The fire at a Tawa St property is being treated as suspicious.

The Bayleys Central Indians enjoyed a successful round of Twenty20 cricket at the weekend.

Waikato and Manawatu have prevailed in the men's and women's national sevens tournaments.

All the action from Day 2 of the Bayleys National Sevens at Rotorua International Stadium.

Sir Owen Glenn is donating $3m to the restoration of Rotorua's performing arts centre

Tune in throughout the day for live updates of the Bayleys National Sevens - day one.

Rotorua police are working on a fatality inquiry on behalf of the coroner.

Bay of Plenty's top cricket sides are set to compete in the Baywide T20 competition.

Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.

The New York Times has named Rotorua as one of the top places to see in 2018.

2018 is the year for the world to visit the North Island's "hub of Maori culture".

Thames-Coromandel produces the most recycling over the festive period.

The incident on Amohia St last Friday killed local woman Trish Butterworth.

Fairy Springs residents banding together to clean up mess left by this morning's incident.

The crash, which has since been cleared, caused congestion in the area.

A car has ploughed through four Rotorua properties before smashing into a house.

The death of "cheeky" Lance Corporal Barney Te Kani has devastated his family.

Paramedics performed CPR but the man, believed to be in his 50s, died at the scene.

The man is charged in relation to two burglaries at the house, in January and October.

Residents have come together to honour the memory of Trish Butterworth.

Thousands are still without power - and one Franklin man isn't happy about the wait.

Trish Butterworth, who was killed when a tree fell in Friday's storm, attended Elim Church

Unison crews in Rotorua worked hard yesterday to get the remaining customers reconnected.

A woman killed by a fallen tree in Rotorua will be 'missed by many' her church group says.

Rotorua Lakes Council responds to concerns the fallen tree was unsafe.

Crews are making steady progress repairing the network and restoring power this morning.

A farmer checking stock was hit by a falling tree on a road just outside of Rotorua.

Nigel Peterson's family have spent Christmas without him.

7.5 metre waves recorded off Wellington; firefighters deal with 543 weather-related calls.

Storm claims first life after tree crushes woman in car.