'I was just freaking and thinking ... what is he doing?'

Rotorua is set to be spoilt on Saturday with the annual Lakeside concert.

It is the first Rotorua business to achieve the certification.

The woman was airlifted to hospital.

'Drilling through and sucking up stuff - our tūpuna are underneath this ground.'

The man has been charged with threatening to kill a family member.

The man appeared in the Rotorua District Court facing five charges.

'At the least, the bare minimum you need to do is wear a lifejacket on the water.'

He said doctors told him they found some of the bacteria 'had been dissolving the flesh'.

She is calling for the "long-term" increase of extra security guards at hospitals.

'Being different doesn’t make you popular.'

"We’ve found all but one boat.”

“We’re all here for the same reason. It’s all about the music and everyone was excited."

'Uniforms are just so expensive and out of range for a lot of parents.'

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St John says the patient refused their staff's recommendation he be taken to hospital.

From live music performed by local artists to a multisport festival, Rotorua has it all.

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"Security had no control over the premises."

“It’s one of the top shows in the entire world”

The road reopened Wednesday night.

It comes as provisional school roll data from the Ministry of Education was released.

Lakefloor survey reveals thousands of pockmarks, an ancient river and hydrothermal system.

One cafe was 'full house' one morning, while a campground only had a couple of spots left.

Police were called to the single-vehicle crash at about 9.30pm.

The national median weekly rent in Aotearoa has jumped to $625.

About 70 per cent of the school's students identify as Māori.

Police were called at 10.45am.

He had a taste of the sport as a child before returning to it in his 70s.