The next two local government elections will keep the first past the post voting system.

The Maori Party plans to contest the Rotorua electorate and has named its candidate.

Paradise Valley Rd is still in a poor state of repair after floods in March and April.

A study to see if Tarawera could cope with a new "great walk" has been commissioned.

The Rotorua Lakes Council has cancelled plans to import South Korean mud for Mudtopia.

A popular Rotorua tourism attraction has been returned to iwi hands.

New "Great Walk" at Lake Tarawera could be jewel in Rotorua's tourism crown, says MP.

The budget for Mudtopia is revealed while close checks will be made on imported mud.

Rotorua's RSA has embarked on a project to record some of the district's wartime memories.

The final steps in the process of returning Te Puia to local iwi is under way.

The saga of South Korean mud coming to Rotorua continues.

Rotorua Lakes Council's Operations and Monitoring Committee meets on Thursday.

Rotorua politicians react to news Jacinda Ardern has taken over as Labour Party leader.

Rotorua's council has received an award, of sorts, for its purchase of Korean mud.

Rotorua recorded its coldest overnight temperature yesterday, it will warm up this week.

The National Party released its election candidates list this morning.

Skyline Rotorua keeps it local with the company's new general manager.

A last minute change to rules covering pokie machines will see their numbers cut.

A byelection for a vacant spot on the council's Rural Community Board will go ahead.

NZ First list MP Fletcher Tabuteau has defended his leader over te reo Maori call.

Rotorua could become the first official bilingual city in Aotearoa.

A long-serving Rotorua councillor is backing the purchase of mud for a new festival.

The deputy Auditor-General wants more council money spent on infrastructure.

A painting on a wall in North Carolina has been reunited with its painter's family.

Resigning Rural Community Board member Euan McLachlan says job offer was too good to miss.

The Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan spoke to hundreds in Rotorua last night.

It may not sound sexy, but noise control affects everyone when it gets out of hand.

A local government survey finds many people want better value for money from councils.

Rotorua's conservation department is not pleased people have used a reserve to dump cars.

The council's mobile library service is off the road. A new service will soon replace it.

Rotorua's newest tourism attraction, the Orbserver, is out of action for at least a month.

Waiariki candidates Tamati Coffey and Te Ururoa Flavell went head to head on TV yesterday.

The council's annual satisfaction survey should soon be available to the public.

A ban could be placed on any new pokie machines being set up in the city's suburbs.

Ratepayers to get the same rates increase as signalled by council in its draft annual plan

Murupara's Pem Bird has been honoured for the second time with a MNZM.

A self-trained volunteer coach has been honoured with a Queen's Service Medal.

Rotorua's Ben Malcolm has been part of a team responsible for the Rocket Lab space craft.

Rotorua's acting mayor and a senior councillor have hit back at the RDRR's submission.

Rotorua's mayor will take another fortnight off after the sudden death of her husband.

Council-controlled organisations in a cosy financial position, councillors have been told.

Rob Mokaraka provoked police to shoot him while suffering a mental breakdown.

Rotorua's largest ratepayer group has released its own Spatial Plan for the district.

The Rotorua Lakes Council's Operations and Monitoring Committee meets tomorrow.

Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick talks about "her rock", the man who helped her soar.

The finalists for this year's annual Rotorua Hospitality Awards have been announced.

The body of Rotorua lawyer John Chadwick has been brought on to Te Papaiouru Marae.

Work is progressing well on the final stages of the Manawa - the old City Focus - upgrade.

The latest Infometrics report for Rotorua sees the local economy's continual improvement.

Rotorua has its first Green candidate since 2008, so what is Richard Gillies all about?

Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell explains how Budget 2017 will benefit all Maori.

The Rotorua Lakes Council is set to review its Air Quality Bylaw.

Rotorua and Waiariki electorate candidates and MPs respond to budget announcement.

John Bond - almost 101 - has become the oldest person to ride the luge at Skyline Rotorua.

Pukeroa Oruawhata are adding to its rental portfolio on land it owns around Sala St.

Councillors have heard views about locals renting their homes out for short term stays.

Drivers had to wait more than an hour in the cold due to mechanical issue at road works.

AccorHotels will set up a top quality Pullman brand five-star hotel in Rotorua.

The Green Party have put forward its first Rotorua electorate candidate since 2008.

You think it was cold on the weekend? Then you'd be right with temperatures below zero.

Minister of Transport Simon Bridges was in town to open two new city cycleways.

The Rotorua Lakes Council's annual plan submission process has closed, so what's next?

Local families were among those to snap up 24 sections at the Baxendale auction.

A new five-star hotel in Rotorua will be managed by AccorHotels.

Rotorua tourism operators are looking forward to a busy year after a successful Trenz.

Rotorua mayor and tourism operators support announcement Trenz 2018 will be in Dunedin.

Rotorua Canopy Tours is clearing a 500ha area of pristine native bush of predators.

Rotorua tourism operators on tourism infrastructure funding announcement.

Election year promises have been made to tourism operators by the government.

Rotorua tourism identity Bruce Thomasen will leave Skyline Rotorua at the end of June.

The largest tourism business expo in New Zealand got underway in Auckland last night.

He plans to visit every town and city in New Zealand to bring attention to male suicide.

Duck and game bird hunting season began on Saturday, with no reports of any accidents.

Te Arawa Lakes Trust appoints a new chief executive, while another manager moves on.

Costs to repair recent storm damage will run into the millions of dollars.

New Zealand's largest tourism business event kicks off in Auckland next week.

Hotel room rates in Rotorua are rising steadily on the back of the tourism boom.

The short-handled patu paraoa stolen from the council chamber has been returned.