PremiumBusiness'Step of faith': Work to start on 86 new homes at former failed site25 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM6 minutes to readThe prices would sit in and around the average current Rotorua house value.
PremiumNew Zealand'The woman with the heart of gold': Ani Rolfe farewelled24 Feb, 2021 05:04 PM5 minutes to readThe "woman with the heart of gold" took her final breath on Friday.
New Zealand|CrimeFamily swear at judge as man who killed his best friend jailed2 Feb, 2021 10:17 PM5 minutes to readCarden Soole killed Joshua Michael Louis Copestake on January 4 last year.
Crime'Broke me all over again': Grandmother devastated after thief's sentence changed29 Jan, 2021 05:00 AM4 minutes to readThe offender's sentence has been replaced with one of home detention.
PremiumEducationRoll estimates give Tauranga a new biggest school17 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM5 minutes to readPrincipals of fast-growing schools complain the ministry is moving too slow on new builds.
PremiumEducationRevealed: The Rotorua schools expecting growing rolls17 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM6 minutes to readMore than 300 new students are set to join Rotorua classrooms this year.
PremiumNew Zealand|Crime'Archaic': Local business owner slams shoplifter 'shaming'9 Jan, 2021 10:00 PM4 minutes to read"It's a shaming tactic that's a little bit archaic," a local business owner says.
New ZealandFatal shark incident: Waihī Beach reopens to swimmers8 Jan, 2021 09:29 PM4 minutes to readKaelah Marlow died on Thursday after reportedly being injured by a shark.
PremiumCrimeTauranga shoplifters reaching for more 'valuable' items as numbers spike3 Jan, 2021 05:02 PM6 minutes to readNew shoplifting figures show thefts are continuing to rise in the city.
PremiumCrime'Threatened and scared': Rotorua shoplifting cases hit five-year high3 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM6 minutes to readNew shoplifting figures show thefts are continuing to rise in the city.
PremiumNew ZealandIs displaying photos of alleged shoplifters in store wrong?1 Jan, 2021 11:00 PM3 minutes to read"If they want privacy they shouldn't do silly things," a local business owner says.
New ZealandReport finds police 'oversights' in search for offenders who later died15 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM5 minutes to readThe pair died after fleeing police into the bush at Tongariro National Park in 2017.
PremiumNew Zealand'Just heartbreaking': Sudden death of schoolgirl shatters community14 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM4 minutes to readKimalyn Smith-Filipo, 17, died in a "freak accident at home" on Friday.
New Zealand'Heartwrenching': Driver dies after crashing into house moving truck9 Dec, 2020 08:47 PM3 minutes to readThe driver had gone through two pilot vehicles.
New ZealandWatch: One year after the eruption - Whakaari commemorations8 Dec, 2020 11:51 PM11 minutes to readToday marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal eruption.
PremiumNew Zealand|Crime'No winners': Baby's death shines light on child abuse4 Dec, 2020 06:05 PM10 minutes to readTop cop gives a voice to the voiceless: 'No one was speaking for baby Karlos.'
PremiumNew ZealandTop cop says deaths of Bay of Plenty children will not be the last4 Dec, 2020 06:05 PM10 minutes to readThe Bay of Plenty continues to grapple with a serious child abuse problem.
New Zealand'Massive' shark spotted near the Pukehina shoreline3 Dec, 2020 01:50 AM3 minutes to readHe had been in "complete shock" and continued filming the shark on its journey.