'Lucky to be alive': Elderly driver cheats death in crash flip
Puti Ruhi was left trapped in an upside down car after Rotorua crash.
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Hero cop saves 3 girls from drowning at Lake Okareka
An off duty cop saved three little girls from drowning at a crowded Rotorua lake beach.
Kiwi chick determined to see in the New Year
It's a New Year's baby story with a twist - or more like a long beak, to be precise.
Person killed in crash between Rotorua and Taupō
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash between Rotorua and Taupō.
The former Rotorua truant who now has 260 staff
The Patchell group employs close to 260 staff, most of whom are in Rotorua.
The medieval Māori: How the sport of battle helped one man lose 30kg
Nick Waiariki has used the sport to lose 30kg and travel the world.
Schoolgirl, 15, swims length of Lake Rotoiti
Georgia Bavington left Okere Falls at 6.45am and made it to Korokitewao Bay by 11.15am.
Momoa the elephant seal still drawing a crowd
Momoa the elephant seal remains in Whakatāne and is enjoying the crowds
Four people injured in Ngongotahā crash
A police spokeswoman said the people injured had minor to moderate injuries.
Rotorua mourns 'demigod of tourism' Huru Maika
Huru Maika died surrounded by whānau, after battling illness for two years.
Aotearoa Māori Tennis Championships a big hit
The tournament is one of the longest established Māori sports events in the country.
Year in review: A special room for grieving parents
Ngā Awhi Rito Room is a space for parents of stillborns to spend time and say goodbye.
Family in limbo trying to get drowned man back home
Harman Walia, 27, hit his head and drowned in a rock pool in Victoria on Boxing Day.
Serious crash unit at scene of head-on crash near Taupō
The is crash at the intersection of State Highway 41 and Pukawa Rd, Omori.
Long road back from Guillain-Barre syndrome
Rotorua man Jackson Lee was hospitalised with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Kennedy Wilson hopes to follow in 'best friend's' footsteps
Constable Kennedy Wilson finished top of her class at Police College.
Furious mum: Gang member told my son to try and get his bike back
Mum furious with patched gang members who bullied her son then ripped away his bike.
Reports of 'odd' forest man stop, police say
Police issue trespass notice to a suspicious man in the Redwoods.
Police hunt driver who crashed into fence
Police are looking for the driver a red hatch that crashed this morning.
Rotorua man marks 100th on Christmas Day
Rotorua's Noel Peterson will be turning 100 on Christmas Day with family.
Jason Lines case: Mongrel Mob members walk free
Fresh calls are being made to ban gang patches after two senior Mongrel Members walk free.
Stan Walker looks forward to 'biggest year yet'
Kiwi hitmaker Stan Walker says 2019 will be his biggest year yet
'The bang was just indescribable'
Heather Lilly was at home this afternoon when "stuff went flying everywhere".
Devastated dog owners plead for return of adored pet
Rotorua family devastated after their American Staffordshire terrier suspected stolen.
Top cop Wally Haumaha's 'inappropriate, unprofessional' conduct
Top cop's behaviour while running justice project was 'inappropriate and unprofessional'.
Rotorua group working to reinstate rescue helicopter
Rescue helicopters in Taupō, Tauranga and Hamilton, began servicing Rotorua six weeks ago.
Woman stabs, detains male fashion designer for P
Moana Dixon said "I'm the queen of the blacks, we do this all the time and we love it".
Man trespassed from Redwoods following complaints from women
A man has been trespassed from the Redwoods in Rotorua.
Raymond Fleet's wife tells of grief: 'Everything has changed now'
Raymond Fleet's wife has spoken for the first time about their grief following his death.
Rugby royalty in the stands at sevens
Kendra Cocksedge took the rare opportunity to be a spectator at the TECT National Sevens.