Rotorua will remember with range of Anzac commemorations
15 Apr, 2021 09:14 PM
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The Anzac Parade in 2019. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Ka maumahara tonu tātau ki a rātau. We will remember them.
Last year saw a very different way of commemorating Anzac Day with New Zealanders in lockdown due to Covid-19.
This year, the installation of the Rotorua District Field of Remembrance on April 16 marks the start of public Anzac commemorations in the district.
The field of crosses will be installed at the Cenotaph in Government for the last time.
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The Field of Remembrance in 2019. Photo / Supplied
Extraordinary meeting to put temporary alcohol ban on Rotorua reserves
9 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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A year-long alcohol ban has been proposed for reserves not in the current Rotorua alcohol ban bylaw following increasing disorder and crime. Photo / File
A year-long alcohol ban has been proposed for reserves not in the current Rotorua alcohol ban bylaw following increasing disorder and crime. Photo / File
Fighting, human faeces, broken bottles and old needles in three Rotorua reserves are among issues putting young people at risk, and may see new liquor bans rushed in. The Rotorua Lakes Council will hold an extraordinary meeting tomorrow to discuss the proposed year-long bans after concerns were raised about the safety of children and young people who use the reserves.
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Michael Jackson arrives Auckland airport for his concert on November 7, 1996, and is greeted by Sir Howard Morrison.
Howard Morrison Jr has written a book about his father and embarks on a national tour next week leading The Howard Morrison Quartet Take Two. VICKI ANDERSON learns more. Walking in the shadow of your father s footsteps is a tough task and Howard Morrison Jr, son of the late Sir Howard Morrison, understands this more than most. When he was a boy, kids would beat him up regularly just because of his name. “I got more hidings than I had hot breakfasts when I was going through primary and intermediate at boarding school,” he says.
Long weekend: Rotorua pumping as Kiwis explore their own backyards
1 Feb, 2021 04:50 PM
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The Brownes from Auckland, Ester, 6, (left) and Jamisen, 9, and Doves from Rotorua, Evie, 9, and Vince, 5, at Okareka. Photo / Andrew Warner
Rotorua Daily Post
Rotorua restaurants, bars and mountain bike trails were packed throughout the long weekend, but business leaders remain in the dark about what the next few months will look like as tourism dries up. Accommodation bookings in the city were looking strong and business was pumping this long weekend with Waitangi weekend expected to bring the same joy.
Ambrosia duty manager Tom Lindley said, despite the recent Covid-19 scares in Auckland and Northland, the restaurant was pumping on Friday and Saturday nights.
Te Ao Leach among Rotorua s Beverley Anaru Memorial Scholarship winners
20 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM
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Te Ao Leach was one of six recipients of the annual Beverley Anaru Memorial Scholarships. Photo / Andrew Warner
Te Ao Leach was one of six recipients of the annual Beverley Anaru Memorial Scholarships. Photo / Andrew Warner
When January rolled around and Te Ao Leach hadn t heard if she d been successful in getting a $5000 scholarship, she carried on with her goal of making it through university debt-free suing other means. But just last week, the organisers of the Beverley Anaru Memorial Scholarships rang wondering why she hadn t responded to the scholarship presentation invitation.