Matt Doocey and Tania Tapsell caught up on issues during a mountainbike ride.

The algae can produce toxins that cause 'significant ill-health'.

A man has been arrested in relation to the fire.

There has been an outpouring of grief after the pair died in a road smash.

Police say 'up to three' vehicles were involved.

The pair were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Broadlands Rd on January 5.

Ngāti Porou will decide if and whether it supports national hui of unity.

Visual journalists Alex Cairns and Andrew Warner share their top five videos from 2023.

One motorist slammed the quality of some roads as being 'patches on patches'.

Without it, “I would’ve been dead”, the 70-year-old said.

'Jadey girl we love you so damn much. We are all so proud of you...'

The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto.

The crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, was reported to police at 12.45pm.

Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.

Traffic management is being put in place at the site of the double-fatal crash.

People advised to avoid any activity that results in contact with the water.

Skyline Rotorua says stoppages to this extent are rare.

The first kiwi chick has already been born at the new facility.

A rise in the number of roaming dogs increases fear among Rotorua Lakes livestock owners.

A man is in Middlemore Hospital after entering a Manurewa supermarket with serious injuries, the Coast Guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines plane at a Tokyo airport was not cleared for take-off and six fire crews attended a Takanini Hall fire last night. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald / Getty

'You see them walk past, come back, and then get their phones out, their cameras out.'

Ngamoni Huata was a poi expert who will be missed for her knowledge and guidance.