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Rotorua type 1 diabetics riding 125km to raise funds and awareness
13 Apr, 2021 06:00 AM
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The Rotorua team taking on the Contact Epic Lake Hawea ride have been training hard. Photo / Supplied
The Rotorua team taking on the Contact Epic Lake Hawea ride have been training hard. Photo / Supplied
A group of diabetics, along with friends and whānau, are set to tackle a 125km mountain bike challenge. The group of Rotorua riders are on a mission to raise funds and awareness for type 1 diabetes (T1D).
On April 17 the seven-strong team will take part in the Contact Epic, a gruelling mountain bike ride around Lake Hawea in the South Island.
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International Women s Day: Rotorua Zonta honours local women
8 Mar, 2021 06:04 AM
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Rotorua women were celebrated by the Rotorua Zonta Club with roses grown in Government Gardens. Photo / File
Rotorua women were celebrated by the Rotorua Zonta Club with roses grown in Government Gardens. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
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The Zonta Club of Rotorua has honoured six local women, to celebrate International Women s Day.
On March 8 every year outstanding women are carefully selected and presented with a single yellow rose.
The Zonta yellow rose is a living symbol of the Zonta International Organisation, which are perpetuated and tended by local council gardens, growers, florists and the backyards of women all over the world.