Police have named the man whose body was found in a hot pool in Rotorua this week.

Family and friends mourn the loss of a much-loved wife, mother and athlete.

Three alleged jewel thieves have been arrested after members of the public recognised missing jewellery on police Facebook appeals.

Rotorua's Deputy Mayor speaks out following recovery of a body from hot pool in the city.

Skyline Rotorua has won the top company prize in the tourism industry's annual awards.

A 14-year-old girl has been arrested over the armed robbery of a Rotorua service station.

Shandelle Battersby slathers herself in thermal gloop and waits for the magic to happen.

The man who died in police custody over the weekend has been named as William David Bircumshaw from Rotorua.

A man who was believed to be intoxicated died in police custody in Rotorua on Saturday afternoon.

Nothing says spring like the blooming of the kowhai or the opening of scallop season, says Sarah Ell.

Two armed offenders are believed to have robbed a bakery in Rotorua this afternoon.

A shrine has been set up in the doorway of New Zealand rock legend Graham Brazier's book store in Auckland.

An 11-year-old boy who fell ill when he was skiing at Mt Ruapehu was flown to hospital.

Police, fire and the hazardous materials unit are at a house on Clayton Rd in Rotorua with part of the street cordoned off.

Our picture-postcard hot springs aren't just natural treasures - they're also treasure chests laden with silver and gold, scientists say.

Non-stop excitement for children of all ages is the hallmark of a Rotorua holiday.

An area of central Rotorua has been cordoned off this afternoon after a 'geyser' appeared to erupt in the middle of the street.

Family and friends of news presenter Anzac Pikia are coping with twin tragedies.

A lucky Lotto player is $1 million richer after winning Lotto First Division last night.

Mountain bikers, walkers and runners are invited to explore the forest depths on Saturday July 25 as Whakarewarewa hosts the sixth annual Great Forest Rogaine.

Colin Smyth made history on May 2 this year by finishing all 50 Rotorua Marathon events.

A new exhibition of tourism posters in Rotorua shows how New Zealand has changed - and not changed - the way we sell ourselves to the world.

The parents of an Auckland teen battling to prove she’s been mistakenly made to pay a police ticket have been inundated with support.

A Rotorua Lotto player walked into his local dairy this afternoon with no idea he was $24 million richer.

Best friends Margaret and Edith won $1 million, while another winner has just claimed the $24.3m jackpot.

A Rotorua couple's retreat is full of surprises, finds Rebecca Barry Hill.

A reckless motorcyclist endangered others today when he weaved between vehicles, entered pedestrian-only areas and drove on the wrong side of the road, police say.

Bill English says that while the dairy industry was an important one, it was not necessarily as big as many thought.

An investigation into the handling of a police pursuit of three armed teen offenders has found a “technical breach” of policy was justified.

Michael Brown and his family test-drive some of the city's 21st century attractions.