Latest from Rotorua

Ecstatic! Wilde's family watches bronze win from Whakatāne fishing club

While Wilde stood on the Olympic podium his family cheered him on from Whakatāne.

Matt Heath on good fatherhood, bravery and cowardice

OPINION: "A good father is a pillar of strength," writes Matt Heath. Or is he?

Dawn Picken: Once upon a time, I could venture with my kids

Opinion: The anti-staycation: where you wish you had left home but stayed to work instead.

'A despicable piece of work': DHB faces backlash over booklet

A Covid-19 vaccine info booklet was withdrawn from circulation after being deemed racist.

Policeman fined for fishing without licence, giving false details

Constable Zane Roberts, 26, will also be subject to an internal police investigation.

Tinder use lands serial groper cricketer back behind bars

Jason Trembath has been accused of trying to 'groom' women on Tinder.

Local Focus: Miss Rotorua all about beauty on the inside

Koji So is one of 25 Miss Rotorua contestants. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sold: Government pays $8.1m for motel to house homeless

Politicians divided over purchase of 0.66 hectare site at 265 Fenton St.

'You call that justice?': Sex abuser given home detention

Reginald Scouse took a boy to a church and performed a sexual act on him.

Representation review could affect Māori ward structure

Local authorities are required to review their representation at least every six years.

Gut bacteria under the microscope in New Zealand Covid vaccine study

NZ Covid vaccine study aims to uncover the links between diet and immune response.

How 'guardian angel' single mum rescued an elderly couple

Hemana and Sarah Eruera believe they met their guardian angel on a Tauranga side street.

Ōpōtiki man found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter

The jury has found Ōpōtiki man Harry Matchitt not guilty of murder.

Teaching te reo Māori to 'the masses': The story behind a new app with big goals

New app Reo Ora aims to be the one-stop learning platform for te reo Māori.

World-leading app to train teachers in te reo Māori

The initiative aims to strengthen New Zealand's education workforce in Te Reo.

Rob Rattenbury: How pervasive is white supremacy in NZ?

OPINION: White supremacists do exist in our country, though hopefully not in great numbers