It's been another big year for news in the region. Rotorua Daily Post photographer Ben Fraser shares some of his favourite images from 2019.
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Image 1 of 7: The vigil for Christchurch was held at Te Papaiouru Marae on the day after the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Photos of geothermal activity erupting on Lake Rd.
The Hits Fill the Bus is rolling round the city for Rotorua Salvation Army Foodbank.
The Ice Skate Tour, which travels around New Zealand, stopped off at Lynmore Primary School last week with an artificial ice rink. Photos by Andrew Warner
Images from Rotorua's Good Vibes Winter Festival 2020. Photos by Andrew Warner.
Emotions ran high in many neighbourhoods. Photos by Andrew Warner unless otherwise credited.
Rotorua Coastguard at the Rotorua Lakefront this morning. Video / Emma Houpt
The Rotoma GAS service station was burgled again. Video / Supplied
Kris Donnell talks about her battle with surgical mesh and the impacts on her life. Video / NZ Herald
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