A High Court murder trial involving two teenagers and a man accused of killing Polish man Roman Skorek in Rotorua's Kuirau Park has been put off until July.

A teenager has been remanded on bail and four others also face charges following a police pursuit through Dunedin that went for 46km and reached speeds of up to 135km/h.

A High Court trial begins in Rotorua today of a trio charged with the murder of a tourist in a Rotorua park in January last year.

Six people have been sentenced to a total of more than 39 years in prison for their parts in a "large-scale" drugs and money laundering operation stretching across the Bay of Plenty and into Waikato and Auckland.

Though not as freaky and fruity, The Green are Hawaii's equivalent of New Zealand's most eccentric reggae band Kora.

A coroner is repeating calls for urgent laws to control cyber bullying in light of a teen taking her life after she set up a Facebook page targeting herself.

The teenager who stole an 82-year-old's car has been sentenced to five months' home detention.

Putting out the welcome mat for Chinese tourists has set up Rotorua's Agrodome for what it hopes will be a record year of growth.

Supporters sobbed as a Rotorua man of "good character" was sent to prison for indecently assaulting a teenager.

Mauled by a dog one year ago, a Rotorua primary school pupil says she is still wary of canines.

A Rotorua man who shot dead his hunting partner and friend James Dodds - after mistaking him for a stag - has been sentenced to six months' home detention.

A man has been charged with assault after a 9-month-old boy was seriously injured in Rotorua two weeks ago.

Principals and support staff across the country have been forced back to school early to deal with the ongoing Novopay debacle.

The memory of Rotorua murder victim Michelle Hoffman-Tamm has been honoured by her neighbours with the unveiling of a park bench and a time capsule.

Police have confirmed a body found near Tikitapu (Blue Lake) is that of missing Rotorua man Ross McKendrick.