Jurors have today visited the Tram Rd bridge, stopping at the faded hi-vis jacket and blue hardhat marking the spot where George Taiaroa was killed.

A truck is on fire south of Taupo causing State Highway 1 to close.

The parents of Rotorua rower Julia Edward say they are "so proud" of what their daughter has achieved. Speaking from Rio, where they

4.40pm: Albert Wall has taken the witness stand and is being questioned by Crown prosecutor Chris Macklin. Mr Wall was travelling

The mother of a 7-year-old girl who suffered leg injuries after getting impaled on a hook on a soccer goal post has described the accident as scary.

A Rotorua grandmother was able to diagnose her own stroke with the help of some instructions on a pen.

A jury has heard a Jeep was driving so fast it forced another car off the road moments after George Taiaroa was shot dead.

Nominations for positions on the various local government bodies representing Rotorua residents ended today at midday, now the real

Farmer mystified when Jeep refused to pass his slow-moving tractor on approach to roadworks where George Taiaroa was shot.

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

Liam Messam is on his way to Rio Olympics after all, being named as a standby member of the squad.

Julie Fitzgerald has stepped down as coach of the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic to return home to Sydney. She will take up the role

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