The trail of clues that led police to $400k meth stash in wardrobe
Damien Porter was on parole for earlier drug-dealing when 1kg of meth was found in motel.
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'Oh my god:' Neighbour’s shock at seeing toddler gasping for breath in alleged killer's arms
'I was just like, ‘oh my God’... she looked dead.'
'Tragic fatality': Digger driver dies after excavator submerged in forestry accident
Attempts to rescue the operator were unsuccessful and they were found dead.
Line in the sand drawn over last Lake Taupō foreshore campground
Foreshore camping is under review at last remaining Lake Taupō water's edge site.
'Genuine Kiwi bloke': Police name man who died on fishing trip near Whakaari
His funeral will be held in Rotorua on Friday.
'Going on plan B': 85yo Tokoroa man plans to live in garage after house fire
Two fire trucks are in attendance and the fire investigator.
New look for contentious tidal pool takes shape
Work to remedy the heavily criticised tidal pool should finish this month.
How 'friends with benefits' turned into sexual abuse, explicit videos and death threats
She was a social butterfly. He left her 'paralysed in fear', unable to leave home.
'For the community, he was their All Black': Provincial rugby 'legend' remembered
He had three passions apart from his family – dairy farming, rugby, and music.
'Breaking point': Man accused of toddler's murder claims her mother caused injuries
Sadie-Leigh Gardner died from inoperable and unsurvivable head injuries in 2019.
Pie king Patrick Lam among gold award pastry winners
It's no surprise Patrick's Pies has scored high in this year's awards.
'Limiting': Few options for council with new Māori wards as bill passes
'I look at this with disdain to be honest,' Māori ward councillor says.
‘You’re not in Mexico now’ - Todd McClay apologises to Ricardo Menendez March
The Green MP took offence to McClay's interjection relating to his Mexican birth.
Social media etiquette: The dos and don'ts of work group chats
How to avoid getting yourself in a pickle.
'Stunned': Rotorua player wins $75,000 on $5 scratchie
The winner said they 'always' bought the same scratchie - an Instant Kiwi crossword.
'Make Rotorua great again': National retailer returns to CBD
How Rotorua's CBD is transforming.
Voting open for People's Choice in Rotorua business awards
Rotorua businesses celebrate tenacity and resilience for 2024 award season.
Toddler was 'floppy and barely breathing' in her alleged killer's arms
Sadie-Leigh died in March 2019 after she was found to have unsurvivable brain injuries.
NZ Film Commission spends $16k on CEO events amid budget cuts
The Film Commission has thrown two parties apiece for its retiring and incoming CEOs.
'One last time': Sublime with Rome to play in NZ on final tour
Sublime with Rome cannot wait to come Downunder and play.
Container-like Kāinga Ora apartment builds: Why little's changed in 3 months
Ranolf St and Malfroy Rd development shocked residents in March - when will it be done?
Luxon bypasses highway protest by flying into Urewera
Tūhoe protesters waited on road for PM, who took to the air instead.
Opinion: Rate cuts are coming, here's what investors should do
OPINION: The Reserve Bank would need to make a move soon, Mark Lister says.
Serious two-vehicle crash closes highway
There are believed to be serious injuries, police say.
Taupō tsunami: What scientists have discovered about rare 2022 event
The 2022 midnight tsunami was one of NZ's strangest natural events. How did it happen?
'Apparently the best show I’ve ever done': Comedian Ed Byrne to perform in Bay
He will perform his newest show in Rotorua on August 14 and Tauranga on August 15.
Harcourts Dancing for Hospice: Couple’s profile — Laura Smith and Nikora Simpkins
Dancing for Hospice 2024 couple Laura Smith and Nikora Simpkins talk to Paul Hickey from The Hits Rotorua.
'Grenade' hidden in baby formula tin put Rotorua suburb into lockdown
Charles Rameka told police he'd planted a bomb in a car.
Couple profile: Laura Smith and Nikora Simpkins
Laura and Nikora talk up the run-up to Harcourts Dancing for Hospice.
'We’re not here to censor them': Council adds public forums for first time
Speakers will have to stick to rules, however.
Whakaari ash plume silhouetted at sunrise
Gas and steam spewed out of White Island this morning.
A 'crackhead…rampage': Govt applies to extend 7 Rotorua emergency housing motels
Consent sought for 7 contracted emergency motels to continue a further year.
Watch: Black Power member performs haka as he is found not guilty at third murder trial in 11 years
The jury believed his defence that another man killed Wiremu Birch in Taupo.
Body found in search off Whakaari/White Island, believed to be man who went overboard
Police earlier said the missing person was one of four on the vessel.