'Heartwarming' response to call for help from family stuck in hospital
A couple from Tūrangi were in hospital with their firstborn when NZ went into lockdown.
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Police warning: Mountain bikers could be trespassed
Police will be patrolling Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Forest in case users are flouting rules.
'Really nasty': Man spits on security guard, headbutts homeless man
The incident happened when security tried to step in and break up a fight.
'No sympathy': Forest warning as 30 mountain bikers injured in lockdown
Emergency responders count on riders to 'respect the privilege and keep it chill'
'I want out of here': Lockdown life in emergency housing
Lockdown is having varying impacts on those in emergency housing accommodation.
Elderly Rotorua couple turned away from vaccination while DHB gives PPE training
Lakes DHB says as of Friday the vaccination centres are up and running again.
Covid-19: Avondale College choir attended Rotorua singing gala
Some 350 students attended the events; asked to keep eye out for symptoms in meantime.
'We apologise': Children turned away from Rotorua vaccination site
On Thursday the Prime Minister announced 12 to 15-year-olds can be vaccinated.
Waiariki rivals say Rotorua has done its bit in hosting MIQ facilities
Two more MPs say they're opposed to more MIQ in Rotorua.
Plan to turn Wylie Court motel into transitional housing quashed
Wylie Court motel on Fenton St will not be turned into transitional housing.
'A rich man's resource': How geothermal changes affected families
Changes have had "significant" impacts on health, social and cultural wellbeing of whānau.
'This is our suburb': Residents fight for a say on transitional housing plan
Residents are mounting a fight to be notified about the Wylie Court consent process.
'Nearly at breaking point': Health board's plea as Govt eyes extra MIQ facilities
MBIE is investigating new managed isolation facilities, including in Rotorua.
Covid tracing cards axed as Ministry of Health shifts focus to vaccinations
A Covid tracing card option has been scrapped after a week-long trial in Rotorua.
Arson trial: Woman denies she burnt down house for financial windfall
A woman has denied she purposely burnt a house down saying she needed it for her son.
'Sacred' Te Arawa and Western Bay partnership hailed
Tirity o Waitangi will underpin the new 'sacred' relationship.
'Proceed with caution': Business head's warning over Govt's plans
A business chief said opening the border was a double-edged sword.
Local Focus: Whāriki and Facebook join forces
Māori businesses in Rotorua get social media savvy. Made with NZ On Air.
Bystander grappled knife-wielding patched mobster after robbery
A Bay of Plenty man has been jailed for a spate of armed robberies in Ōpōtiki town centre.
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.
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.
Serial groper given 'last chance' and released on parole again
He's been given one final chance after a "steep learning curve".
Arson trial: Couple accused of burning down house for $85,000 windfall
A man and a woman are accused of burning a house down to gain money from insurance.
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.
Local Focus: Rotorua's male midwife says gender is irrelevant
One of only eight male midwives across the country. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Whakarewarewa, MacDiarmid Institute co-designing education centre
Documents signed at Whakarewarewa Village continue the partnership for the next 7 years.
Bay of Plenty nurses 'bordering on unsafe' work conditions
The DHB has sought legal advice, concerned about staffing levels on strike day.
'You can make a better life': Teen who crashed stolen ute given second chance
The sentencing judge said he wanted to give the teenager a chance to 'break the cycle'.
This high school has more Olympic gold than most countries
Lisa Carrington and Stacey Fluhler have more gold medals than most countries competing.
Rotorua shooting: Witnesses wanted as police investigation continues
One person was transported to hospital in a moderate condition.
Māori flag to fly at BOP regional council buildings
The last surviving designer of the flag says the move is "awesome".
'Firearms, gangs and drugs': Meth and black market gun dealer sent to jail
Illegal firearms dealer Gordon Mark McRae was sentenced in Rotorua District Court today.