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	Empty Rotorua council-owned pensioner units spark concern RadioNZ - 8 Nov (RadioNZ) Dozens of council pensioner homes lie empty as residents grow uneasy. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Police rule out foul play in disappearance of Tokoroa teacher Jayleb-Che Dean RadioNZ - 7 Nov (RadioNZ) Jayleb-Che Dean went missing from a swimming spot in Rotorua on 30 September 2025. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Person killed, two critical as 31 hurt after school bus and car crash in Rotorua RadioNZ - 7 Nov (RadioNZ) The bus involved in a fatal crash with a car in Rotorua last night was carrying tamariki from a school. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	31 people hurt, two critical after bus and car crash in Rotorua RadioNZ - 7 Nov (RadioNZ) One person was airlifted to Waikato Hospital after the crash in a Rotorua suburb. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	31 injured, two critically, in Rotorua crash Stuff.co.nz - 7 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) The crash happened on Te Ngae Rd in Owhata on Thursday night. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Two critical after 31 injured in Rotorua crash RadioNZ - 7 Nov (RadioNZ) St John says it sent five ambulances and two helicopters to the scene at about 9.15pm. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Firefighter training facility shut down over structural safety fears, carcinogenic smoke risk RadioNZ - 7 Nov (RadioNZ) The live-fire steel cells in Rotorua are meant to simulate a burning building, but trainers say they`re at risk of structural failure and are releasing carcinogenic smoke. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Five arrested after gang tangi in Rotorua Stuff.co.nz - 6 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Police have arrested five people following a gang tangi in Rotorua on Thursday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	No foul play involved in teacher’s disappearance, say police Stuff.co.nz - 6 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) The 36-year-old went missing on September 30, from a swimming spot known as the Hot n Cold pools - a 20 minute drive south of Rotorua. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Rotorua's Mitai Maori Village significantly damaged by fire RadioNZ - 5 Nov (RadioNZ) Tankers were brought in and State Highway 5 closed down for a time after the blaze broke out just after 10pm. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General