A former John Paul College student has been awarded a prestigious scholarship.

The new Waiariki MP said it felt like his first day of school.

A man who met the lone protester said he seemed frustrated and 'didn't feel listened to'.

Record high butter prices is putting the pinch on local bakers.

Rotorua Intermediate teacher is putting his passion for democracy into drive.

Rotorua's most colourful annual spring festival gets underway in less than three weeks.

A pensioner is speaking out to educate others after her dog killed a baby swan in Rotorua.

Winston Peters has promised to help out airports at risk of going under.

A Rotorua mum is embarking on the run of her lifetime for an 8-year-old with cancer.

Less than two-thirds of Rotorua students went to school 90 per cent of last year.

Local lad Jordi Webber is thinking big and won't stop until he's turning down scripts.

Poor brushing habits and high consumption of sugary drinks is to blame, experts say.

Rotorua's pokie machines took in more than twice the median wage of the city's workers.

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Almost 600 pairs of shoes will be laid out in Rotorua to symbolise those lost to suicide.

Deaths by suicide rose to over 600 last year for the first time in recorded history.

The figures from the largest social survey in the country have been released.

Election issue: MPs and candidates respond to the debate on police numbers.

Two burglary victims have commended Rotorua police, as the force gets three more officers.

Tiny Deane's public meeting last night was a "huge success", he said.

A plan to build a train network from Auckland to Rotorua is being backed by locals.

A local couple has set out to accomplish a big task - to house Rotorua's homeless.

It has now been more than a week since two Rotorua relatives were last seen.

Warmer and wetter than normal: that's the forecast from Niwa.

As the government changes strategy, use still increasing in Rotorua, a sector worker says.

Two local principals are left baffled after new charter school is announced.

Chapman College - soon to be a Bethlehem College wing - will likely be on a new site.

Keep an eye out - a higher rate of young people are passing their licences.

More house hunters are dipping into their KiwiSaver funds to buy a house.

Experts point the finger of childhood tooth decay squarely at sugary drinks.

The average Bay worker has $100 more each week - but it might not make any difference.

The most in-depth look at crime data ever undertaken in New Zealand is launched today.

Te Arawa's Wallace Haumaha is made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Researchers caution medication is not a panacea for those with the disorder.

Fed-up shopkeepers caution they'll try to take back control if robberies continue.

The proportion of Māori imprisoned in 2016 was higher than any other year on record.

Accidental music sensations coming to New Zealand for one night only.

Lake Okareka volunteer firefighters are digging in to help with the Port Hills blaze in Canterbury.

COACH: Mike Holmes encourages parents to get involved. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER More than 50,000 parents and guardians keep sport running

St John's Church has been inundated with offers of buildings to host its Sunday services and ministries. Reverend Ed Masters said

The Police National Dive Squad has arrived from Wellington to help in the search for a person missing on Lake Rotoiti. Police confirmed

Gym memberships in the Bay of Plenty have increased by more than 50 per cent in the last decade, despite weekly sport and exercise

Jordan_Bond_JUNE16.eps Participation in weekly sport and recreation activities in Rotorua has fallen in the past few years, with busier

The number of police staff earning $120,000 or more in the Bay of Plenty District has more than doubled in one year. The increase

Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty had the third fewest work-related injury claims per capita in the country, according to government figures

Four of the country's favourite sons and daughters take to the stage this summer in a sun-drenched, island-spanning tour. Local legends

It's not a present anyone has on their wish list, but an unlucky 480 Rotorua residents were injured during the Christmas and New Year's

Lakes District Health Board doctors have cut prescription rates of an addictive painkiller by almost a third in the past four years

Convictions in Rotorua for cannabis possession have fallen more than 66 per cent in the last six years - adding fuel to nationwide

Jordan_Bond_JUNE16.eps RDP_What_Do_You_Think_3.eps More than $3 million of property, cars, cash and other assets has been frozen in

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