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Sons of Zion members in LA this week. Photo / Supplied

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Why Sons of Zion have headed to Los Angeles

15 Oct, 2019 4:44pm
4 minutes to read

Four members of the six-piece band have touched down in Los Angeles to record

Crowds gather at the Rotorua Lakefront to mark the blessing of $40m development. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'An amazing day': $40m Lakefront development officially under way

15 Oct, 2019 2:52pm
4 minutes to read

Around 60 people have gathered for a blessing of the Rotorua Lakefront development.

Sons of Zion, including's Rotorua's Rio Panapa (front) are recording an album in Los Angeles. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sons of Zion's international dream becomes reality

15 Oct, 2019 1:48pm
4 minutes to read

Sons of Zion are in the inspirational LA to write and record new music.

Dave Donaldson (left) and Trevor Maxwell.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Why long-time councillors don't mind 'scraping' in

15 Oct, 2019 6:30am
3 minutes to read

Dave Donaldson and Trevor Maxwell polled the lowest of the successful candidates.

A visible mobile security camera is operating on Pukuatua St. Photo / Ben Fraser

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Why has this mobile security camera popped up in inner city Rotorua?

3 Oct, 2019 10:03am
4 minutes to read

A mobile security camera is operating on Pukuatua St.

The bird is trapped in a tower of the building. Photo / Ben Fraser

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Trapped seagull freed from iconic Rotorua building

2 Oct, 2019 3:29pm
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A seagull is trapped and there are fears it will die.

It's been a great start to the fishing season for (from left) Guy Veitch, Greg Stichbury, Steve Gatenby and Mark Spence. Photo / Ben Fraser

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Fishing season opens: Where are the best trout?

1 Oct, 2019 5:41pm
4 minutes to read

Rotorua's lakes are full of happy anglers catching fat trout.

Former long-time councillor Charles Sturt (right) who has championed the skate park development with Rotorua Lakes Council's Rob Pitkethley at the site where it will be built. Photo / Stephen Parker

PREMIUM

New skatepark location revealed

1 Oct, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

A fancy skate park for Rotorua is coming, but when and where?

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua firearms incident: Accused refuses to speak to judge

30 Sep, 2019 6:54pm
2 minutes to read

A lawyer has asked for a report to find out why her client isn't speaking.

Arapeta Tahana is officially welcomed to his new leadership role on the Rotorua Lakes Council. Photo / Ben Fraser

PREMIUM

New iwi leader on council follows in Dad's footsteps

30 Sep, 2019 8:28am
4 minutes to read

Arapeta Tahana has been welcomed to his new role at the council.

Police guard the taxi that was caught in the crossfire of an incident on Te Ngae Rd. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Shot taxi driver: 'I am amazed I am alive'

26 Sep, 2019 6:00am
4 minutes to read

A shot taxi driver is fighting to recover so he can get married in India in a few weeks.

Te Pae Fitzell (left) and Takiri te Ata Raerino from Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pikiao Trust welcome locals to check out the Tūramarama Rangatahi Art Exhibition. Photo / Kelly Makiha

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Relax, unwind and de-stress with art in Rotorua's CBD

25 Sep, 2019 3:30pm
3 minutes to read

Mental health awareness and art have been blended together in Rotorua this week.

Population in Rotorua during the past five years has outstripped the growth in new dwellings. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua's growth confirmed at last but where will everyone live?

24 Sep, 2019 11:51am
7 minutes to read

More people but not enough houses - Census 2018 confirms our housing crisis.

Census data revealed today shows Rotorua has had a large population increase. Photo / file

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Census reveals Rotorua's large population growth

23 Sep, 2019 11:32am
2 minutes to read

Here's what the latest Census is telling us about Rotorua.

Lady Kuia Morrison and her youngest son Howard Morrison Jnr. Photo / Stephen Parker

PREMIUM

Keeping Sir Howard's memory alive, 10 years on

22 Sep, 2019 9:00am
15 minutes to read

It's been 10 years since Rotorua lost the iconic Sir Howard Morrison.

