Turangi residents have been fighting with their local power company for years, with the company alleging the group is fearmongering.

The first Rotorua mud festival will be held in December next year.

The Court of Appeal has found in favour of the Inland Revenue Department in the latest bout of a long-running tax battle with Michael Hill.

Tegel sales and profits beat prospectus forecasts and it's track to achieve targets for the year.