'Catastrophic': Builders warn more firms will fold if material price hikes continue
The cost of building a new house is 30 per cent higher than a year ago.
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Get the umbrella ready, winter outlook reveals plenty of rain to come
The outlook comes as autumn was listed as the second-equal warmest on record.
Watch: 'I am tough' - White Island volcano survivor removes mask for first time
She suffered severe burns to 70% of her body. Now her mask is off for the first time.
Rob Rattenbury: Broadcasting has changed but it's still the same
OPINION: Radio was the only home entertainment in most New Zealand homes until TV.
Cinema sector prepares for more action
New titles and customer confidence in going out is helping put bums on seats.
'Slammed': St John ambulance staff working at 110%
"The workload's definitely gone above and beyond what it used to be."
Queen's Birthday Honours: Two receive highest honour, six new Knights, Dames
Platinum Jubilee appointments list has 187 honours recipients.
Meet the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours recipients
Rotorua's five Queen's Birthday honourees have led teams in a variety of fields
'Please be vigilant': Fatberg causes wastewater overflow at Linton Park
Fatbergs are made up of a mixture of solidified fat and cleaning wipes.
Covid cases drop to lowest total in 102 days
Today's update is expected to be the last of the long holiday weekend.
Rotorua Girls' High School to get new boarding hostel
Rotorua is to get a girls' school boarding hostel - the first in the region.
Poisoned? Why are so many birds dying on the shores of Lake Rotorua?
A local store owner says it had been a big issue over the last few months.
Business digest: Bayleys annual award winners announced
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Revealed: Rotorua's first million-dollar metro suburb
The city's average property value was now just shy of hitting $800,000 - OneRoof
Mark Lister: The bear market that nobody noticed
COMMENT: Missed the memo? There's a reason this news might've passed you by.
Letters to the editor: Rubbish dumpers let everyone down
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
'Loved and valued' police constable dies in Waikato crash
The 30-year-old was stationed in Tokoroa and had worked in the Taupō area since 2018.
'Aggressive homeless' could push Rotorua off tourism map: business leaders
Staff shortages and emergency housing issues have some concerned about visitor experience.
Comment: Access to vaping needs to be balanced
OPINION: Kiwi teenagers are preferring e-cigarettes over smoked tobacco
The big issue worrying a retiring police district commander
After more than 40 years on the force, Andy McGregor says it's time to wind down.
Do local politicians really need to live locally?
Giving up on local candidates being local would be another nail in the coffin.
'Simultaneously savage and tender': Tom Sainsbury on his tour, the sensitivities of fame
"I sometimes put videos up and think 'why did you do that?', Tom Sainsbury says.
Food providers 'stretched' as prices high, demand higher
The fears come as they find themselves in a vicious cycle of more demand and less food.
Cockroaches and cold showers: Tenants hit out over 'unacceptable' living conditions
The tenancy compliance and investigations team has launched an investigation.
Tiaras, evening gowns fly off the shelves for platinum jubilee
A royalist of 69 years says the jubilee is a "great excuse for a party"
Infracore appoints third chief executive in seven years - one councillor 'concerned'
Infracore was the only council-controlled organisation with a surplus for the period.
Omicron outbreak: 14 deaths, 6232 new cases; virus subvariants detected in community
These are the first BA.4 and BA.5 cases reported in the community.
Jo Raphael: We love Australians - well, most of them
OPINION: We're known for our hospitality, but these Aussie imports are not welcome.
Subscribers debate gang member prison rates
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Sonya Bateson: Parenting guilt is guaranteed
OPINION: Special moments outweigh the guilt of stay at home parenting.
Aorangi School a pilot for Hoops in Schools in Rotorua
Hoops in Schools donated two new basketball hoops to Aorangi School.
Kaharoa's Kale Bronlund will be turning pages for a cause
Blind Low Vision NZ is calling on tamariki to get reading in the Great Kiwi Bookathon.
Rotorua to celebrate Matariki with umu kohukohu whetū
To honour Matariki being observed as a public holiday there will be an umu kohukohu whetū.
Lake's colourful characters come to life
A lifelong love of books has led to the publishing of the Gabby Goose stories