Beggars `physically accosted` 10 Aussie tourists at a cafe last week, claims a Rotorua councillor arguing it is time to `seriously consider` a begging ban. Read...
A Maori mum misidentified as a trespassed `thief` at a supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she felt `racially discriminated` against. Read...
The vessel hosted tourist cruises on Lake Rotorua for more than three decades until pandemic border closures forced it into hibernation in 2021, with 15 staff made redundant. Read...
One councillor said his social media `lit up like a Christmas tree` with protests while another said the people should `call out` `horrible comments` about the event. Read...
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