A Pokemon 'battle' is set to attract a new audience to this year's Rotorua Tulip Festival. According to a press release sent to the

The new tourism venture, which aims to attract 180,000 visitors a year, will showcase the story of manuka honey.

A man has died following a suspected drowning in the pool of a Rotorua resort.

Plans to turn Mt Tarawera and the surrounding land and lake area into a world-class tourism venture are on the cards with a new partnership

A Rotorua store announced on its Facebook page that it will no longer be stocking Coca-Cola products from mid-next month.

A Rotorua family has escaped a fire in their home, which is believed to have been caused by a pan of oil on the stove. The fire

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Homelessness, unemployment and infrastructure are key challenges facing one of the North Island's tourist hot spots, Rotorua.

A Rotorua trust which gave Whare Aroha CARE $750,000 for its dementia village development in Ngongotaha has confirmed it has sought

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Children as young as nine in Rotorua are committing crimes to fuel their substance addictions and are turning up to school with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana.

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Poor weather conditions have forced flight cancellations and diversions in Rotorua.

A Rotorua mother says allowing her daughter to use her own social media account was not a decision she took lightly.

A Rotorua principal this week reminded parents of the need to supervise their child's internet use.

A group of trees "mercilessly hacked" by an unknown attacker has riled one of Rotorua's well-known environmental activists.

Anglers young and old are invited to "join in the excitement" of trying to catch a fish worth $10,000 as the new trout fishing season

Police are pleading with the public to speak up about simmering gang tensions before someone is killed or seriously injured. There

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Prestigious scholarship aids palliative care studies

A "great learning tool" has been stolen from Mokoia Intermediate, leaving local police looking to the community for help. Police

Six kiwi eggs have been flown to a warm new home ready for hatching.

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Three window panels have been blown out of the Rotorua Novotel Hotel damaging three cars. Rotorua Novotel general manager Edward

Maori Party co-leader and Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell says he is sick and tired of attending tangi of Maori who have died as a result

The jury in the trial of Quinton Winders has failed to reach a verdict today.

An appeal against the sentences given to two people who killed Moko Rangitoheriri will be held in November. David Haerewa and Tania

The widow of murdered stop-go worker George Taiaroa says the crime won't break her family, despite major frustrations with the justice system.

Heath Ledger's dad says he will never get over the shock of his son's death - but is speaking out about the dangers of prescription