Latest FromRotorua
!['Energy and confidence is back': Community theatre makes a comeback after Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Energy and confidence is back': Community theatre makes a comeback after Covid
Theatre presidents are reporting sold-out shows and full 2021 calendars.
![The wait is over: NCEA exam results published online](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
The wait is over: NCEA exam results published online
NCEA results went online this morning.
![On the road: A helping hand for Rotorua's disadvantaged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
On the road: A helping hand for Rotorua's disadvantaged
BayTrust has given a $5000 grant to help locals get drivers licences.
![Zizi Sparks: Keeping rental pool afloat everyone's responsibility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Zizi Sparks: Keeping rental pool afloat everyone's responsibility
Opinion: Landlords need to embrace new tenancy laws and tenants need to be good ones.
![Two people remain in hospital after three-car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Two people remain in hospital after three-car crash
One person remains in critical condition.
![Ute crashes into Utuhina Stream, police confirm second vehicle involved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Ute crashes into Utuhina Stream, police confirm second vehicle involved
Emergency services are on the scene.
![$8.5 million: How does it feel to sell the big one?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
$8.5 million: How does it feel to sell the big one?
A Rotorua Lotto player won $8.5 million in last night's draw.
!['So p***** off': Newsletter criticises councillor for speaking te reo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'So p***** off': Newsletter criticises councillor for speaking te reo
A Grey Power member called the councillor's use of te reo at meeting an "insult".
!['It's all good news': Mayor reacts to 132% house price rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'It's all good news': Mayor reacts to 132% house price rise
'We have been well behind for some years.'
![Rotorua Community Hospice excited for 2021](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Rotorua Community Hospice excited for 2021
After a tough year in 2020 and a number of changes, Rotorua Hospice is excited for 2021.
![Dawn Picken: Is Martin Luther King jnr's dream still alive?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Dawn Picken: Is Martin Luther King jnr's dream still alive?
OPINION: King's dream is not dead, but it does appear to be on life support.
![Kiri Gillespie: Lax holiday-mode attitude to Covid-19 QR scans must stop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Kiri Gillespie: Lax holiday-mode attitude to Covid-19 QR scans must stop
OPINION: Life isn't back to normal yet. Even if it looks like it, a little.
![Letters: Rotorua needs armed night patrols](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Letters: Rotorua needs armed night patrols
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
![$52,000 available for arts initiatives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
$52,000 available for arts initiatives
The Rotorua District Creative Communities Scheme supports local arts initiatives.
![St Chads thriving going into 2021](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
St Chads thriving going into 2021
Heading into the year 2021, St Chads Charitable Trust is thriving.
!['Like razor blades': Eels bite woman at swimming hole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Like razor blades': Eels bite woman at swimming hole
Eel bites haven't deterred the woman but now she is warning others of the danger.
![New Tāneatua police Base: What will it look like?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
New Tāneatua police Base: What will it look like?
The former Tāneatua police station was damaged by a fire in 2018.
![Jack Grace's Howard Morrison Quartet call up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Jack Grace's Howard Morrison Quartet call up
Why Jack Grace has officially joined Howard Morrison Quartet Take Two.
![More job ads - a sign of desperation?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
More job ads - a sign of desperation?
Thousands are on the Job Seeker benefit, and jobs are increasingly difficult to fill.
![Car rolls on Amohau St leaving one with moderate injuries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Car rolls on Amohau St leaving one with moderate injuries
The road is blocked in the westbound lane.
![Local Focus: Mokoia Island weaponry wānanga reconnects Māori men](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Local Focus: Mokoia Island weaponry wānanga reconnects Māori men
"It's about all the great things that Māori are." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Exhibition celebrating Te Arawa's creatives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Exhibition celebrating Te Arawa's creatives
The Arts Village is currently hosting 'TUAKANA TEINA: The Exhibition'.
![More extreme weather events strike Bay of Plenty this summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
More extreme weather events strike Bay of Plenty this summer
More extreme weather events, sea level rise and drought will increasingly pose challenges.
![Rotorua Lakefront Car Show back with plenty of gems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Rotorua Lakefront Car Show back with plenty of gems
The annual Rotorua Lakefront Car Show is on this Sunday at the Rotorua Village Green.
![$10k BayTrust offers lifeline to chronic illness charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
$10k BayTrust offers lifeline to chronic illness charity
The grant "means survival" for CCIS, operations co-ordinator Miranda Whitwell says.
![Revealed: What sweeteners desperate tenants are offering landlords](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Revealed: What sweeteners desperate tenants are offering landlords
Demand continues to outstrip supply in the rental market.
![Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Revealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls
More than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.