Latest from Rotorua

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: government terms should be four years

OPINION: Three years is too short to do anything really constructive for New Zealand.

Opinion: Do some Kiwis have an aversion to physical work?

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the state of the workforce.

Sea monkeys and flexible work: How businesses are supporting a return to the office

Plus: A clinical psychologist weighs in on how workmates can look after each other

Zizi Sparks: Labour shortage a wave we can only ride and wait for tide to turn

Opinion: An estimated 50,000 Kiwis will leave the country in the next year

Gang member gets home detention for $8000 burglary

A gang member involved in an $8000 burglary has been given six months' home detention.

Fears crime by kids could 'end in tragedy'

Children as young as 11 are behind a spike in vehicle thefts, ram raids and burglaries.

Shane Jones: Political stink in Rotorua

OPINION: It walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and is a lame electoral duck.

'An inspiration to us all': Master carver calls time after 55 years

One of the enduring faces of the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute

Opinion: Emotional and mental aftermath of Covid is taking its toll

OPINION: Strong relationships are an essential part of boosting wellbeing

Opinion: Not many people have come through the pandemic unscathed

OPINION: We all know someone who's been affected by mental health illness.

Tenby Powell: Anzac memories and the question over Russia's wider strategy

OPINION: By the time the campaign ended, more than 130,000 men had died.

Trend setter: City house prices defy trend to reach record $770k

It comes as agents report a dramatic shift to a buyer's market

'Things can get better': How love and family helped Sharon Grinter through the pandemic

In January 2020, single mum Sharon Grinter thought she was coming out of a black hole

Greed, drugs, denials and elaborate lifestyles: Head Hunters gang wife sentenced

The Head Hunters gang's plans to set up in Rotorua was thwarted when police busted them.

'Equal voting rights' or 'apartheid': Submissions heard on Rotorua local bill

Mayor: 'Rotorua is unique, what suits us does not necessarily suit the rest of NZ.'

Rotorua Māori ward bill 'cannot be justified' - Attorney-General

The bill 'creates disparity in the number of people represented by ward council members'.