NOT SUSPICIOUS: Fire investigators have revealed the fire at St John's Church last week was not suspicious. PHOTO/FILE A_080217bf20.JPG The

St John's Church has been inundated with offers of buildings to host its Sunday services and ministries. Reverend Ed Masters said

The Police National Dive Squad is on its way to Lake Rotoiti to help look for a person who was seen to "go under" on Lake Rotoiti yesterday.

HEALING: Parishioners gathered for their first service since their church was destroyed by a fire last week. PHOTO/BEN FRASER 120217bf16.JPGGeorgina_Harris_JUNE16_serious.epsCircle_see_more_DP.eps St

An Ohinemutu resident has witnessed what is now the fourth eruption to occur in Lake Rotorua, describing this latest one as being a lot wider.

A Broadlands Forest resident blames fluctuating river levels on the Waikato River - caused by practices at the dam upstream - for destroying the natural habitat. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

LOVED: Popular Rotorua police officer Steve Allpress has died. PHOTO/FILE steve.JPGBy Kelly Makihakelly.makiha@nzme.co.nz Respected

The Raggamuffin Music Festival, which was be held in Auckland next Saturday, has been postponed until November - and a new venue could be on the cards.

Western Heights High School has gone into lockdown.

The blaze that will likely result in the demolition of St John's Church is being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed. Police

TRADING: Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick is thrilled retailers will likely be able to trade this Easter Sunday. PHOTO/BEN FRASER 090217bf7.JPGstephworsopsmile.epsCircle_see_more_DP.eps Rotorua

Heartbreak in church community after devastating Rotorua fire.

St John's Church in Rotorua was engulfed in flames and "burning to the ground" - and the blaze spread to at least one neighbouring building.

The body of a Kiwi man who died as a result of injuries he received outside a Perth bar will be brought home to Rotorua.

The owner of a Whakatane berry farm has praised the actions of a woman who confronted a man alleged to have fired a gun during an attempted robbery.

A fire that ripped through a popular Rotorua restaurant last night is not being treated as suspicious. The fire was at Bistro 1284

Former Rotorua man Diego Hulton has died in a Perth hospital after suffering injuries in a bar fight.

GUEST SPEAKER: Activist Annette Sykes is a keynote speaker at an indigenous conference in Hamilton next month. PHOTO/FILE A_030914sp10.JPG Rotorua

Circle_see_more_DP.epsShauni_James_JAN16_happy.epsMEET: Roger and Kristina Belfield from Tirau with their '59 Chevrolet Apache and

A Rotorua man is fighting for his life after he was beaten by two men in a Perth carpark.

A woman has been airlifted off Taupo's Mt Tauhara after injuring her ankle. The 58-year-old was flown to Taupo Hospital's emergency

Emergency services are at a single-vehicle crash near Rotorua.

Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".

One of New Zealand's most-identifiable buildings closed for at least two years.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsOPENING: There was a long queue to get in when Motion Entertainment opened at the end of November. PHOTO/FILE

CRASH: Scene of a car crash at the Old Taupo Rd and Pererika St intersection. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER 310117aw08.JPG By Kelly Makihakelly.makiha@dailypost.co.nz An

Lake city remains a popular alternative to higher-priced cities, says QV.

Police cordons were removed from Werrina Cres just after 9pm tonight. In a statement at 9.22pm a police media spokesman said: "Police

A new, multi-tenanted entertainment and conference complex at Rotorua has been placed on the market through Colliers International. Motion

A tanker driver is being checked after his truck rolled near Kinleith.