The Desert Rd is closed this morning.

Kiwi NBA star Steven Adams has thrown his support behind the All Blacks, as England take aim at their world record.

A shallow earthquake has hit 5km south of Rotorua.

Mariana Morrison vying for love in the new season of The Bachelor.

Top Maori businesses and business leaders are being encouraged to enter a prestigious annual award.

Rotorua open water swimmers Glyn Eason and David Blackmore are training for the World Masters Games.

A Rotorua teenager has signed with an NRL club.

Flood waters ripped through driveways, north of Rotorua, angering residents.

Two people in a critical condition after a crash near Turangi.

UPDATE: Utuhina Stream has burst its banks and is endangering multiple properties. A Pukehangi Rd resident said he had checked the

An incredible 130mm of rain has fallen in the Coromandel Ranges in the past 24 hours.

A Rotorua man will attempt to set a Guinness World Record by giving 24 speeches at 24 venues in 24 hours.

Heavy rain is expected in the region today and tomorrow.

The family of an autistic 6-year-old who went missing for four hours have spoken of the "greatest relief" when police found him at Rainbow Springs.

The trial continues in the Rotorua District Court of a man charged with abducting a teenage girl.

A detective has been grilled by a defendant over what he was doing at a Bay of Plenty property on the day of an alleged shootout that left four police offers injured last year.

A teen has told a court that as a 12-year-old boy he was too scared to tell his female sports coach to stop when she fondled him intimately.

Rotorua's Lakeside Concert has been forced to move indoors, for the first time in its 21-year history - and the popular fireworks display canned.

A gun was pulled on her when her father and cousins arrived at the Rotorua house where she was being held, a teenager at the centre

Boydie Pirika preferred to lead from back but was prepared to confront issues.

Becroft thinks lowering the voting age will engage youth in democracy earlier.

Charlotte Hamilton says doctors told her the quick treatment from the First Response unit saved her from potential paralysis.

After selling their modest place in Auckland, this family now lives in a small 'mansion' in Rotorua.

The first day of the trial of a man accused of shooting four police officers in the Bay of Plenty last year has been adjourned at the Hamilton High Court.

National Party has stunned its critics with a plan for national superannuation.

A trial is underway involving a man with name suppression charged with sexual assault offences and abduction.

Tristram Clayton heads down to Rotorua to check out how the traffic times compare to Auckland.

A local tells us why living in Lynmore is so special.

New figures reveal the suburbs which have increased in value the most since the market peak.

David Curry-Wood is loving life in Rotorua after selling his Auckland home. The former teacher, who now works as a bus driver, sold