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Inside Luxon’s Monday morning therapy session

MediaRoom: The National leader has no greater believer than Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking, who puts even Luxon’s most ‘110 percent’ caucus supporters in the shade, writes Tim Murphy.

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Radioactive drinks for sale in Rotorua

When Rotorua, Waipawa, and Palmerston North went crazy for radium, as told in an excerpt from a new book

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Courts projects too big to fail, too small to succeed as public-private partnerships

At last year’s Infrastructure Investment Summit, the Govt trumpeted its plans to partner with private investors to build courthouses and military barracks; it was slower and harder than anticipated. Jonathan Milne reports.

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‘Like an Indiana Jones adventure’: the joys of New Zealand’s hot springs

Rotorua and Taupō in northern New Zealand are home to geothermal pools that can heat up to 90C

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8 Bucket List Items You Can Tick Off From One Trip To New Zealand

I have three words for you: FUSH. AND. CHUPS!

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A looming workforce crisis in NZ tourism and hospitality threatens industry growth plans

Last week’s big tourism conference in Rotorua saw plenty of optimism about the industry’s potential, but also warnings that airline capacity is hampering post-COVID growth.

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I Spent 7 Days In New Zealand: Here’s Every Off-The-Beaten Path Experience Worth Your Time

Kia Ora!

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A brief note on Māori literature, 2023

The capital of New Zealand writing is set to be Rotorua, as host of the 2023 Māori Writers Festival

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'We need help here in Rotorua' – Mayor's cry for help

Rotorua’s mayor is crying out for more police on the beat after a spate of attacks on young people, but the Government says they've already been delivered and no political party is committing to extra, reports Jo Moir

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Inside the jury room

A distinguished King's Counsel weighs up a new novel set in a Rotorua jury room

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The Week in Detail: Busted roads, overflowing lakes, and car-free cities

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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'A slow-moving disaster': Rotorua lakes full to bursting

Months and months of heavy rain means many of the lakes around Rotorua are reaching levels not seen in 50 years, flooding nearby boat ramps, playgrounds and properties.

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Sydney icon tops list of the South Pacific’s best tourists attractions

Three Sydney attractions have made into Tripadvisor's top attractions in the South Pacific, with a beloved Perth icon coming in second.

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What if all Māori went on the general roll

More than 442,000 people who are eligible to vote are not registered – a population larger than Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga combined. Many of them are from marginalised communities. Many are Māori. Aaron Smale runs the numbers

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Homeless to hopeless to helpless

A conference on Māori housing held in Rotorua was attended by over 900 people who are on the frontline of dealing with homelessness and providing solutions. By Aaron Smale.

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Rotorua kicks off the Crankworx downhill World Tour in style

Big names including the current downhill world champion Loic Bruni join the CWT in New Zealand

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Cross-code All Star's last league hurrah?

The first Māori to win Olympic sevens gold, cross-code star Amy Turner has returned home to play in what could be her last major rugby league match - now she's thriving in her career helping people with disabilities. Suzanne McFadden writes.

Newcastle Herald

Ron Griffiths weighs up Indigenous All Stars selections

The All Stars is being held in Rotorua, New Zealand, on Saturday, February 11.

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Local elections: Three races you should know about

Outside our bigger cities, Aotearoa's smaller centres are seeing stacked races and fraught local issues.

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Marathon champ finds her stride at 44

The new Rotorua Marathon champion, Mel Brandon, hasn't had a conventional running career. But she's found her stride at 44, and is making her three kids proud, she tells Suzanne McFadden

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New Zealand’s motel generation caught between life in limbo and life on the street

Nearly 10,000 New Zealanders are in emergency accommodation in motels, as the cost of living soars and public housing wait lists blow out

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'Insult to injury': Missing data undermines emergency housing trial

Officials running a pilot scheme in Rotorua forgot to collect data and create measures to determine what difference it had made for those in the motel-based accommodation.

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10 bucket list experiences from hot air balloon rides to seeing the Northern Lights

Trips to the Al Khayma Camp in Dubai, Luxor in Egypt, Goreme in Turkey and Rotorua in New Zealand are among a list of once-in-a-lifetime getaway ideas compiled by TripAdvisor

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Australian tourist in serious condition after falling into thermal sinkhole in New Zealand

The 2m-wide hole opened up suddenly on a footpath at Whakarewarewa tourist village in Rotorua, in central North Island

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The Week in Detail: Quakes, emergency housing and recession

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here’s what we covered this week.

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