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.

Prime Minister Bill English will open the first "super-mill" in the Southern Hemisphere.

There is good news for a solo mother who has been left "technically homeless".

Rotorua's Jordi Webber can finally reveal the TV project he's been working on.

Local educators feel penalised for looking after children with new vetting charges.

Forestry's contribution to the economy is underestimated, says a report released today.

Madison Strempek, 12, talks about what it's like having a parent in prison.

Every night Ashley Wharehinga lies down with her little girl on a mattress on the floor to go to bed.

COMMENT: One of the women involved in the death of Nia Glassie about to have her fifth child. Taxpayers will raise all of them.

My Future Rocks is helping Rotorua apprentices. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

My Future Rocks is a scheme aiming to support local Rotorua apprentices into the industry after completing study. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The 44-year-old Atiamuri scaffolder is on trial in the High Court at Rotorua.

Oriwa Kemp is pregnant again, just months after CYF removed a child from her care at birth.

A Rotorua street has been targeted by thieves at least three times in the last year, but the houses haven't even been built. Police say some of the thefts are for scrap metal, but even items such as a fireplace have been stolen.

New year, new Bachelor, same toe-curling awkwardness.

Skingraft owner David Young is this week a free man after being jailed for operating a large-scale and lucrative synthetic cannabis operation. He speaks exclusively to head of news Kelly Makiha about why he did it.

Fire tore through the roof cavity of a Lake Okareka home this morning - and a heat gun is believed to be the cause.

Kiwi mum Rochelle Ryan shares how she got through son Levi's cancer diagnosis.

A number of donated bikes that were destined to go to underprivileged locals have been stolen from a locked community workshop.

The Desert Rd is closed this morning.

Kiwi NBA star Steven Adams has thrown his support behind the All Blacks, as England take aim at their world record.

A shallow earthquake has hit 5km south of Rotorua.