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By WOULFE, Catherine Four of our Beijing Olympians came from Rotorua Boys' High School. So did Danny Lee, the youngest ever golfer to win the US Amateur Championship. And it's not just sport -- the school is also caning similar mid-decile boys' schools academically.

Two Te Kuiti boys injured in a motorbike collision on Sunday are in intensive care at Waikato Hospital with multiple fractures. The Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance and the Rotorua-based Bay Trust Rescue helicopters flew the boys to hospital after the accident in Te Kuiti.

By DONOGHUE, Tim MAORI are claiming the airspace above Rotorua Airport on behalf of a marae directly below flight paths for the proposed new international airport.

A chemical spill on SH1, about 2km north of Putaruru, forced the closure of the road and evacuation of a house early today. A corrosive chemical, carried by a truck, spilled on to a 50m stretch of road about 3.45am.