Doubts remain as synthetic drug law passes
Rehabilitation workers are welcoming the banning of synthetic highs, but say it won't be the end of the drugs.
Rehabilitation workers are welcoming the banning of synthetic highs, but say it won't be the end of the drugs.
A Rotorua teacher has admitted deliberately driving into a tree, with three children in the car.
When a Rotorua woman who drove into two pedestrians tried to explain to a judge she'd only had two glasses of wine, he asked 'What were they - buckets?'
The mystery of why an experienced truck driver plummeted 20m off a Kaingaroa Forest road is unlikely to be solved, a coroner has warned.
A Rotorua man has made his mark on the America's Cup after being commissioned to airbrush artworks onto the side of team New Zealand's catamaran.
Thousands of dollars a week are being spent on legal highs in Rotorua but dairies and non-specialist shops are on borrowed time.
A Swiss man was hit over the head when he and his Korean girlfriend were robbed at a tourist spot in Rotorua early today.
Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Waaka, nee Kingi, died in Rotorua about 6am today after suffering a stroke on June 16.
One of three men on trial for the murder of Tauranga businessman Gary Kimura in 2011 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following legal arguments.
Rotorua's mayor has promised to support local Maori unhappy with the Rotorua Eastern Arterial roading project after more than 250 people marched on the council in a peaceful protest.
A high-profile Rotorua lawyer has been fined $300 for failing to stop for a compulsory police breath test.
A 77-year-old man has reappeared in the Rotorua District Court on firearms charges.
Rotorua district councillor Maureen Waaka is recovering in Auckland City Hospital after suffering a stroke.
A Rotorua 17-year-old used gang slogans as he sexually violated a teenage girl - treating her "like a piece of meat", a court has heard.
A Rotorua carer stole more than $2000 from a pensioner who trusted her with her bank card, a court has heard.
Hundreds of people have farewelled a 14-year-old girl killed in a fire at a Rotorua factory after a party.
Rotorua resident Bulla Grace had been drinking alcohol when he decided to put a pan of oil on the stove, causing a fatal fire, the Rotorua Coroner has been told.
It's what you could call a public display of affection - Rotorua's Nicole Witt used Facebook and YouTube to propose to her boyfriend Todd Eckersley.
Countdown Rotorua has been forced to remove an advertising sign after a complaint from rival Pak'nSave.
Heading to the Monster Truck Show in Napier Shane McKay couldn't believe his eyes as he saw his beloved stolen speed boat being towed in the opposite direction.