Two schoolgirls are terrified to walk home after being viciously attacked this week.

Nearly half of the images showed serious sexual abuse of children, including toddlers.

Police are still seeking 18-year-old Maaki Emery.

Senior students from Rotorua Boys' High School ran through town in their undies today.

Twenty-seven staff at a council-controlled organisation are being asked to take a pay cut.

Two Rotorua secondary schools are to take part in a first to train future police officers.

Edgecumbe residents have said farewell to their homes ahead of planned demolition work.

Exams are around the corner and students and teachers are preparing themselves.

A 12-year-old has been arrested in relation to a stolen car that crashed yesterday.

The teen was found not guilty by reasons of insanity of abducting the 18-month-old.

A missing 74-year-old Rotorua woman has been found safe and well.

Ratepayers forked out more than $60K to defend Reynold Macpherson's legal challenge.

A Rotorua school has had a lucky escape after a fire was discovered on the grounds.

Ambulance staff helping child hit outside school.

English actor Tom Felton, best known for his role in Harry Potter, has visited Rotorua.

The display was part of the events surrounding Tuku Iho | Living Legacy.

Prominent Rotorua headmaster calls for rethink on cannabis referendum.

Council has proposed changes to the District Plan regarding holiday homes.

Police are still looking for the Murupara teen who stole a patrol car last Tuesday night.

All 13 killed when plane skidded then slammed into Mt Ruapehu in 1948.

A car involved in a police chase crashed and brought down three power poles on Clayton Rd.

Almost 200 schools in deprived parts of NZ have on-site health clinics. We visit one.

Police are treating the death of 37-year-old as suspicious but are releasing few details.

A Kiwi couple pedal to raise mental health awareness. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rotorua MPs react to the new government coalition.

Three men who were arrested in 2015 during a police operation have today been sentenced.

Pilot praised for 'commendable' actions when helicopter caught fire in flight.

The 18-year-old Murupara man who stole a police car while handcuffed is still on the run.

Two shots fired at handcuffed 18-year-old who made off in police patrol car.

A person has been taken to hospital after a raft flipped on the Kaituna River.