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Boy disabled after choking on apple at daycare has chance to walk
The $70k goal was exceeded in five hours, making the family's dream a potential reality.

BMX medals round out successful world champs
The 'Super Worlds' proved a successful concept.

Eat Streat restaurant wins supreme hospitality award
The industry acknowledged its own at the awards dinner on Sunday night.

'Massive potential for change': Investment fund takes on housing crisis
'Why wouldn’t an investor choose social good over another investment of equal risk?'

Rotorua hapū fits out new papakāinga homes with geothermal heating
The housing is for hapū members currently living in emergency accommodation.

'Close watch': More 'rumbling' noted in area where Rotorua 'mud pot' burst to life
Fresh warnings as cordon adjusted around geothermal Meade St site.

Mum's $70k dream for son left disabled after choking on apple at daycare
Neihana Renata needs $70,000 to learn to walk again after choking on apple at daycare.

Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on National’s plan to ban cellphones
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Glitzy night: Dancing for Hospice tickets selling fast
The dancers are ready to perform at the biggest show night of the year.

Gang funeral and procession set to cause traffic disruption
Additional police staff would be deployed across parts of the Bay of Plenty.

Desert Rd reopens, 'nippy' weekend ahead
The road was closed about 6.30pm on Thursday.

'Irreplaceable': The plan to protect Rotorua’s famed but fragile geothermal system
'It is still recovering from our past mistreatment.'

Councillors question safety and legality of fluoridation directive
"We all should have a right to refuse medication."

'Absolute horror': Mum's pain after teen becomes victim of sexual offender on Snapchat
He lied to hook up with a teen. A judge has a message for men like him.

'Too scared to go to the toilet': Students intimidated by vapers taking over bathrooms
It comes as new vaping rules came into place this month.

Rotorua councillors vote to keep reserve previously marked for public housing
Land valued at $2 million could be used to help fill a sportsfield deficit instead.

Rotorua food-growing course gives women skills to combat cost of living crisis
The initiative teaches traditional methods of fishing and growing food.

‘Silly': Rotorua cemetery housing plans under fire
'I can’t believe it’s on the radar'.

'Sized him up like a boxer': Prisoner's attack smashes inmate's teeth
The victim was wanting to leave exercise time early. Caine Woodmass put a stop to that.

Central Mall ram-raid: Two arrested, mall ramps up security
The ram-raid happened last Monday about 2.55am.

Tamaki's march against crime hopes to mobilise 1000-plus
Freedoms NZ leader Brian Tamaki wants to make crime the No.1 election issue

Serial groper breached parole before indecent carpark act
The Parole Board found his excuse for the carpark act 'utterly implausible'.

Watch: CCTV captures dramatic crash on main Rotorua street
Two men walk away from dramatic crash caught on camera.

'Stunned': Jury returns verdicts in leading entertainment figure trial
After a three-month High Court trial, the jury took just over two days to reach verdicts.

'Pretty much ashes': Te Kaha home gutted by fire
A Te Kaha couple's two-bedroom home was 'totally gutted' by fire.

Race against time to save native species from myrtle rust
Researchers are in the first stage of a long-term resistance breeding programme.

Two Rotorua Lotto players win second division
Twenty-five players nationwide won on Saturday night.