Making statements through yarn bombing on trees
A Trail of Blooming Yarn has been installed, which includes six yarn bombed trees.
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Council urged to buy mountain bike park
The founder of the mountain bike park wants public access to remain after the sale
Zizi Sparks: Lowering superannuation age for Māori not a long-term fix
Opinion: Maybe we should focus on increasing life expectancy so this isn't necessary.
Glitz and fancy footwork! Harcourts Dancing for Hospice is back
Harcourts Dancing for Hospice returns for its sixth year on August 20.
Sonya Bateson: We shouldn't drop alert levels before we're ready
OPINION: There is a reason we're still in red. It's to protect our most vulnerable people.
Ngahuia crowned runner-up in the Miss Earth 2021
Ngahuia was crowned Miss Earth Air New Zealand 2021, runner-up in Miss Earth 2021.
'Shambles': Resident slams delays on controversial Ōkere Falls pathway
Work is incomplete and local residents are questioning what work is happening.
Council's law change bid passes first reading in Parliament
One local MP voted for it, and another against.
Opinion: Why tougher prison sentences alone won't cut crime
OPINION: It's a complex problem - and won't be solved any time soon, says Luke Kirkness.
Lockdowns lifted after shots heard in Western Heights
Police are attending after hearing gun shots.
Premium Debate: the great Trikafta issue
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the Trikafta debate.
'This is a Goldie': Portrait owner's quest for mystery chief
Andrew Doak believes famed artist Goldie painted this portrait of a Te Arawa koroua.
Upset farmers claim council 'using ratepayer money to fight ratepayers'
The lawyer's presence at the almost six-hour meeting cost ratepayers more than $10,000.
Boil water, council warns after Ecoli found
Council staff received a positive Ecoli reading in the network.
Council bid to change Māori ward local bill faces first reading in Parliament
If the bill does not pass by June 1, it will not apply to this year's local election
Letters: Why are out-of-towners coming to Rotorua for housing?
Readers have their say.
Rawiri Waititi: Māori should be paid a pension from age 57
There is support and opposition to the idea to lower NZ Super eligibility for Māori.
Two brothers have the same condition. But only one can get $330k 'miracle' drug
One brother says it's a 'kick in the guts' knowing he could not get the drug.
Daylight burglary: $20k jewellery thief who preyed on homes sent to jail
How a burglar preyed on homes during daylight hours.
Arts projects in Rotorua awarded more than $40,000 funding
Artists in area benefit from $40,378 going to 18 arts projects.
Revealed: Number of AstraZeneca and Novavax doses administered
Pfizer remains the preferred Covid vaccine but other options are available to Kiwis.
70-year love story: 'As long as there is breath in my body, I will be his carer'
Brian used to go past on his bike. I thought, 'He's not too bad, I'll keep my eye on him'.
'Our town cannot cope': Upset locals demand state housing assurances
Mayor: 'Rotorua can not be the solution to homelessness across New Zealand...'
Two deaths in Lakes region, number of other vaccines administered revealed
The number of AstraZeneca and Novavax doses in the Bay of Plenty can be revealed.
Jo Raphael: Women exercising alone should not face safety threats
OPINION: Having your security threatened takes a long time to recover from.
'Thank goodness': Businesses relieved as vax pass requirement ends
Businesses will not be required to ask for vaccine passes from 11.59pm tonight.
'Opportunists': Gib board selling for 'exorbitant' prices online in shortage
Trade Me: Average sale price in plasterboard category up 412% from October to March.
Latest Covid hospitalisations, cases and deaths revealed
There are nearly 700 people throughout New Zealand with the virus in hospital.
Mowers, chainsaws and a cold beer: The surprising ways high-powered bosses unwind
Leaders reveal their best tonics for workplace stress.
Region's 'impressive' economic growth hides city's reality - economist
Rotorua's tourism operators are still suffering, says the city's economic development arm.
Police still looking for Taupō man missing for two months
Michael Yewen, 50, has been missing since February 3.
Jo Raphael: People should be disgusted by charity shop break-in
OPINION: A message needs to be sent that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.
Telling it like it is: Meet our new Opinion section columnists
We've added new opinion writers to our current line-up.
Letters: Is Rotorua the main focus of the Govt's public housing surge?
Our readers have their say.