Central North Island

Changes to public library by the book

Rotorua Review

Changes to Rotorua Public Library, to include "quiet spaces", are scheduled to start later this year.

World Cup makes a visit to Rotorua

Rotorua Review

Question: Which trophy weighs several kilograms, was made in Birmingham, is valued at $10,000 and will be targeted by dozens of nations later this year?

P lab's discovery has unexpected consequence

Rotorua Review

News of yet another P Lab operation bust may cause jaws to drop, but discovery of a lab two years ago has benefited Riding for the Disabled in Rotorua.

Farmer hits black gold

Rotorua Review

When you're drilling for water it's not very often you strike evolutionary gold.

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Leading lights focus on new centre of attention

Support grows for rates petition

Raukawa-Tait questions motive

Cancer calender honours battlers

ED is for emergencies, says hospital

Right ring to that cellphone ban

Witarina Harris rests in public view

Anthem right groove for soprano Marvelly

Public life extracts toll

EBoP declines money for airport expansion

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Business

NZ shares hit five-year low

The benchmark NZX 50 index extended losses in afternoon trading, falling below 2500 for the first time since January 2004, as gloom continues to stalk global financial markets.

Job cuts possible at TVNZ

Jobs may be on the line at TVNZ as the state-owned broadcaster looks for ways to cut $25 million worth of costs in the wake of a drop in advertising revenue.

Wellington wind farm approved

PGG Wrightson posts $32.8 million loss

Contact launches $300m bond issue

LATEST: Contact Energy has launched a $300 million bond issue offering an annual 8 percent interest rate with the ability to accept unlimited oversubscriptions.

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World news

Avalanches kill at least 28

At least 28 people died and hundreds were trapped through the night in freezing cold and darkness after avalanches closed a mountain highway tunnel in Afghanistan.

UN slams Haitian hospitals for charging

The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine beginning immediately to any Haitian hospitals that it finds are charging patients.

Canadian air commander in murder probe

'Lovesick' student sparked airport alert

Iran accelerates nuke programme

Iran has begun enriching uranium to a higher level in defiance of world powers.

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Opinion

Budget pie for roads

Question: what is the difference between a pie and and an oyster? Answer: nothing on the inside, except one is encased in pastry, the other by shell, writes Phil Campbell, Eduitor, Rotorua Review.

Petrol crisis - who's fuelling who?

Move over petrol prices, in a time of alternative fuels it's time to think of alternative transport, writes Phil Campbell, Editor Rotorua Review.

Raising a toast to Kiwi music in NZ Music Month

Right choice for Governor General

Welcome to CBD - Colossal Building Development

It has been an unusual Rotorua news week. For a start, there was little news, writes Phil Campbell Editor, Rotorua Review.

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Local news

City's big roof shout welcomes Govt's gift

A collective, low whistle of incredulity and approval swept through the partly completed north wing of Rotorua Museum on Friday.

White halo encircles Rotorua

Rotorua woke to the heaviest snowfall in many years on Sunday morning.

Dead youth had 'so much going for him'

Is Rotorua's water drying up?

RDC's process draws criticism

A proposed $2.6m super centre produced a $10m debate at the Rotorua District Council last week as the democratic process for the centre was questioned.

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