The release of the RHDV1 K5 virus to tackle wild pests is due to occur in mid-April.

Eighty-nine-year-old Tom Hayes heard about the island community's plight and got to work.

Steve Chadwick delighted to be joining the 1000-guest banquet with Obama tonight.

The Melt Festival of Chocolate will be held over Easter in Rotorua.

Two Rotorua women are among 25 wahine who will eat brunch with Obama.

Midwives are leaving the profession in droves over low pay and unfair conditions.

Police want help to find a man who knocked another man unconscious at a bus stop.

A couple have appeared in court today after failing to clean up dog faeces.

A 35-year-old woman is in a serious condition after coming off her bike.

Rotorua midwife sworn in as a new citizen by former colleague and mentor.

A teen given a second chance by a district court judge has appeared in court - late.

A writer has been given the chance to share Te Arawa stories as comics, but needs help.

The Lakehouse was bought by Pukeroa Oruawhata Group at mortgagee auction in 2007.

Chase Manuel was killed in a crash in Reporoa on Saturday.

A house has been destroyed in a fire on Brooklyn Rd in Rotorua.

Urgency grows for proactive solutions as New Zealand's elderly population burgeons.

A rock came flying through the window at 5am, but Guinness pints were still served at 8am.

Jayden Elmiger produced superb golf to win the Rotorua Junior Stroke Play Tournament.

Former P addict Rachel Axis speaks out about her past. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The changes will be introduced next month.

Kmart Rotorua has opened to a fanfare of cheers and waiata.

Geothermal water play area and Aquatic Centre upgrades outlined in plan for Kuirau Park.

A MPI bust has caught four divers with almost three times their legal limit of koura.

The Rotorua Work and Income building on Pukuatua St was on lockdown.

A Rotorua man has plead guilty to three charges.

Thirteen fire crews and water tankers were called to put the fire out.

Nearly 200 houses set to be built as part of special housing development in Ngongotaha.

A truck has come off the road and gone down a bank on State Highway 5.

Mousie's grandmother plans to run a marathon to raise money for Starship to say thank you.

At most the fire area was 400sq m, and 10 appliances from Rotorua and Taupo fought it.