It was a full house for the Grey Power meet the candidates meeting. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Parking, over spending, rates and footpaths hot topics for Grey Power meeting

20 Sep, 2019 7:02am
8 minutes to read

Grey Power members have met the candidates before deciding who to tick.

Pullman Hotel progress. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua's first five-star hotel to open by summer

18 Sep, 2019 6:52am
4 minutes to read

Jobs at Rotorua's new luxury Pullman Hotel will be advertised from October.

A man has appeared in the Rotorua Courthouse on two counts of robbing two different women of vehicles. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Name of Te Ngae Rd firearms accused remains secret

16 Sep, 2019 4:22pm
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A man has appeared in court on firearms charges from an incident on Te Ngae Rd.

Twins Troy Thomas (left) and Luke Thomas win Junior Sportsmen of the Year for Waikite Rugby Club four years after they broke their backs in a head-on crash. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Twins break their backs in crash - then are back on the rugby field

7 Sep, 2019 10:00am
6 minutes to read

Twin brothers who broke their backs in a head-crash are back playing rugby winning awards.

NEW ZEALAND

Burglar fakes medical certificate to get off bail breach

6 Sep, 2019 12:41pm
2 minutes to read

He was doing a burglary while on bail and tried to get off it by faking a hospital record.

NEW ZEALAND

Security guard saves choking baby

3 Sep, 2019 6:00pm
5 minutes to read

She has a grandmotherly mana and now she's officially recognised as the best.

Police guard the taxi that was caught in the crossfire. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Caught in the crossfire: Shot taxi driver may miss his wedding day

3 Sep, 2019 6:57am
4 minutes to read

The shot taxi driver was caught in crossfire.

A Hamilton man has appeared in the Rotorua District Court facing two charges relating to a firearms incident in Rotorua. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Man appears in court following firearms incident

2 Sep, 2019 3:31pm
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A man charged relating to a firearms incident on Te Ngae Rd has today appeared in court.

Trish Douthett loved her horses. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'I can't be angry at him': Heartbreak of children whose father killed their mother

31 Aug, 2019 5:45pm
12 minutes to read

Their mum is dead and their dad is in jail for life. How are the Douthett children coping?

Michael Douthett at his sentencing. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Children still love their dad despite him killing their mum

29 Aug, 2019 11:23am
7 minutes to read

Michael Douthett appeared for sentencing today after shooting dead his wife in Ngākuru.

Coroner Wallace Bain at today's inquest. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

'I just want justice for my wife' - inquest into woman killed by tree

27 Aug, 2019 4:41pm
6 minutes to read

A coroner's inquest into the death of a woman killed by a falling tree took place today.

Police at a mountain bike area near Nursery Rd, near where Ben Harding's body was found. Photo / Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Rotorua mountain biker died doing what he loved

23 Aug, 2019 10:30am
4 minutes to read

Ben Harding "was a bloke's bloke who loved adventure and outdoors".

Leisa Tocknell from St John outside its current building. Photo/ Stephen Parker

ROTORUA DAILY POST

$3.5m needed for two new Rotorua ambulance stations

21 Aug, 2019 6:00am
4 minutes to read

St John says the new stations will improve ambulance response times in Rotorua.

Contractors clean up the large oak tree which came down during the storm in Rotorua, killing Trish Butterworth. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Inquest date set for woman's death from fallen tree

19 Aug, 2019 1:04pm
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The death of Trish Butterworth will be heard in the coroner's court next week.

Kim Richards fears someone will die in a crash outside her home. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

'We shouldn't have to live like this': Family lives in fear on crash bend

18 Aug, 2019 4:21pm
4 minutes to read

A Ngongotahā family is living in fear someone will be killed outside their home.

Jack Grace has written a musical on his life growing up at 8 Scott Ave. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Top singers to star in musical depicting growing up in Rotorua

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
4 minutes to read

"While we had nothing, when we came together to sing, we had everything."

