Check out and clean out: Beds, TVs and microwaves stolen from motels
Some emergency housing clients are helping themselves to motel possessions.
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Steven Adams' heated exchange with former Thunder teammate
Watch: Adams had a few choice words for a former teammate in today's NBA playoffs game.
Rafting company 'devastated' after death at Okere Falls
The company has reached out to the family via the police to offer support.
Coroner releases findings into death of Rotorua toddler in hot car
The temperature inside the car was measured to be between 51 and 71C.
Floating wetland to be removed from Lake Rotorua
Access to boat ramp and adjacent parking area at Motutara Point will close for the work.
Person dead at Okere Falls near Rotorua
The death of a person at Okere Falls this morning has been referred to the coroner.
Rotorua's foodie paradise hidden in the forest
A luxury lodge hidden on the outskirts of Rotorua, with a passion for homegrown produce.
Managed isolation hunger strike: Man stops eating for eight days
Tony Everitt drank only water and black coffee in a silent protest.
Weddings or divorce? Love after lockdown trend revealed
A spike across the board has lawyers coping with a backlog in the Bay of Plenty.
Stroke survivor sharing hard lessons
"Many of our own Māori families, whānau are not accessing what is already available."
Insufficient planning: Tongariro Crossing death findings released
Sateesh Halehally-Chikkanna died in Tongariro National Park in 2018.
Homes, guns, cash and $3m worth of cannabis plants seized in police raid
Twenty people have been arrested and 12 have been remanded in custody.
Election 2020: Teens' birthdays grant last-minute eligibility
About 5000 New Zealand residents turn 18 between the old and new election dates.
Israel Adesanya's next fight confirmed
Adesanya, Kara-France confirmed for UFC pay-per-view in September.
Bay high school bans students from bringing phones to school
Te Puke High School banned its students from bringing phones to school on August 10
Inspired by Greta: Bay's Generation Z working to change world
Generation Z - the future leaders to save the world.
Covid-infected traveller visited Rotorua and Taupō
People who were at the two locations are advised to monitor their health
Fancy your chances of winning $50 million? Lotto's Powerball must be won tonight
Want to be in it to win a share? Buy your ticket early, Lotto advises.
Guilty verdicts: The cop, the Olympic hopeful and the forged signatures
Rotorua policewoman Melissa-Mae Ruru and boxer Tyson have been on trial.
Tokoroa cases likely attended Rotorua Pasifika event
More tests done in Rotorua in two days than all of level 4 lockdown.
Return of a Covid cluster - NZ to learn lockdown fate at 5.30pm Friday
Today's results reveal the first trends from mass testing.
Fifteen visiting schoolboys isolating after Covid clash in Rotorua
A class trip to Rotorua happened at the same time as family members with Covid-19 visited.
Covid 19: More Rotorua locations revealed, day trip to Taupō
Three more businesses have been revealed as places visited by the family at the weekend.
Mongrel Mob murder trial: Guilty verdict
A jury has found Mongrel Mob member Raymond Jury guilty of murdering Trevor Rikihana.
Cafe praised for honesty after being visited by family with Covid
Two people with Covid-19 visited several businesses in Rotorua at the weekend.
Hospitality boss wants eateries named: 'It has put suspicion on everyone'
Reg Hennessy said it was "irresponsible" to raise the alarm but not give the details.
GO NZ: Michelle Langstone's romantic weekend in Rotorua
Rotorua is steeped in happy childhood memories for Michelle Langstone.
Rotorua residents rush to Covid testing station
Two of the new Covid cases travelled to Rotorua while showing virus symptoms.
Anxious Auckland parents keep kids at home
Most Auckland children straying at home - they know the drill.
Landslide victims laid to rest in South Korea
Anna Song, her son Taeyang Rikiti and mother Rose Kim were killed by a landslide in Korea.
Local Focus: Waiariki's biggest election issue is Covid recovery
Māori jobs the key focus for Waiariki election hopefuls. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: No dreamers here - Waiariki's biggest election issue is COVID recovery
Māori jobs the key focus for Waiariki election hopefuls. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wanted: Powered site for one couple, six cats in caravan
A Rotorua couple is wondering where to go after "we evicted the cats, not them".
Former Māori Land Court judge Ken (Heta) Hingston dies
Former Māori Land Court judge Ken (Heta) Hingston has died.