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Rotorua local reacts to container-like homes
Annamaria Downes at her Kainga Ora home on Ranolf street overlooking the under-construction homes she likened to containers. Photo / Andrew Warner.
Rotorua’s lakefront blanketed by now rotting lake weed
Rotorua's lakefront has been inundated with now decaying lake weed.
Burglary at Rotorua vape store
Police investigating a burglary at the Shosha vape store at the Redwood Centre in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
Resident group Restore Rotorua deputy chairwoman Carolyne Hall
Carolyne Hall feels blindsided and betrayed by politicians.
WATCH: Rotorua tech store ram-raided
The ram raid of PC Hutt in Tutanekai St, Rotorua was captured on an in-store security camera.
Council public meeting in Rotoiti
Rotorua Lakes Council staff and elected member met with residents in Rotoiti, where discussion was dominated by discussions about a sewerage scheme.
Rotorua commercial premises ram raided overnight
Damage to the front of The PC Hutt in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
The woes of wool
Brent Mountford, Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty provincial president, says the state of the wool industry is "the pits". Video / Alex Cairns
Fighting for a new skatepark
Rotorua Action Sports Charitable Trust chairman Ryan Gray speaks about the potential exclusion of a new skatepark from the Long-Term Plan.
Rotorua Lakes Council new chief executive shares views on key challenges, priorities
New Rotorua Lakes Council chief executive Andrew Moraes sat down with Local Democracy Reporting. Video / Andrew Warner
Hot-pool death
Floral tributes at the side of the hot-pool where a person is suspected to have died at Te Puia. 05 April 2024 The Daily Post Photo / Andrew Warner
‘Preparing for war’: How fighting insomnia depends more on what you do than what you take
At the peak of her insomnia Madeline Wright was surviving on three hours of sleep a night "max". Video / Andrew Warner
Madeline and Kylie
Madeline Wright donated her kidney to Kylie who had kidney disease. They met in 2021 and had the surgery on April 24, 2023 at Auckland City Hospital. They are getting married on April 24, 2024, in Rotorua to mark one year since the transplant surgery.
Harawene statue mould found
The Rotorua Daily Post was there when the mould for the missing Harawene sculpture was found in storage at Casa Blanca Theatre.
Rotorua garage fire: Crews fight Fairy Springs blaze
Garage fire in Fairy Springs. Video / Andrew Warner
Te Arawa Lakes Trust celebrates 100-year anniversary
Te Arawa Lakes Trust is celebrating their hundred-year anniversary with guided tours of the many waterways of the region. Video: NZ Herald
Denise Lockhorst's endometriosis journey
Denise Lockhorst, 28, was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2020. She has had three surgeries since but the pain has returned. Video / Andrew Warner
Rotorua car fire: Crews extinguish blaze in the eastern suburbs
Footage of a car fire on Coulter Rd. Video / Andrew Warner
Six thieves fail to pull off ram raid thanks to three doors and an alarm
Springfield Bottle-O in Rotorua is targeted by ram raiders again. Video / Supplied
Rotorua mum's survival story
Sian Habgood was thrown 7m across Urbano Bistro's floor when a car smashed through the restaurant's window.
Crankworx Rotorua
Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship women's event in Rotorua. Video / Crankworx
Steve Lovegrove
Professionals Rotorua principal Steve Lovegrove talks about the current real estate market.
Neihana Renata walks again
Marama and Wi Renata's dream has come true - their son Neihana has taken his first steps in nearly eight years with the Trexo walker.
Infracore 2
Seventy-five InfraCore workers went on strike in a bid for better pay. Video / Andre Warner
Pip Lewis' diagnosis battle
Pip Lewis has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - a rare genetic condition that affects her connective tissues.
Geothermal activity outside Rotorua motel
Geothermal activity outside motel on Whakaue St in Rotorua. Video / Laura Smith
One critically injured after gunshots in Rotorua
Police tape and a cordon are up at the Te Ngae Shopping Centre. Video / Andrew Warner
Girl, 3, gets finger jammed in door
Aria Prakash, 3, was rescued by firemen after getting her finger jammed in a hinge on a bathroom door at her preschool.
Tuhoto Ariki Pene
Crankworx 2024 preview King of Crankworx (winner 2023) Rotorua's Tuhoto-Ariki Pene - 2024 goals/how he's feeling this festival
Ross Dittmer
Ross Dittmer comes second in the 60 plus age group for Coast to Coast last weekend, only months after fighting cancer for the second time and having a course of radiation. Video / Andrew Warner
Timothy Lee
Timothy Lee had a mountain biking accident in 2010 which has left him tetraplegic and in a wheelchair.
Catch up with Matthew Keogan
Rotorua man Matthew Keogan continues to take Keytruda after being diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2021. Video / Ben Fraser