Former Te Kura o Te Koutu principal Uenuku Fairhall. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

'Despicable' principal slept naked with students

14 Aug, 2019 4:58pm
7 minutes to read

Former Rotorua principal Uenuku Fairhall's actions on school trip "despicable".

Gavin Sadlier died en route to Whakatane Hospital where his concerned partner was taken in a separate ambulance after he suffered a suspected heart attack at work. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Answers sought after ambulance skips hospital, goes straight to funeral home

12 Aug, 2019 5:00pm
4 minutes to read

Family of Gavin Sadlier looking for answers after death in ambulance en route to hospital.

Hillcrest Dairy on Jervis St. Photo / Supplied

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Man and woman arrested for Hillcrest dairy robbery

12 Aug, 2019 3:25pm
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The Hillcrest Dairy on Jervis St was allegedly held up on Sunday.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Nominations trickle in for local body elections

10 Aug, 2019 7:00am
2 minutes to read

See who has put their names forward for the local body elections this week.

Bena Putaranui says buying a house in Fordlands has been a great financial decision. Photo / Stephen Parker

PREMIUM

Cheaper to buy than rent in most Rotorua suburbs

10 Aug, 2019 6:48am
5 minutes to read

If you can get a deposit, you're better off buying than renting in most Rotorua suburbs.

Sameed Khan (left) and Jimah Ruland-Umata have taken out the top two spots in a national Chinese speech competition. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Boys' high scoop top spots at Chinese speech competition

7 Aug, 2019 5:57am
4 minutes to read

Rotorua Boys' High School has impressed at a national speech and drama competition.

Charles Sturt reflects on three decades as a councillor. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

'I will never be cured. I am terminal'

1 Aug, 2019 11:51am
8 minutes to read

Charles Sturt is bowing out of the local body elections race.

Rotorua Lakes councillor Charles Sturt. Photo / File

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Long-serving district councillor to retire

1 Aug, 2019 9:35am
3 minutes to read

Charles Sturt is retiring from local body politics.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Police warning after 100 Mazdas stolen in Rotorua in 5 months

1 Aug, 2019 7:00am
2 minutes to read

Police reveal what cars are being targeted in Rotorua.

Dr Lance O'Sullivan will open a drive-through medical centre in Rotorua by November. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Rotorua drive-through medical clinic to open by November

31 Jul, 2019 5:50am
4 minutes to read

A new drive-through health clinic in Rotorua will be open until midnight.

Online trolls are putting off potential political candidates. Photo / Getty Images

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Social media trolls putting off potential politicians

27 Jul, 2019 10:00am
6 minutes to read

Would criticism on social media put you off standing for council?

A new-look Rotary Market space and basketball court area will be ready for summer. Photo / Stephen Parker

PREMIUM

Tree stumps hold up Kuirau Park upgrade

27 Jul, 2019 8:00am
4 minutes to read

New basketball courts, parking spaces and an extended market area will be ready by summer.

Synthetic cannabis claimed the life of a Rotorua man, the coroner has ruled.

NEW ZEALAND

Synthetic drugs claim Rotorua life, coroner rules

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Corey-James Brown was a complex man with a golden voice.

Jany Toomaru outside Polynesian Spa where her partner drowned last year. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

'He was my love, my whole life love'

23 Jul, 2019 4:45pm
4 minutes to read

The partner of Denis Miklus, who died at the Polynesian Spa speaks of her grief.

Denis Miklus died in a Polynesian Spa pool in 2018. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Coroner inquest hears details of Polynesian Spa drowning

22 Jul, 2019 1:35pm
5 minutes to read

A coroner is hearing details about the death of a French tourist in a hot pool in Rotorua.

There are two sides to Fordlands. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Fordlands confidential: Two sides of the suburb that inspired Once Were Warriors

6 Jul, 2019 4:26pm
13 minutes to read

Living in Fordlands. Would you do it?

