Rotorua needs to build more than 600 houses a year to improve its homelessness problem.

New houses for the homeless will be built on the corner of Malfroy Rd and Ranolf St.

Gaming at school - sounds like some students' dream come true!

What went wrong when two mountain bikers went on a ride and got into trouble.

Are visitors missing out on beds because the homeless are taking them?

OPINION: Could we be seeing a turning of the tide?

Tania Tapsell and the love of her live, Kanin Clancy, are married. But why the big secret?

What's happening now with the Government's plan to change emergency housing in Rotorua?

Rotorua's Ambassador Thermal Motel owners still hope to have emergency housing clients.

Judge said her offending was a serious breach of failing to answer court bail.

The new adventure park will be open in time for the summer holidays.

The children suffered repeated physical assaults involving weapons.

Whakatane nurse Sheila Bugden (nee Cheng) died in the crash near Rotorua.

Dylan Ingram ripped off people on Facebook because he needed money to move.

James McFarlane was accused of killing Thunder Savage by stabbing him through the chest.

James McFarlane has pleaded not guilty to murdering Savage Thunder in Edgecumbe in 2019.

Richard Sewell's upmarket restaurant is smack in the middle of emergency housing motels.

Clients in Rotorua emergency housing motels speak out.

Mother tells of life behind the motel sign.

Phil Spackman loves Rotorua but a dog attack on Fenton St concerns him.

A cyclist is taking aim at those who park in cycle lanes.

OPINION: Do residents have the right to not like homeless people in their street?

Coroner Wallace Bain has written a book about his 28 years speaking for the dead.

A big player in emergency housing is looking to set up in a prime Rotorua tourist spot.

More than 2000 kids ran the event but not everything went to plan for some.

Dad who subjected son to prolonged abuse before beating him to death changes his pleas.

The emergency housing debate in Rotorua continues.

A Rotorua barrister has questioned if it is legal for motels to offer emergency housing.

How Rotorua police officers pushed an out-of-control car off the road.

Grant Wells ran his own dental practice in Rotorua for 38 years.

McClay hits out after results of sample survey revealed.

The television series will begin screening on Monday night.

Why Rotorua man Jason Collier has been freed from custody before his trial got under way.

Ngapuna residents want the council to take more permanent action over sewerage issues.

A man who admitted possessing objectionable material has been sentenced.

He went on a crime spree lasting months. A cigarette butt was his downfall.

Ray Bloomfield changed so many lives in his lifetime

What Rotorua motels are earning from emergency housing.

We ask Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern some pressing questions affecting locals.

Rotorua man Breen Makiri stabbed his son 12 times.

Opinion: Type 2 diabetes can happen to us but we can do something about it.

What's happening with Rotorua's new state-of-the-art skatepark?

Why Tiny Deane's deal has fallen through.

Rongopai Pene stalked a woman running in a Rotorua park. Now a judge has decided his fate.

What a year! They have started their marriage how they intended to carry on.

Save the date - a spectacular Lakeside 2022 is being planned.

Rotorua public sent a firm message at meeting about the homeless.

Ynys Fraser QSM - 'Whatever she did she did with enthusiasm and she did it well.'

It's had its first proper test run, so how did it rate?

Why a bunch of coloured powder was thrown around a Rotorua primary school this weekend.

Bill Pomare's horse Ocean Billy has done it. Now they eye the big one - the Melbourne Cup.

A judge has asked for answers as to why a report on an offender has not been finished.

The meeting will be hosted by Todd McClay at the Arawa Bowling Club from 5.30pm on Monday.

Taxpayers have forked out $5.6 million to house the homeless in Rotorua in three months.

Jonathan Temm QC was a master in the courtroom.

A temporary security camera will be moved to the Lake Ōkareka boat ramp area.

Families ran for cars and quickly left a popular lake after a gunshot was fired.

The serious crash unit has been notified.

Grace Dorset was a social services stalwart who did everything for everyone else.

Jobseekers and employers alike can pop in to the MSD job shop at Rotorua Central Mall.

Opinion: A rethink of the police pursuit rules will hopefully be a lifesaver

Rongopai Pene repeatedly followed the woman while she ran through Puarenga Park.

"Haere rā Del, go in peace, you have left an amazing legacy."