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Rotorua Mountain Bike First Response Unit receives funding boost to purchase new vehicle

A $30,500 grant has helped Rotorua Mountain Bike Club purchase a 4WD van for its life-saving First Response Unit. The…

Kupu Māori Writers Festival to launch in Rotorua this year

The Kupu Māori Writers’ Festival is set to launch in June this year with help from a $20,000 grant from…

Child abuse figures reveal tragic start to 2022

New Zealand’s national child abuse charitable trust, Child Matters, says the number of child abuse cases so far this year…

2022 – embracing disruption & communicating from the heart

If the last two years have taught us anything at all, it’s that change is indeed constant – just when…

Don’t Duck The Vax event tipped to be a quacking good time

Rotorua’s most recognisable Duck has been recruited to help vaccination efforts in Western Heights so whānau can have a safe…

Te Arawa trials mātauranga Māori approach to stop lake weed and foster kōura

Centuries of knowledge in traditional Māori art and craft has been combined with environmental science to combat lake weed and…