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	Taupo clinicians plan for emergency hospital shutdown amid critical staff shortages RadioNZ - 18 Jul (RadioNZ) The contingency measures include plans to move patients to Rotorua Hospital if staff shortages forced Taupo`s clinic to close. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Rotorua fraudster on home detention vows to repay over $5000 NZ Herald - 18 Jul (NZ Herald) Karla Cherie Wickham was already on home detention for a large drug ring bust. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Rotorua’s Jordyn Tihore to miss Whaka final for Black Ferns XV call-up NZ Herald - 18 Jul (NZ Herald) Rotorua’s Jordyn Tihore will be heading to South Africa with the Black Ferns XV instead. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	‘One more time’: The longest-serving councillor runs again Stuff.co.nz - 18 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) New Zealand’s longest-serving councillor, Rotorua’s Trevor Maxwell, will seek re-election in October’s election – but has confirmed it will be his final term. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	New Zealand’s longest-serving councillor Trevor Maxwell seeks one more term in Rotorua NZ Herald - 18 Jul (NZ Herald) Rotorua`s Trevor Maxwell will go beyond 50 years as a councillor if re-elected. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Whakarewarewa aims for Baywide rugby title in Rotorua showdown NZ Herald - 17 Jul (NZ Herald) Whakarewarewa faces Tauranga Sports in the Baywide Premier Men’s final on Saturday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald Sport



	Arrests made for dangerous driving after funeral procession in Rotorua RadioNZ - 16 Jul (RadioNZ) Police say a number of cars and motorcycles were doing burnouts during a Rotorua funeral procession. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Dangerous driving at Rotorua funeral leads to arrests, impounds Stuff.co.nz - 16 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) Rotorua Police have made multiple arrests and seized vehicles following dangerous driving incidents during a funeral procession. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Sleeping pods for the homeless held back by council consents, Rotorua organisation says RadioNZ - 16 Jul (RadioNZ) `The Village of Hope` has been set up in Rotorua in an effort to give people who are homeless somewhere safe to sleep. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Rotorua funeral procession: Arrests for dangerous driving NZ Herald - 16 Jul (NZ Herald) Three people were charged with failing to stop and dangerous driving. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General