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3 days ago | sunlive.co.nz | Kelly Makiha

You’d be a fool for dismissing 12-year-old Kyro Uri because of his size. Whether it’s his fancy footwork, his slick threading of the ball, his pinpoint precision kicks, or just his game IQ, the Year 8 student knows how to stamp his mark on the rugby field. The Rotorua Intermediate student gets to do just that when he runs out with his teammates at the Tai Mitchell Rugby Tournament starting in Rotorua today.

4 days ago | sunlive.co.nz | Sandra Conchie

Delays in replacing a fire station at “significant” risk of partial collapse in an earthquake are putting people at risk and causing “intolerable” stress, a union says. Senior firefighter and NZ Professional Firefighters Union Tauranga secretary Mike Swanson said members were “frustrated and increasingly concerned” after waiting years for a new Tauranga Fire Station. The 1957-built station on Cameron Rd was ruled earthquake-prone by Tauranga City Council in 2019.

4 days ago | sunlive.co.nz | Kelly Makiha

Police are still trying to identify a motorcyclist after a hit-and-run crash that killed Rotorua man Paige Johnson. It’s been five days since police released detailed CCTV footage of the motorcyclist involved in the Edmund Rd incident on Sunday, June 15, but still no arrest has been made. Johnson, a 24-year-old blind and deaf man, suffered critical injuries after he was hit while crossing an Edmund Rd pedestrian crossing just before 2.15pm.

6 days ago | sunlive.co.nz | Kelly Makiha

A man accused of burning down his own home on Fenruss St has appeared in the Rotorua District Court. Tuta Douglas Davoren, listed in court documents as a 41-year-old chef, has pleaded not guilty to three charges – arson, unlawfully taking a car and driving while disqualified.  The house fire on Fenruss St. Davoren, 41, was to apply for bail today but his lawyer, Andy Schulze, advised Judge John Bergseng he would not be applying yet.

1 week ago | sunlive.co.nz | Kelly Makiha

A new and improved clubhouse has emerged at the Lakeview Golf and Country Club five years after fire ripped through the building. The devastating fire on February 15, 2020, not only gutted the longstanding and beloved clubrooms, it also destroyed precious memorabilia, photos and trophies. But a hearty group of club stalwarts intent on reviving the club and community spirit have worked hard to rebuild the clubhouse and create a community space Rotorua can be proud of.