Rotorua Lifestyle news
Lake Rotoiti’s classic boat parade a ‘special sight’
The 28th annual Lake Rotoiti Classic and Wooden Boat Parade is on February 8.
Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 50 finalists revealed - and how to vote for the ultimate winners
We can reveal the top 10 finalists in each category for NZ's Best Beach 2025.
"It's like rugby on wheels": Bay athletes selected for Team NZ Roller Derby World Cup
Athletes from Tauranga, Rotorua, and Whakatāne have been named in Team NZ Roller Derby.
Rotorua gym gets cash boost
The grant will help with upgrades of rehabilitation training machines and gym equipment.
Taupō makes CNN’s 25 best places to visit in 2025 list
The equivalent ad value for the mention would be $518,000, Tourism NZ estimated.
Paralysis to People’s Choice: Ōpōtiki musician’s inspiring journey to success
A hunting accident left Hori shaw partially paralysed. Now he's topping the charts.
Florida funder loaned $28.2m to Rotorua housing project
Liquidator expects no loss to customers.
Coldplay, Connections and coffee: What Kiwis googled in 2024
Google has released its 2024 Year in Search for New Zealand
'Fleeting creatures': Rural artist inspired by beauty of birds
Jenny’s art is influenced by her rural surroundings in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
Mother-daughter duo not horsing around with barrel racing
'Doing something both you and your daughter love is something really special.'
Singer Jackson Owens brings ‘Something Good’ to fans with new release
12 months since the release of ‘Now Forever’, Owens is back.
Lifestyle news around NZ
Bill Gates: ‘I would be diagnosed with autism if I were a kid today’
The tech billionaire says he was an obsessive and socially-awkward child.
The unloved root vegetable that improves your gut health
It’s time to put this much-maligned vegetable on the menu.
Naps can help improve your cognition. Here’s how to take a better nap
Even a speedy 10-minute nap can have profound effects on our cognition and mood.
More Rotorua Lifestyle news
NZ's most prolific road-tripper: Nine hidden gems off our main highways
What happens when you come face to face with a heavy truck on a single-lane gravel track?
No jacket required: How this club has changed over 100 years
The 100-year-old club in Rotorua that's still going strong.
Author hopes David Seymour reads her new book
Pākeha author Lorraine McLeod’s new book inspired by challenge from Tā Toby Curtis.
The weekend of golf that’s lasted 50 years and counting
A 1974 fun lads' golf trip is now an annual tradition titled the 'Okareka Classic'.
'My Nara Smith': The TikToker sharing Māori kai with the world
'I think Māori culture is spreading all over the world.'
'Rotovegas you're in trouble, baby': Momoa warms up for Rotorua show
The Hollywood star is keen to introduce his bandmates to sulphur and 'group bathing'.
DoorDash app launches in Taupō, Cambridge and Te Awamutu
DoorDash launches in Taupō, Timaru, Cambridge and Te Awamutu, among other stores.
Everything a beginner needs for a mountain biking and hiking holiday in Ruapehu
Lessons from a traveller who learnt the hard way.
Jason Momoa and Oof Tatata bandmates on NZ tour, love of the All Blacks
Jason Momoa, Mike Hayes and Kenny Dale are about to tour around New Zealand.
Legendary NZ band reunite for 2025 tour
'[The band] was only truly 'super' once the doors opened and the people came in.'
Fishing takes patience but the boat took five years
The little clinker boat has taken about two years of fulltime work to complete.
Kiri Allan reveals new pūhoro ta moko
The ta moko is the work of Northland artist Anikaaro Harawira.
Jason Momoa's band to play 3 more New Zealand shows
Öof Tatatá first performed at the Tuning Fork in August this year.
Singaporeans pay $40m for 24.9% of five-village retirement chain
'This is a capital-intensive business. We really want to expand' – chairman Bill McDonald.
Californian artist brings the moa back from extinction
The exhibition is a tribute to those who have been loved and lost.
Hip-hop group The 046 to perform in BoP
The group has amassed tens of millions of streams and viral music videos.
Three nights of frights this Halloween
It's an exciting weekend full of Halloween entertainment for all ages in the community.
Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?
Boss from across the Tasman explains the reasoning behind Kmart's expansion here.