Estevez Gillespie as Steven the butterfly displaying the outstanding costumes. Photo / Supplied

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Review: Felix The Fearless Dog an international-quality show

5 Jul, 2019 12:14pm
3 minutes to read

Felix The Fearless Dog is a must-see these school holidays for more reasons than one.

NEW ZEALAND

Former Rotorua woman Emma Rigby wins British Citizen Award

4 Jul, 2019 9:17am
3 minutes to read

Rotorua's Emma Rigby used the tragedy of the London Riots to help her community.

Hareesh Nallella, 26, has been found not guilty in the Rotorua District Court. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Verdict reached in sexual assaults trial of gym coach

3 Jul, 2019 4:42pm
2 minutes to read

A jury has found Hareesh Nallella, 26, not guilty of two sexual assault charges.

Hareesh Nallella is on trial in the Rotorua District Court. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Gymnastic coach on sex charges admits lying because he feared 'corrupt police'

2 Jul, 2019 8:00pm
4 minutes to read

Hareesh Nallella has given evidence in the Rotorua District Court.

NEW ZEALAND

Rotorua gymnastics coach accused of sex assaults

2 Jul, 2019 2:05pm
4 minutes to read

The Crown says they met online and he took her to his house after their first meeting.

Nikau Grace Chater sings her original song. Photo / Sebastian Cutelli

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Opinion: Rotorua Intermediate School's talent shines through

2 Jul, 2019 11:00am
3 minutes to read

How do you pick the best when they are all winners?

Whitinga Harris, from Ōtaua, Kaikohe, has died after a battle with stage four colon cancer. He is seen here with his sons Waaka, 9, and Heremia Grace-Harris, 12. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Whitinga's cancer battle is over

28 Jun, 2019 6:01pm
3 minutes to read

Whitinga Harris' family had raised almost $100,000 needed for life-extending treatment.

Whitinga Harris lost his battle with colon cancer. He is pictured with his sons Waaka, 9, and Heremia Grace-Harris, 12. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Former teacher fighting cancer dies

26 Jun, 2019 11:30am
3 minutes to read

A teacher who was needing $100,000 for a lifesaving cancer drug has died.

The Silver Oaks Hotel Geyserland on Fenton St is being demolished. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Dilapidated building at Rotorua's entrance to be demolished

19 Jun, 2019 5:58am
4 minutes to read

An eyesore next to Te Puia is finally being pulled down.

NEW ZEALAND

Electronic bail declined for woman who failed to protect disabled man

18 Jun, 2019 3:02pm
2 minutes to read

A woman who neglected to care for a disabled man who later died will remain behind bars.

ROTORUA DAILY POST

Police urge members of the public to 'see something, do something'

18 Jun, 2019 7:00am
2 minutes to read

People riding trail bikes around Fordlands are causing trouble again for police.

The Reddings making the most of their tent. Pictured (from left) Dominic, 12, Margaret, 45, Lettisha, 14, Gail, 65, and (front) Shyanne, 6. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

New hope for family of seven living in a tent

17 Jun, 2019 7:40pm
4 minutes to read

A family of seven, including three disabled children, could be on the move to Rotorua.

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Dangerous driver behaviour around police sirens and lights prompt warning

17 Jun, 2019 7:00pm
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Dangerous driver behaviour around flashing lights and sirens has prompted a warning.

Carlos Namana (right) murdered Mangakino police officer Constable Murray Stretch (left). Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Cop killer to be a free man after 20 years behind bars

12 Jun, 2019 7:12am
5 minutes to read

Constable Murray Stretch's killer, Carlos Namana, is to be released from jail this month.

Trying to stay dry in their tent home are (from left) Dominic, 12, Margaret, 45, Lettisha, 14, Gail, 65 and Shyanne, 6. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Family of 7 living in tent with disabled kids pleads for help

9 Jun, 2019 10:28am
7 minutes to read

How can it be that seven people including two disabled children are living in a tent?