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The Premium Debate: Subscribers have their say on Port scare and power crisis

Have your say by going to rotoruadailypost.co.nz and becoming a Premium subscriber.

Transitional housing planned for large vacant Fenton St motel

Signs on Fenton St have prompted concern over housing for the homeless.

Squeeze on MIQ spaces as Government increases its own allocation

A dwindling supply of rooms is aggravating the situation.

Two Rotorua inner-city carparks could become apartments

The inner city could see fewer car parks, but more people.

Man fined for carrying fake guns and pretending to be an immigration officer

A man used an imitation firearm to demand a woman pay $500 to fight a deportation.

Former Māori language commissioner Waereti Tait-Wall dies

Her tangihanga is being held at Tūnohopū Marae in Rotorua.

Forest users face restrictions due to water network project

Closures and restrictions will be in place for the next few months.

Serial groper given 'last chance' and released on parole again

He's been given one final chance after a "steep learning curve".

Jo Raphael: why we must act now on climate change

OPINION: Climate change is real and it's happening now.

Rotorua tamariki set to learn new skills

Stars Teina is a follow-on to Kiwi Can, a programme delivered in schools across Aotearoa.

'The best dad': Tributes flow for family man, Steamers veteran

Mark Weedon, 53, died on the field supporting his son and serving a community he loved.

Where should you be buying petrol in Rotorua?

Petrol prices have been steadily rising throughout New Zealand.

Rob Rattenbury: Covid has changed our lives, probably forever

OPINION: Can we all actually learn to stop being selfish and act responsibly?

David Beck: The Olympics is over but the excitement is not

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games start on August 24.

Another Rotorua store targeted as Bay of Plenty records increase in car thefts, ram-raids

Rotorua's FreshChoice is the latest victim in a string of property damage incidents.

Snow way! Highways closed, snow on Mt Tarawera

There could be snow on the road in some areas.