Rotorua Hospital is postponing elective surgery and most outpatient clinics during next week's junior doctors' strike - with planning

LEAVE: Ngarimu Simpkins, pictured in court this week, has gone on leave while Rotorua Boys' High School makes a decision about his

Rotorua Boys' High School's head of rugby has failed in his bid to escape conviction for assaulting three teenagers. Robert Ngarimu

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Rotorua 's Eruera Samuels is said to be the second person in the world to reach level 40 in the app craze Pokemon Go.

Incumbent mayor Tony Bonne looks to have regained his position.

3.05pm: Re-elected mayor Steve Chadwick has confirmed Dave Donaldson will again be her deputy mayor. Mrs Chadwick and her supporters

NEW FACE: Clifford Llewell is rapt to be able to go out in public and not be noticed. PHOTO/BEN FRASER Rotorua's Clifford Llewell

Parwinder Singh's perceptions of safety in New Zealand have changed after being the victim of crime.

SPECIAL FUNDRAISER: Ashleigh French (pictured with partner Shane Morris and daughter Ever) is fundraising for a special new room at

CRASH: An investigation continues into what caused the helicopter crash. PHOTO/FILE By Kyra Dawsonkyra.dawson@dailypost.co.nz International

Making friends and memories while taking on what Rotorua has to offer is what children attending Camp Twitch 2016 are most looking

ELECTRONICS: Tim Carr from Mind Kits demonstrates the Edison Robots. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER 041016aw06.JPGCircle_see_more_DP.epsBy Stephanie

A coroner has recommended outdoor education school trips should include an observer to monitor for driver fatigue, following a crash.

People declaring insolvency in this city racked up $17m in debt owing to non-governmental agencies - the highest amount in the country.

WATCH: Successful New Zealand fashion designer, Kharl WiRepa from Rotorua opens up about his life before and after his addiction to meth.

Close to 1000 people in Fordlands are without power after a car crashed into a power pole.

Successful New Zealand fashion designer, Kharl WiRepa from Rotorua opens up about his life before and after his addiction to meth. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Tiaho Phillips may be addicted to Pokemon Go, but she still finds time while playing it to help Rotorua's homeless. "We go to the

YOUTH FOCUS: Sarah Gray would like to see some younger people on the Rotorua Lakes Council. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 300916sp4.JPGEXPERIENCE:

This will be a good weekend to check out the museum or cuddle up with a book as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the country.

It is 80 years since the famous New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten took off from England for her record breaking solo flight to Auckland.

Rotorua Canopy Tours - a business which in just four years has got visitors raving and nature flourishing - has won the supreme award

Tears were shed and memories shared as Bay of Plenty police gathered to commemorate fellow officers who lost their lives in service.

A new political lobby group that wants to drive "race-based" privilege and policies out of central and local government has caused

Wise investments of treaty settlement money has seen a Rotorua iwi trust add more than $7 million to its assets while dishing out

The Rotorua Fire Brigade is offering the rare opportunity to become a firefighter for a day to help raise funds for a sick emergency

A former Rotorua man has spoken about surviving a random attack in Melbourne in which he was stabbed six times by his attacker.

The man who drowned at Rotorua's Regal Palms Resort on Monday has been named. He was Samir Poorekhorsandi, 40, from Auckland. Mr

Educators protested in Rotorua yesterday against the Government proposal to move to global funding. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 280916sp7.JPGCircle_see_more_DP.epsBy