Upset buyers stressed as prices surge 26 per cent in a year.

The other stop-go operator working the day George Taiaroa was shot dead has been grilled by defence lawyer Jonathan Temm about his past.

The truck driver who saw stop-go operator George Taiaroa get shot by the driver of a blue Jeep Cherokee has taken the witness stand. Craig

Cliff Curtis says as a judge for the upcoming Harcourts Dancing With Rotorua Stars he will be looking for contestants who are having

Parents are insisting their tamariki get a Maori education and immersion schools are feeling the pressure.

One of the first people to reach slain road worker George Taiaroa has spoken of the moments after the father-of-four was shot dead.

The brewery that sparked controversy after it featured Maori ancestral legends on its labels has announced it is relaunching its beer

Paymark figures released today reveal Bay of Plenty shoppers have spent more than any other region over the past month. People spent

Live updates from the second day of the trial of Quinton Winders, the man accused of murdering stop-go worker George Taiaroa.

A teenager is in a serious condition after suffering a spinal injury when he was head tackled during a rugby game in Thames.

Rotorua teen Moana Matthews, 17, was an "amazing young girl" who had hoped to travel the world.

Two women involved in the minor crash described by the Crown as the "catalyst" for the murder of George Taiaroa have taken the stand. The

Rotorua woman died in what has been described as another tragic crash that highlights the fatal risk of fleeing from police.

A young woman is dead after the car she was driving crashed into a stream during a police pursuit in Rotorua.

A person died after their car flipped and became submerged in water in Rotorua shortly after midnight.

The theft of a box of handmade daffodils to be sold as a fundraiser for the Cancer Society has been described as the "lowest of low". The

Snow showers are expected on the Desert and Napier-Taupo roads tomorrow. MetService said 1-3cm could settle around the Desert Rd

Giving mothers access to safe sleep bassinets like pepi-pods and wahakura will "save hundreds of young lives", according to Rotorua

A Rotorua woman is hoping "power in numbers" may result in lower power prices for Kiwis.

Our economy is dominated by small firms and the Business Herald is putting the spotlight on some of them in a new feature. Today: Canopy Tours in Rotorua.

Two local entrepreneurs have opened a new takeaway shop with a difference - the entire menu is gluten-free.

Injured 'Boy' actor James Rolleston is still in a stable condition at Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after a car crash on Tuesday night.

Rotorua Boys' High School's director of rugby is still working at the school, despite pleading guilty to assaulting two boys. Robert

A knee injury will see Valerie Adams' coach Jean-Pierre Egger miss the Olympic Games.

Rotorua's Jennie Skulander says it feels "pretty great" to have come as far as she has with her rock and metal band Devilskin. The

Actor James Rolleston has been transferred to Waikato Hospital and is in a stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit.

Several traumatic incidents - including four police officers shot while attending an AOS callout - is behind a spike in the number

Police said Shargin Stephens, 35, of Rotorua, died in Waikato Hospital.

Rotorua Boys' High School will this week discuss the future of its director of rugby, after he pleaded guilty in court to assaulting

Drivers in the Bay region got more tickets than anywhere else in the North Island for travelling too slow last year and it's not just elderly people being pinged.