Articles by Rotorua Daily Post
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Lower North Island
Power restoration begins in Rotorua after 22,000 hit by outage
Friday, 31 January 2025, 2:33pmPower is being restored in Rotorua after thousands of people were affected by a major city-wide outage. According to lines...
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Lower North Island
Whakatāne pedestrian dies after crash; police appeal for information
Friday, 24 January 2025, 3:42pmPolice are appealing for information after a fatal crash involving a pedestrian near Whakatāne. A crash involving a car and...
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Upper North Island
'Eagle-eyed' CCTV watchers in two cities help cops catch wanted youths
Friday, 17 January 2025, 4:56pm“Eagle-eyed” council camera operators in Rotorua and Tauranga have been credited with helping police track down five young...
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Lower North Island
Five arrested after alleged burglaries and fleeing driver incidents
Monday, 13 January 2025, 11:41amFive people have been arrested in the Bay of Plenty following two alleged burglaries involving fleeing drivers, police say. At...
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National
Rotorua food and green waste collection to start next year
Monday, 6 January 2025, 3:11pmA weekly food and green waste collection service has been announced for Rotorua in an effort to halve kerbside waste sent...
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Lower North Island
Gas station robbery reported in Rotorua, three youths in custody
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 1:35pmThree youths are in custody after a report of a robbery in Rotorua this morning. Police were alerted to a group of people...
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Lower North Island
Rāhui lifted after body found in Ōhope
Monday, 30 December 2024, 12:11pmA cultural rāhui placed over Ōhiwa Harbour after a man went missing in the water has been lifted today. A body was found...
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Lower North Island
Health warning issued as toxic algal bloom hits Lake Rotoiti
Friday, 27 December 2024, 4:43pmPeople are being warned away from the water at a popular Rotorua lake because of a potentially toxic algal bloom. Health...
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National
'Beautiful, kind soul': Police name 17-year-old as victim of Rotorua crash
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 4:07pmRotorua 17-year-old Asya Leslie James was the victim of a fatal crash on State Highway 5 on December 14, police say. In a...
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Crime
'Significant' gang bust: 300kg of meth, $50,000 and firearms seized
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 2:03pmA “significant” investigation into methamphetamine dealing by an organised criminal group in Rotorua has resulted in 13 arrests,...
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National
'Devastated': Four killed in two-car crash south of Rotorua
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 9:21amFour people have died following a crash on State Highway 5 south of Rotorua. The district’s mayor says the community is...
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Lower North Island
Machete, tools used in liquor store robbery
Monday, 9 December 2024, 12:46pmPolice have arrested one person after a liquor store was allegedly robbed by people with weapons in Rotorua. Police said...
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National
Foreign tourists caught up in tour bus crash; 1 dead, 13 hurt
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 3:21pmOne person is dead after a serious crash involving a tour bus that has closed State Highway 1 near Tīrau. Emergency services...
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National
Police lay charges over Te Urewera hunting death
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 3:36pmPolice have charged a man in relation to a fatal hunting incident in Te Urewera last year. Michael William Bennett was fatally...
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National
Missing paddlers rescued in third recent incident
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 4:15pmTwo waka ama paddlers have been rescued in Rotorua today – the third instance involving kayakers or paddlers in recent days. Coastguard...
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National
Four dogs euthanised after attack on young woman
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 2:27pmFour dogs will be euthanised after they attacked a young woman on Saturday night leaving her with serious injuries that required...
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Crime
Body found in burnt-out car not yet formally identified
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:55pmA body found in a burnt-out car between Tokoroa and Taupō last week has yet to be formally identified, police say. The body...
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National
Magma indicated: ‘Regular’ eruptions likely to continue at Whakaari/White Island
Monday, 12 August 2024, 4:10pm“Regular” eruptions on Whakaari/White Island are likely to continue after indications that magma (molten rock) has risen...
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Crime
'Cowardly attack': Gangster slices man's legs with machete, takes red shoes as 'trophy'
Monday, 22 July 2024, 12:37pmBen Tihi took a machete from one of his Black Power mates and swung it at a man wearing red shoes, slicing the man’s leg...
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National
Serious injuries: Police issue black ice warning after multiple crashes
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 1:24pmPolice are warning motorists to be aware of black ice after multiple crashes in the Bay of Plenty this morning. Three people...
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National
Whakaari/White Island: Boaties told to avoid area after eruption
Friday, 24 May 2024, 1:05pmA minor eruption has occurred at Whakaari/White Island. GNS Science said the eruption happened about 8.20am today. The...
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National
Mobster's leg slashed to the bone, red shoes stolen in Black Power attack
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 7:08amA Mongrel Mob member nearly bled to death after rival gang associates attacked him in Rotorua, slicing his leg to the bone...
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National
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13pmPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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Crime
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11pmA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
