Hot pools a gold mine
Our picture-postcard hot springs aren't just natural treasures - they're also treasure chests laden with silver and gold, scientists say.
Our picture-postcard hot springs aren't just natural treasures - they're also treasure chests laden with silver and gold, scientists say.
Non-stop excitement for children of all ages is the hallmark of a Rotorua holiday.
An area of central Rotorua has been cordoned off this afternoon after a 'geyser' appeared to erupt in the middle of the street.
Family and friends of news presenter Anzac Pikia are coping with twin tragedies.
A staffer working for Child, Youth and Family started a sexual relationship with a boy in the teen unit where she worked.
Police said the 25-year-old driver of the second ute went straight in and pulled a 35-year-old woman and four-year-old boy from the vehicle.
A lucky Lotto player is $1 million richer after winning Lotto First Division last night.
Mountain bikers, walkers and runners are invited to explore the forest depths on Saturday July 25 as Whakarewarewa hosts the sixth annual Great Forest Rogaine.
Colin Smyth made history on May 2 this year by finishing all 50 Rotorua Marathon events.
A Rotorua Lotto player walked into his local dairy this afternoon with no idea he was $24 million richer.
Best friends Margaret and Edith won $1 million, while another winner has just claimed the $24.3m jackpot.
A reckless motorcyclist endangered others today when he weaved between vehicles, entered pedestrian-only areas and drove on the wrong side of the road, police say.
Bill English says that while the dairy industry was an important one, it was not necessarily as big as many thought.
An investigation into the handling of a police pursuit of three armed teen offenders has found a “technical breach” of policy was justified.
Michael Brown and his family test-drive some of the city's 21st century attractions.
A series of images of a bike and helmet belonging to a deceased man have been released by police in a bid to find out how he died.
Police have confirmed the identity of a man found dead in a Rotorua stream on Tuesday, but are seeking any sightings of him in the week before his death.
A fire at a Rotorua school this morning may have been deliberately lit, police say.
The Blenheim centre holding Sir Peter Jackson’s WWI planes will get a $1.5m boost in funding from the Govt.
Police have said they are investigating social media post that suggests arson was the cause of the blaze at Rotorua Girls' High.
A woman has managed to fight off an attacker, who police believe was attempting a sexually motivated assault.
A man has appeared in Manukau District Court facing charges of bestiality and indecent assault of various animals.
The 26-year-old experienced kayaker who died on the lower Kaituna River, near Rotorua, had competed at an international level in white water kayaking.
Searching has resumed this morning for a Rotorua woman missing on the Kaituna River after she became separated from her kayaking companions.