135

Wednesday, 8 August
2:36PM ART VIP exhibition to open week long art extravaganza 69

Thursday, 2 August
4:40PM CRIME Police investigate park attack 110

Tuesday, 24 July
1:32PM TRAFFIC Road Closure / Vehicle Crash 78

Tuesday, 17 July
12:58PM DEATHS Police name fatal crash victim 75
12:43PM CRIME Police to renew public appeal for 1976 homicide 81

Sunday, 15 July
3:18PM CRIME Police appeal for witnesses to aggravated robbery 88

Thursday, 12 July
12:26PM TRIATHLON Rotorua's Blue Lake cements place as multi-sport destination 105

Friday, 6 July
12:15PM TOURISM New Rotorua eco-tour zips into tree-tops 235

Thursday, 5 July
4:09PM COMMUNITY Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand: Rotorua hosts youth leadership conference 94

Monday, 2 July
3:45PM NEWS Rotorua Vet Campaigns to Improve Canine Oral Health 58

Wednesday, 27 June
1:45PM TRIATHLON Dates and venues announced for 2012/13 Contact Tri Series 98

Tuesday, 12 June
2:58PM FESTIVAL Outdoor Ice Rink at centre of Rotorua mid-winter festival 98
12:14PM CRIME Police hunt for offender with a limp 73

Tuesday, 5 June
1:49PM POLICE Landfill searched for discarded emergency beacon 76

Friday, 1 June
4:50PM SEARCH AND RESCUE Rotorua Police seek missing teenager Nikita Robson 88

Thursday, 31 May
6:31PM CRIME Rotorua Police make arrests in Gull Service Station aggravated robbery 97
10:51AM MULTISPORT Ussher primed for Rotorua return 104

Tuesday, 29 May
3:16PM CRIME Rotorua Police investigating aggravated robberies 73

Wednesday, 23 May
11:14AM ART Rotorua Wearable Creationz early entries already exceed 2011 79

Tuesday, 22 May
8:58AM MULTISPORT Australians hunting Rotorua multisport title 122

Friday, 11 May
12:12PM MARINE Aquatic pest found in Lake Okareka 109

Wednesday, 9 May
7:48PM POLICE Meeting this afternoon between Police Commissioner and Tuhoe 100

Monday, 7 May
1:40PM COMMUNITY Koutu residents urged to attend youth space hui 70

Friday, 4 May
3:07PM ECONOMY Rotorua's economic performance "stellar" says BERL report 84

Thursday, 3 May
12:37PM TOURISM Chinese perception changed by '3 + 2 Love Rotorua' campaign 106

Wednesday, 2 May
1:41PM COMMUNITY Rotorua District Council wins national award for youth spaces project 58

Tuesday, 1 May
6:30PM BUSINESS Applications close Friday for Rotorua economic development board 80
4:51PM SPORT Paralympics New Zealand finalists in the Event Excellence Award 64
1:40PM ENVIRONMENT New air quality rule affects home sellers from today 132

Monday, 30 April
2:38PM ART Nigel Brown - Travel to Travel opening at Museum 76

Saturday, 28 April
5:03AM ENVIRONMENT New air quality rule 91
4:41AM ART White Cloud Worlds opening at Museum 79

Thursday, 26 April
12:29PM MUSIC Tonight's Dame Kiri Te Kanawa recital sold out 192

Tuesday, 24 April
11:46AM COMMUNITY One more week for Long-term Plan feedback 68

Friday, 20 April
1:11PM TRAFFIC Schools encouraged to join campaign to target unsafe drivers 84
10:24AM MULTISPORT Graham O'Grady Claims NZ Title at XTERRA 90
10:18AM MULTISPORT Expansion Plans Boost Multisport Festival 93

Thursday, 19 April
12:20PM TRAFFIC Lake Road on track to re-open to through-traffic Friday night 128

