- Joined: Aug 2012
- published: 179
Published a story 10:26am May 21st
Job prospects improving
21 May 2013
Improving business confidence in Rotorua could bring relief to struggling job seekers, the local Chamber of Commerce says.
Published a story 2:32pm May 20th
How much TV are we watching?
20 May 2013
Watching TV while surfing the internet or lying in bed are popular activities for square-eyed Rotorua residents, new figures reveal.
Published a story 8:57am May 20th
Parents taking to NCEA
20 May 2013
Parents familiar with the previous School Certificate system often find NCEA confusing, a local principal says.
Published a story 8:44am May 20th
Big jump in local foreclosures
20 May 2013
Forced property sales across Northland jumped more than 30 per cent - despite an overall drop in the number of national foreclosures.
Published a story 8:43am May 20th
Wairarapa's worst criminal
20 May 2013
Wairarapa's worst recidivist criminal has nearly 300 convictions - mostly relating to fraud and deception offences, figures show.
Published a story 8:46am May 17th
Five offenders with 260+ convictions each
17 May 2013
Northland's worst recidivist criminal has 343 convictions - mostly relating to fraud and deception offences.
Published a story 8:14am May 16th
North's problem gamblers impose self ban
16 May 2013
Problem gamblers in Northland have been voluntarily asking gaming venues to bar them for two years, a hospitality spokesman says.
Published a story 10:48am May 14th
Northland the couch potato capital
14 May 2013
Northlanders are New Zealand's worst couch potatoes - with new survey findings showing square-eyed locals spend more time watching television than anywhere else in the country.
Published a story 9:41am May 13th
$56k spent daily on pokies
13 May 2013
Rotorua gaming machine spending may have dropped during the past year but local gamblers are still pouring more than $56,000 a day into pokies.
Published a story 9:37am May 13th
Division over charter schools
13 May 2013
From next year New Zealand students are likely to be offered a new form of schooling.