Schools and roads are closed following the wet weather.

Rotorua's Lakefront has been damaged by today's torrential rain.

A Rotorua principal has resigned following allegations about his professional conduct.

A pond at Rotorua's Wastewater Treatment Plant has overflowed into the Puarenga Stream.

There are more than 50 reports of flooding plus slips and trees down across Rotorua.

New figures show the average value of a home in Rotorua has jumped to $391,910.

Students take on project to try to find the family of a mystery WWI soldier.

A Koutu man is being praised by police after chasing "kids on flash bikes".

Rotorua police were led on a chase around Springfield - even across the golf course.

There's been a big win for Kawerau's Matt Walker at Crankworx.

Offers of free rooms for Lions fans are flooding in amid anger over accommodation prices.

Mountain biker Mark Dunlop seemed to have the world at his feet, but he took his own life.

230 Bay of Plenty students explore the possibility of working in horticulture after leaving secondary education. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Students explore their future at Cultivate Your Career. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The principal of a Rotorua school is on leave after allegations about his conduct.

A strong 4.5 quake today was among a recent swarm in the Turangi area.

Van starts by itself and "jumps like a frog" over the kerb.

The chick from Moehau successfully arrived with a little bit of last-minute help.

Police say cyclists shouldn't 'cheap out' on locks for their valuable bikes.

Labour and Green party politicians were in Rotorua to discuss issues around elder care.

Rotorua's chef Liesel Hedderwick is taking on the Hawke's Bay Marathon

The author of a book on the 28th Maori Battalion is looking for photographs.

Could Rotorua's Mariana Morrison be the country's first TV Bachelorette?

Closing arguments have been heard in the trial of a man accused of murdering his partner.

A Rotorua man has pleaded not guilty by way of insanity to kidnapping an 18-month-old.

Seven tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish cleaned up from the side of Mt Ngongotaha.

61 houses sold within a year of purchase.

A bullet ricocheted into Constable Regan Mauheni's skull and left shrapnel in his brain.

James Te Hiko describes violent bashing of partner, but denies murder.

Methamphetamine drug deal goes wrong and leaves man cruelly wounded.