'I saw red': Gun owner, 72, says new online firearm registry system is too hard
“[We] should be able to go into the police station and register over the counter.”
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Limiting the fallout when businesses fail
Opinion: Other countries approach failing businesses more proactively than we do in NZ.
Taupō restaurants named among country's best
Two Taupō eateries named alongside the country's best restaurants.
Whakaari trial: ‘I would have recommended that tours could not proceed’
It is the fourth week of a trial at the District Court in Auckland.
'Absolutely ravaged': Ram-raiders drove vehicle 60m through mall
A ram raid at Rotorua Central mall has left devastating impacts.
Missing woman reunited with family as police praise 'massive' search effort
Family relieved as woman found safe five days after being reported missing.
Labour list winners and losers - the MPs now in peril
Several current MPs may struggle to return to Parliament based on current polling.
Luxon hits back at critics of National's $24b transport plan
The last National Government failed to build a northwestern busway.
Exhibition to celebrate the face and diversity of Rotorua men
The artist says her 100 Men Rotorua show will celebrate men in all of their capacities.
Nats' $6b transport plan: Four-lane highways from Whangārei to Tauranga
National wants second tunnel as part of the 'Let’s Get Wellington Moving'.
'Hugely disappointing': Several stores damaged in mall ram raid
The mall car park is covered in glass.
Extreme weather: 54 flood warnings issued in five months
That's 10 more than for the entire year to June 2022.
Tāmati Coffey Labour’s candidate for East Coast electorate after Allan resignation
Coffey had earlier announced he was leaving politics in March this year.
Missing Taupō woman Jan Burton found ‘safely’
Jan Burton had been missing since Wednesday.
Search continues for missing Taupō woman Jan Burton
Police and Land Search and Rescue teams haven't found her yet.
'Big smiles, sunburn and sore legs': Ski operators stoked with two metres of snowfall
"It feels like a reward for everyone’s who’s hung in there."
'It's pretty amazing': Young Rotorua man crowned the King of Crankworx
'The King is a Māori from Te Arawa from all the way back home. It’s pretty amazing.'
Mark Lister: What might the election mean for markets?
Just remember Australia, Europe and the US all have politicians too.
New group aims to make space for trans people to 'be their authentic selves'
'We’re workers. We’re students. We’re active members of society with everyday jobs'
The Ginaissance: How distilleries here work to stand out in the craft spirit crowd
'A lot of beer and wine drinkers are leaning towards gin these days.'
Mystery location for Whakatāne Stop Co-Governance meeting
The venue is still secret and its owners may not know it is a Stop Co-Governance event.
'I’m still here with you': Meet the volunteers who sit with dying patients
“It’s such an honour to be right there at this important moment in their lives.”
Revealed: Why gang boss will stay inside special ‘prison within a prison’ for high-risk inmates
Mongols president has been in solitary confinement for nearly 3 years.
'We want our town back': Retailer tells of PTSD as National MPs hit out over crime
Their comments are backed by a councillor who says the city is 'under siege'.
This 11yo girl fell off her bike. Within 24 hours, doctors told her she had cancer
'Her bruising looked like she was picked up and thrown around like a little rag doll.'
'Distasteful': Crown hits back at suggestion case is 'MeToo fest'
The prosecutor says the evidence showed a clear 'pattern of behaviour' by the defendant.
Sonya Bateson: Our city centre is grim. We need change, progress and personality
Opinion: The chance to build something great is a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
Heavy snow dump has Ruapehu skifield operators smiling
Skifield workers are swimming in metres of snow on Mt Ruapehu.
'Career highlight': Rotorua boy to sing national anthem at Bledisloe Cup
Samuel Armstrong will perform in front of a sold-out crowd of approximately 80,000.
Missing woman's generous act remembered as search of tracks continues
The former midwife has been missing since Wednesday.
High risk avalanche alerts issued for Tongariro, Taranaki
Mountain users beware - a level 4 (high risk) alert is in place for high alpine areas.
Recipe: Butternut and miso pasta with bacon
Olivia Moore creates a "mesmerising" sauce-coated pasta.
Many offers of help in search for missing woman
The 51-year-old was last seen at her Kinloch home on Wednesday morning.
Poo-lution: Reporoa farm owner cops fine after effluent reaches stream
The owner of a dairy farm in Reporoa has been fined for illegal effluent discharges.