Latest from Rotorua

Local Focus: Councillor wants underground infrastructure over cycleways

Council spending on 'nice to haves' must stop. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police make arrest in Rotorua homicide inquiry

Police have made an arrest.

Fire tears through house in Reporoa

The fire started at 2.25am this morning.

'You hear the screech and wait for the bang'

Neighbours to start a petition for road changes after two critically injured in crash.

Getting back into rugby was mentally harder than expected - Chiefs captain Sam Cane

Sam Cane has made his return from injury and now he has a job to do with the Chiefs.

Cash drives to Rotorua provided while Murupara ATM reinstalled

An ATM will be reinstalled in Murupara following the recent attempted theft.

Lynmore crash 'sounded like thunder'

Police were called to the scene at 9.54am.

Horror Rotorua crash: 'You knew it was something and you knew it was high impact'

Police were called to the scene at 5.55pm.

Obituary: Lively doctoral scholar remembered for passion, enthusiasm

Talkative, flamboyant and enthusiastic, Malcolm-Buchanan was popular with all.

Family of 7 living in tent with disabled kids pleads for help

How can it be that seven people including two disabled children are living in a tent?

Mayor fighting for national change after deaths of road workers

"It's quite clear speed restrictions at roadworks are totally ignored most of the time."

Community comes together at Hīkoi 4 Life

Members of the community have come together for awareness and support around suicide.

Sentence reduced for employee who stole $140,000

Employer couldn't believe woman's 'scale of deceit' and 'colossal breach of trust'.

Okere Falls' peanut butter pest control and a goat called Kevin

The project focuses on 136ha of land around the Kaituna River.

Should Rotorua's urban roads drop to 40km/h? NZTA thinks so

Honest conversations are needed if the roads are to be made safer, says the NZTA.

Rotorua angler's bizzare find in trout

The fisherman has also pulled out a fish wearing an elastic hair band.