Rotorua renters struggling with rising rent prices can collectively sigh in relief as new figures show the median asking price has

Ticket sales for the most anticipated rugby tour in years kick off at noon today with some tests predicted to sell out within hours.

A Rotorua woman who stole more than $300,000 from her employer, pushing them to the brink of bankruptcy, has been sent to prison.

The chairman of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Doug Leeder explains that the water quality issue is a problem everybody needs to get their heads around, whether they live in a rural or urban environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Family members of the Kiwi woman killed at Dreamworld have rushed to the Gold Coast to support her grieving husband and two young children.

Bay homes are earning almost $80 a day more than the average worker, as Rotorua house prices play "catch up" with other parts of the

RURAL BOARD: The Rotorua Lakes Council's Rural Community Board (from left) Shirley Trumper, Chris Sutton, Euan McLachlan and Bob Martin

mattmartinserious.eps*ROBBED: Pleasant Heights Supermart assistant manager Sukhdeep Singh tried to fight off a robber with a broom

A boys' weekend in Rotorua is full-on and full of fun, writes Mike Lane.

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Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust's annual Pink Walk was also a Pink Zumba and a Pink Massage. All of which helps raise money, awareness and enjoyment for breast cancer sufferers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Government's $15 million worth of anti-drug initiatives is welcomed in the Bay of Plenty, where meth use is on the rise, but some

Rotorua Lakes Council has launched a major campaign to convince Aucklanders to abandon the rat race and move to Rotorua to live and work.

The Havelock North gastro outbreak - and whether the same catastrophe could unfold in other places - is the hot topic at a major water conference underway this week.

Circle_see_more_DP.epsBACK AND BETTER: Valencia Davies and her mother, Ene Mikaere, are rapt the 9-year-old is back at school this

Rotorua's tourism industry has seen its best August on record for visitor nights and visits to attractions and activities. Data

Fissure, a new kiwi chick, hatched despite a huge hole in its egg, after staff patched the egg up with masking tape.

COMMENT: Can vigilantism be condoned in the fight against scourge of meth?

When 'the real life ugly duckling' got stuck in a drain, Ngongotaha's firefighters sprung into action to save the day and ensure a

ZM's Megan Sellers checks out an award-winning eco-tour.

Kmart is finally coming to Rotorua as the major tenant in a new $20 million development.

Thunderstorms and hail with wind speeds up to 35km/hr are giving Kiwis a wet start to their weekend.

MAYOR TWO: Mike Tana is the new mayor of Porirua City and commutes there from Rotorua every week. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER / 141016sp6.JPG

Challenges around providing clean and safe drinking water as well as sustainable solutions for wastewater and stormwater will be a

Sir Gordon Tietjens has been confirmed as Samoa's new sevens coach.

Rarotonga was always a special place for Ben and Stephanie McHale. It is where they married, a place they lived for six months, and

GIVING BACK: Sue White is starting the Community Harvesting Rotorua group. Pictured with Olivia Macmillan, 2, and Flynn Huruhanganui

Around $9 million will be invested in the redevelopment of Edgecumbe College in the Bay of Plenty, Education Minister Hekia Parata

VILLAGE SCIENCE: Te Whakarewarewa Village Charitable Trust chairman James Warbrick with an air sampling cartridge, along with village

Three months after Shargin Stephens was shot by police in Rotorua his family remain in shock that this could have happened to such a "kind and caring" man.