Harcourts Dancing for Hospice in Rotorua: Final dancers and couples named
14 May, 2021 09:00 PM
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After a forced hiatus due to Covid-19 last year, Harcourts Dancing for Hospice is back and the full list of participants has been revealed.
Once again, 20 local amateurs will leap out of their comfort zone and on to the stage as part of the Rotorua Community Hospice s major annual fundraiser.
This year, Rotorua Hospice CEO Jonathon Hagger is walking the talk and participating in the event himself. I was encouraged to do it in 2020 but sadly we had to cancel the event, he said.
Convicted paedophile back behind bars after contacting Auckland girl
14 May, 2021 11:23 PM
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The mother has criticised Oranga Tamariki for failing to act to protect her daughter from a sexual predator. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
The mother has criticised Oranga Tamariki for failing to act to protect her daughter from a sexual predator. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
A paedophile who groomed an Auckland teenager online then tried to lure her overseas is back behind bars after contacting the girl again in breach of his release conditions.
But the victim s mother fears the man has targeted other children on social media, saying there is nothing to stop him creating multiple profiles under different aliases.
Samantha Motion: Back from the brink - Maketu Pies extraordinary survival
14 May, 2021 10:14 PM
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Maketu Pies is an iconic New Zealand brand. Photo / NZME
Single-industry towns are a tricky economic proposition. They live and die at the whims of national, or often global, market forces well beyond the influence of the generations of locals who toil in the factory.
The business employs most of the town residents but those salaries also support a host of other service and hospitality enterprises such as a dairy, a hairdresser and, inevitably, a pub.
So when an ill wind blows through the market and the factory faces closure, the devastation goes beyond the directly impacted employees to their families and neighbours.
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Shocked : New Zealand Rugby slams players boss for attempt to destroy $387.5m deal
14 May, 2021 12:15 AM
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Everything you need to know about the Forsyth Barr deal. Video / NZ Herald
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New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson has hit back at the Players Association s attempt to destroy the Silver Lake deal , saying the governing body was not aware of the counteroffer tabled by Kiwi investment manager Forsyth Barr.
An alternative offer to Silver Lake, valuing NZ Rugby at a $3.8 billion, has been tabled by Forsyth Barr, a proposal conducted at the request of the New Zealand Rugby Players Association which is not supportive of selling a stake in the national game to the US fund manager.