CUTTING COSTS: Phil Goff, who is pictured sworn as Auckland mayor by Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town, is already cutting

A wife watched in horror as her husband's truck bounced off the road, flipped and then skidded about 30m on its side as smoked poured from it.

stephworsopserious.eps Six teenagers with suspected involvement in a string of aggravated robberies have been caught in Rotorua following

Two police chases around Rotorua ended in crashes last night. A police media spokesman said the first chase started around 11.10pm

TOP LOCAL: Rotorua's Bryce Steiner was the highest place overall local driver at the TWS 2017 World Superstock Championships at the

New Zealand gets its own "lucky" kiwi chick - a day after the Year of the Rooster Chinese New Year festivities kicked off in Auckland yesterday.

Rugby fans could face accommodation and transport nightmares for the British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand.

Raggamuffin's promoter wanted to bring the popular reggae festival back to Rotorua, but the local council didn't want it.

A memorial tree in the Government Gardens has succumbed to an insect infestation and been removed. Although locals are saddened by

"Pop, pop, pop": A witness to an extraordinary gang clash on the streets of Whakatane has described how frightened motorists ran for their lives.

Rotorua junior doctor Joseph Rea is disappointed to be striking again but says the issue is too important to ignore. PHOTO/BEN FRASER

A Turangi woman was rescued off Lake Taupo after going missing while fishing in her sea kayak. A police media statement said the

A precious carved club gifted to Rotorua Lakes Council in honour of late kaumatua Mauriora Kingi has been stolen.

Most of those injured in yesterday's Tongariro National Park bus crash have been discharged from hospital, tour boss says.

Both the men and women's Counties Manukau teams have won the top titles at the 2017 Bayleys National Sevens. The men's side retained

YOUNG TALENT: Dilan Nanayakkara, left, pictured here in 2013, has been named in the Northern Districts under-17 team. PHOTO/ FILE

People failing to pronounce Maori place names correctly "boggles the mind" of one Auckland woman, and presumably the thousands of people who viewed her online video.

Man suffers spinal injuries when car hits tree.

A large scrub and grass fire south of Rotorua is expected to burn into the night, as dry conditions and winds fan the flames. About

It's been a week today since Colin McCormick went missing on Lake Rotoiti - and his family are preparing themselves for the possibility his body may never be found.

Rotorua police are keen to hear from anyone with information about a recent early morning motorcycle shop burglary. Patterson O'Connor

Singing superstar Sam Smith has been spotted in Rotorua - enjoying a quiet lunch at Okere Falls Store, according to staff.

One of Rotorua's most revered churches is being considered for a spot on the New Zealand Heritage List. The Heritage New Zealand

The medical condition was described as being something that "just happens sometimes".

RUBBISH: SPCA Fairy Springs Op Shop manager says people have been dumping their rubbish at the store. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 090117sp1.JPG With

ELECTRIC: Councillor Tania Tapsell beside power company Unison's electric vehicle charging station in the Haupapa St carpark. PHOTO/STEPHEN

The total value of building consents in the region is the highest since at least 2008.

The navy, police divers and search and rescue continue to search for a 48-year-old man missing in Lake Rotoiti, five days after he

More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.

Searchers are back out on Lake Rotoiti this morning, five days after a 48-year-old went missing. Rotorua constable Colin Fraser