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![Room Check: Novotel Rotorua Lakeside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Room Check: Novotel Rotorua Lakeside
It's not the prettiest hotel from the outside but it makes up for it once you step inside.
![Ex-local gains bravery award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ex-local gains bravery award
When Shane Ashton, formerly from Rotorua, saw a submerged body in a flooded creek, he didn't hesitate to jump in.
![Shandelle Battersby: Tourism at home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shandelle Battersby: Tourism at home
Last week I was lucky enough to attend our biggest, most important annual tourism showcase in one of our top destinations, Rotorua.
![Moko 'locked in bathroom for two weeks'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Moko 'locked in bathroom for two weeks'
The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died after torturous beatings at the hands of his caregivers has spoken out about her son's death.
![Polytech backs unisex toilets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Polytech backs unisex toilets
Students at Rotorua's largest tertiary institute have successfully petitioned to have more unisex toilets made available on campus.
![Scene map helps fatal crash inquiry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scene map helps fatal crash inquiry
An investigation into the death of Rotorua woman Eileen Rangituiwa Gardiner has made progress over the weekend.
![Bid to bring ex-Rotorua man's body home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bid to bring ex-Rotorua man's body home
Jason Kahukiwa was killed on a train track in Melbourne last Thursday alongside friend Callum Hall, who was trying to rescue Mr Kahukiwa.
![Family violence: Church mentors help local men man up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family violence: Church mentors help local men man up
"Sick and tired" of seeing stories about men abusing women and children, Harry Haira decided to do his bit to help solve the issue.
![Maori housing network to get funding boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Maori housing network to get funding boost
The Maori Housing Network is to receive a $12.6 million boost over the next four years helping more whanau to realise their housing aspirations.
![Lack of charges questioned at foresty death inquest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lack of charges questioned at foresty death inquest
An inquest is under way into the death of forestry worker Charles Finlay, with questions around the decision by WorkSafe not to lay charges,
![Volcanic unrest high on White Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Volcanic unrest high on White Island
GNS Science says it's not entirely sure what the volcano will do next.
![Call for protests after death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Call for protests after death
The Sensible Sentencing Trust, "outraged" by the manslaughter charges faced by Moko Rangitoheriri's killers, are calling for people to protest.
![Pedestrian hit by car in Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pedestrian hit by car in Rotorua
A person has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a car in a driveway on Vaughan Rd in Rotorua.
![Rotorua: Sheepish confession](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rotorua: Sheepish confession
Elizabeth Binning is pleased she mustered up the courage to visit Rotorua's Farm Show.
![Dead man 'wouldn't hurt a fly'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dead man 'wouldn't hurt a fly'
Rotorua man Ian White has been described as a "colourful character" and a "lovely guy.
![Argentine ants march into Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Argentine ants march into Rotorua
Invasive Argentine ants are a worsening problem in Rotorua, according to a local pest buster.
![Rotorua death 'suspicious'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rotorua death 'suspicious'
An investigation into the suspicious death of a Rotorua man is underway following the discovery of his body at his home yesterday.
!['Unexplained death' in Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Unexplained death' in Rotorua
The Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) is at the scene at a residential property on Peace St, Fenton Park.
![Woman killed after bus crash named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman killed after bus crash named
Police have released the name of the woman who was killed on Te Ngae Rd on Saturday night.
![Toddler killers plead guilty to manslaughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Toddler killers plead guilty to manslaughter
The man and woman accused of killing Taupo 3-year-old Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri have pleaded guilty to manslaughter and ill treating a child.
![Sadness for woman hit by bus (+video)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sadness for woman hit by bus (+video)
Te Ngae Rd residents have spoken of rushing outside and seeing the "horrific" aftermath of a woman being struck and killed by a bus.
![UPDATE: Woman dies after being struck by bus in Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
UPDATE: Woman dies after being struck by bus in Rotorua
The woman was struck by the bus on the corner of Te Ngae Road and Coulter Road at 7.40pm.
![Female-only apartment block popular](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Female-only apartment block popular
Rotorua's first female-only apartment block is getting such interest developers are already looking for a site for a second one.