Wednesday, 18 April
3:16PM POLICE Help sought to identify those responsible for Crown Research Unit breakin 103

Tuesday, 17 April
12:39PM NEWS Board of directors sought to drive Rotorua's economic future 50

Monday, 16 April
1:23PM NEWS Fenton/Devon streets roundabout construction to commence 69

Friday, 13 April
3:51PM TRAVEL New trans-Tasman flights added to Rotorua/Sydney schedule 183
3:18PM NEWS Rotorua police investigate break in at forestry Crown research unit 71

Thursday, 12 April
12:10PM ART Community ideas sought for Art and Cultural Policy Review 70

Tuesday, 10 April
1:11PM COUNCIL Posties delivering 30,000 council plan summaries to Rotorua households 58

Thursday, 5 April
5:58PM NEWS Plenty to do in Rotorua over Easter 134

Wednesday, 4 April
5:46PM NEWS National business award for Shelley Huang 109
2:27PM BUILDING Building Act changes allow homeowners to undertake DIY restricted building work 176

Tuesday, 3 April
12:59PM NEWS Broadlands School kids to target speedsters 103

Monday, 2 April
4:52PM NEWS Rotorua wins bid for world rafting champs - a first for New Zealand! 51
3:15PM COMMUNITY Prize draw to encourage participation in 'Perceptions of Safety Survey' 64

Sunday, 11 March
4:31PM MOUNTAIN BIKING Oceania Mountainbike Championships Day 2, Cross Country Wrap 165

Thursday, 8 March
8:09AM MOUNTAIN BIKING 2012 UCI Oceania Mountainbike Championships About to Launch 129

Friday, 2 March
10:46AM COUNCIL How good is your wood? 144

Wednesday, 29 February
2:56PM COMMUNITY Safekids promotes driveway safety at Children's Day 74

Monday, 27 February
2:41PM COMMUNITY Awesome Fun at The Redwoods' Children's Day 100
1:11PM POLICE Commonsense steps to preventing burglaries at home 52

Friday, 24 February
1:29PM BUILDING Council urges tradesmen and homeowners to get up to speed with building act changes 121

Thursday, 23 February
3:40PM CRIME Ride on mower stolen from Rotorua tractor retailer 89
2:24PM ENVIRONMENT Workshop on backyard biodiversity 94

Wednesday, 22 February
2:26PM PETS Early updating of dog details could win free registration fees 103

Tuesday, 21 February
2:50PM ART Wayne Barrar exhibition to open at Museum 88
1:56PM CANOEING CRNZ Sprint Nationals Day 1 results 115

Monday, 20 February
2:12PM CULTURE Newcomers invited to connect with Kiwi culture 112
9:45AM MULTISPORT Police annual raft race on the Kaituna River reaches 5th Anniversary 88
9:33AM CANOEING Canoe Sprint Champs - final day 109

Friday, 17 February
5:53PM MUSIC New season of Music in the Band Rotunda kicks off with The Nostalgia Band 144
3:17PM BUSINESS Staff development vital for business 66

Thursday, 16 February
2:06PM COMMUNITY City's second new youth space grand opening this weekend at Western Heights 68

Wednesday, 15 February
1:38PM CRIME Police Ten-7 help to find sexual assault offender 133
1:22PM COMMUNITY New events sought for upcoming H.I.P. Stuff for Baby Boomers brochure 66

Tuesday, 14 February
2:11PM ECONOMY Submissions on economic growth CCO proposal to close next week 78

Monday, 13 February
2:15PM NEWS Two fantastic events about the life and work of renowned photographer Brian Brake 54
8:53AM MOUNTAIN BIKING NZ MTB Cup Downhill Round Four Wrap: Breakthrough Win for Matt Walker 80

Thursday, 9 February
6:25PM RUNNING Mountain running superstar for Rotorua ultra marathon 127
4:38PM NEWS Dairying With Resilience: theme of Dairy Women's Network annual conference 65


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