Latest from Rotorua

Rob Rattenbury: Broadcasting has changed but it's still the same

OPINION: Radio was the only home entertainment in most New Zealand homes until TV.

Cinema sector prepares for more action

New titles and customer confidence in going out is helping put bums on seats.

'Slammed': St John ambulance staff working at 110%

"The workload's definitely gone above and beyond what it used to be."

Meet the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours recipients

Rotorua's five Queen's Birthday honourees have led teams in a variety of fields

'Please be vigilant': Fatberg causes wastewater overflow at Linton Park

Fatbergs are made up of a mixture of solidified fat and cleaning wipes.

Rotorua Girls' High School to get new boarding hostel

Rotorua is to get a girls' school boarding hostel - the first in the region.

Poisoned? Why are so many birds dying on the shores of Lake Rotorua?

A local store owner says it had been a big issue over the last few months.

Letters to the editor: Rubbish dumpers let everyone down

OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.

Sonya Bateson: Parenting guilt is guaranteed

OPINION: Special moments outweigh the guilt of stay at home parenting.

Aorangi School a pilot for Hoops in Schools in Rotorua

Hoops in Schools donated two new basketball hoops to Aorangi School.

Kaharoa's Kale Bronlund will be turning pages for a cause

Blind Low Vision NZ is calling on tamariki to get reading in the Great Kiwi Bookathon.

Rotorua to celebrate Matariki with umu kohukohu whetū

To honour Matariki being observed as a public holiday there will be an umu kohukohu whetū.

'I will not back off': Councillor defiant amid calls for resignation

'If they have an issue with it, they can take it up with the Local Government Minister.'

Punched in the head and jaw: Union 'concerned' about assaults on mental health staff

Another assault resulted in a staff member getting a concussion.

Drug delivery gone wrong? Black Power gang member's death - coroner's finding

A coroner's finding into death of a 47-year-old motorcyclist has been made public.

Healers offer help in grief

Father's suicide started life-long journey of healing.