Matthew Martin is a senior reporter for the Rotorua Daily Post
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Shots fired during gang conflict
Armed police swoop in Rotorua after gunshots put innocent bystanders at "very real" risk.
Still no sign of missing patu
mattmartinserious.epsWhat_do_you_think_circle_3cp.epsSTILL MISSING: The patu paraoa (club) missing from the Rotorua Lakes Council
Police tight-lipped on Lake Rotoiti search
SEARCH: Police search Lake Rotoiti for a person missing since Sunday. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 140217sp3.JPG Rotorua police are remaining
Mana and Maori Party discuss Waiariki deal
DISCUSSIONS: Maori Party co-leader and Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell. PHOTO/FILE A_190216sp11.JPGMANA: Mana Party leader Hone Harawira
'Gentle giant' and former Maori All Black dies
By Matthew Martinmatthew.martin@dailypost.co.nzHUMBLE: Manu Maniapoto played more than 100 games for the Bay of Plenty. PHOTO/FILE
Brew gets in another round of awards
By Matthew Martinmatthew.martin@dailypost.co.nzWINNING: Rotorua's Brew Craft Beer Pub and co-owner of Croucher Brewing, Paul Croucher
Family grateful body found
Search teams have found the body of missing boatie Colin McCormick on Lake Rotoiti.
Tourism boom great news for Bay of Plenty retailers
BUSY, BUSY: McLeod's Booksellers co-owner Lynne Jones. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER Rotorua retailers are profiting from another record-breaking
Former Olympian enters race to be Rotorua MP
A Rotorua lawyer and former Olympian has been nominated to be the Labour Party's candidate for Rotorua to take on Todd McClay in next
Is this NZ's newest property hot-spot?
House values in this area have risen almost 50 per cent in the past year.
Dairy worker uses broom against armed robber
mattmartinserious.eps*ROBBED: Pleasant Heights Supermart assistant manager Sukhdeep Singh tried to fight off a robber with a broom
Chadwick claims victory in Rotorua mayoral race
Steve Chadwick is celebrating victory, having won another three-year term as mayor of Rotorua. Mrs Chadwick told the Rotorua Daily
Coffey says he can beat Flavell in Waiariki
AIMING HIGH: Tamati Coffey says he's got a good chance to win the Waiariki electorate with the backing of the Labour Party. PHOTO/FILE
Boy's death prompts air rifle alert
A coroner has warned air rifles are deadly weapons and should be treated with the same respect as other firearms.
Editorial: Nazi symbol just a relic
Just over the hill, in Rotorua, a flag debate has been raging, but the flag in question holds some rather nasty connotations.
Editorial: Why I'm driven to despair
I had the dubious pleasure of driving behind a master of the art of annoying driving, someone I would assume had spent many years perfecting this art, writes Matthew Martin.