He made it his mission to clean the stream of rubbish - all in one day.

Police are trying to find out if a man has fallen into a 'near-boiling' geothermal pool.

Police will be visiting friends and family of gunman as the search resumes

A power outage was reported.

Picking the players from the Chiefs sides of the past

'I beg for you not to condemn our building.'

Schools in the Taupō suburb of Hilltop have been placed into lockdown.

The burglary was reported about 2am.

A judge has ordered Rotorua's Stephen Bhana to pay the local council.

4500 starters ran distances up to 160km in 'hot' weather for the weekend's event.

Why searchers are struggling to confirm their suspicion in the near-boiling pool.

Paeroa residents could expect delays on the roads today.

Forty firefighters battled the blaze for about six hours.

The Prime Minister is making good on his promise of tough love within the welfare system.

Both parents work fulltime and budget 52 weeks of the year.

The van was going to be used to transport children whose parents were struggling.

'As long as I finish it, that was the goal.'

The return of Supercars to New Zealand has been met with huge demand for tickets.

The average price of a house in Rotorua has risen to $746,000.

'It’s the easiest way to get a something when you got a nothing without having to steal.'

The event spans two days around Rotorua’s iconic lakes.

The damaged trees at the regional park were estimated to be 20 to 30 years old.

Police said an armed man entered a stranger’s home.

The charity delivers 92,000 food parcels in a year: 'That’s not a flex'.

Three crashes in Waikato have had serious impacts on those involved.

The school is welcoming sponsorships for the trip, which will cost about $6500 per student

Dame Ruia Morrison is still regarded as one of New Zealand’s best players of all time.