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Both parents work fulltime and budget 52 weeks of the year.

'You wouldn’t want somebody to come in and throw a dead animal on your desk.'

The event spans two days around Rotorua’s iconic lakes.

Dame Ruia Morrison is still regarded as one of New Zealand’s best players of all time.

Records tumble after 'very hot month' across Bay of Plenty.

Families are using it to cover the cost of groceries.

An eventgoer said the day was about 'our history' and 'our future'.

The event has generated more than $34m in revenue over nine years.

"We’ve found all but one boat.”

“It’s one of the top shows in the entire world”

About 70 per cent of the school's students identify as Māori.

He had a taste of the sport as a child before returning to it in his 70s.

Regulation requires noise levels at bars to be similar to moderate conversation level.

'We don’t want to have any barriers to learning.'

Chefs, air con installers and builders are working in the heat this summer.

'It’s awesome to have her joining our little Kiwi Harvard community.'

One parent called for 'moral leadership' from National.

'You see them walk past, come back, and then get their phones out, their cameras out.'

'People are happy to get out and life’s too short. People go, ‘let’s just do it’.'

“I was born into a violent environment. That’s all I ever knew."

'There is a lot of unknown in the ocean,' shark expert Dr Riley Elliott says.

'It’s looking like it’s going to be a great summer.'

Manager says organisation needs to 'look at helping the whole person'.

I saw first-hand how dedicated the team is to treating people with mana and dignity.

'You’re not doing your country any good to put it on the shelves.'

She has an incurable condition and needs the money to help extend her life.

One school donated an incredible 1236 items.

One 12-year-old boy donated 120 cans to the campaign.

Today we fill the bus for the Salvation Army Rotorua's foodbank.

One vet says pet owners should not “reward the waistline” with treats.

Kids aged 11-13 grapple with issues previously not faced until 15 or 16, says principal.