A story about the tragic death of local stock car legend Darcy Hunter was the most read story of 2017 on the Rotorua Daily Post website.
Hunter, a husband and father-of-two was just 42 when he died in November following a battle with cancer.
The top 10 most read stories were:
1. Rotorua stock car legend Darcy Hunter dies
2. Bodies found in Mamaku Forest, believed to be Fleets
3. Wild weather hits Rotorua, trees down across district
4. Rotorua people wanted by police