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Department of Conservation undertakes its annual census of rare geothermal wetland ferns.
Rotorua Department of Conservation team is undertaking its annual census.
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Local Focus: Fence aims to keep pest in Whakarewarewa Forest
Wallabies are being kept from spreading into the Waikato by a 12.5 kilometre fence.
Local Focus: Rotorua Heritage Week impacts our future
Rotorua Library's Heritage Week dug into the past and shaped the future.
Local Focus: The doors are still closed, but Rotorua Museum is open to suggestions
"They're our stories, they're their stories, so let's tell them." - Clark Pirika.
Local Focus: Rising stars face the music - 'Our work is going to pay off'
Aria's returned for their 75th birthday in the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.
Local Focus: Pushing Play in the Bay
Sport New Zealand are walking the walk, getting wet and celebrating Play Week.
Local Focus: QE Health gears up for a new beginning
Rotorua's QE Health celebrates 80 years of service, and prepares for the next 80.
Local Focus: Chuffed! Online voucher system gains momentum
James Fitzgerald was hit hard by Covid, now he's shifting the landscape of gift giving.
Local Focus: Walter Bakkenes' World of Wonder
Rotorua Museum's single biggest art collection - works by a little-known Dutch painter.
Local Focus: Crossroads for Rotorua Motors
The Rotorua Vintage and Veteran Car Club is working for the future of historic cars.
Local Focus: Hotrods and Hogs
A two-wheeled traveller has been revving up Rotorua's roads for a good cause.
Local Focus: Calling all creatures great and small
West Rotorua's St Barnabas church is opening doors to worshippers on two feet or four.
Local Focus: New Brooklands mural unveiled
Watch: The mural was inspired and designed by local tamariki.
Local Focus: Ukulele club now a confidence-building social hub
Rotorua ukulele club is a music hub and social club all in one.
Local Focus: Who's got the voting vibes?
Voting for Rotorua mayor and councillors is underway and closes at noon on Sat, October 8.