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Council reviews consents after engineering sign-off allegations
Hundreds of homes could be affected.
Body down a bank: Two adults accused of murder, teen charged with kidnapping
A homicide investigation was launched after man was found dead.
'Failures' and 'deficiencies': Security company and director guilty of misconduct
'He is not suitable to be the managing director and sole officer of a security company'.
New Zealand’s state highway pothole plague pitiful, subscribers say
Subscribers share their views on the state of the nation's roads.
Ram-raided vape store owner fears new rules will create 'black market'
Another says people are "panic-buying" ahead of the policy changes.
Old pump station removed from culturally important springs
Changes allow "the sun to shine down on Te Waro Uri for the first time in decades".
Mongrel Mob member drowned in river trying to escape police
Norman Te Rangi jumped into the Tarawera River to evade police but drowned.
State highway pothole plague - the regions with the most revealed
Pothole plague: The quality of roading is 'leaving a lot to be desired'.
$10k soccer kit donation puts 'mana back into the club'
'If we help reduce a cost barrier for some kids, that is a really positive thing.'
'It was all an accident': Dame Lynley Dodd on how Hairy Maclary was born
'I absolutely didn’t think I’d still be talking about Hairy 40 years later.'
Tauranga and Taupō Lotto players strike it lucky
Check your lotto tickets if you're in Tauranga or Taupō.
'I've missed dancing': Childhood dancer brings moves to the stage
Poppy O’Neill and Jarrod Collins are having a 'blast' rehearsing.
Rehab does trick for driver who crashed into mum and kids
Defendant tells court: 'I will never do this again.'
Forty-metre slip: Chokepoint brings motorists to a standstill
Major roadworks are delaying motorists on both sides of Rotorua.
Wheturangihia - A new world of haka theatre
Wheturangihia is a unique Te Arawa production to celebrate Matariki.
Scholarship available in the name of Whānau Ora champion
Ngaroma Mala Grant was passionate about the health of her communities.
Great net built to pay homage to ancestor
Elders have frequently told the story about a long-ago ancestor, Taramainuku.
Opinion: What will be the fate of Rotorua Museum?
Rotorua Museum needs millions of dollars worth of restructuring before it can be re-open.
'Fall from grace': Community leader sentenced for role in kidnapping plot
The kidnappers turned up in town on his wedding day with the bound victim in a BMW.
Opinion: Deliberately misnaming, misgendering people is cruel and inhumane
OPINION: Identity change has always been a thing - even in the good old days.
Teens arrested and dirt bikes seized in Rotorua
Rotorua police have launched an operation targeting illegal dirt bike riders.
3 top-ranked Rotorua tourism experiences share their secrets to success
It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen.
'Brain fade': Realtor accused of not disclosing multiple burglaries
A family felt misled about the home's safety after also suffering a break-in.
The Premium Debate: Police should arrest gangsters, not escort them - subscribers
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on gang issues.
'Obliterated': Tree 'blown up' as golf course struck by lightning
'The craziest thing is you can see the lightning bolt in the ground.'
PurePod just launched in Rotorua. Here's what a $690 stay includes
We check out the latest getaway spot.
Watch: 'Love and respect' - Conversation in te reo Māori and Mandarin goes viral
'An example of what is possible if we open our hearts and minds'
Ongoing storms prompt removal of Rotorua trees
Increasing weather events and storms have spurred a plan to remove more than 100 trees.
'People have all kinds of grief in their life': The art of talking about loss
Local abstract artist Kelly Shrimpton talks about using art to deal with grief.
Gangs: Vehicles impounded following tangi and anti social driving in Bay of Plenty
Eight vehicles have been impounded and other infringements issued.