Fine start, full beds, fast karts: What awaits Rotorua this Easter weekend

More than 80% of Rotorua holiday homes are already booked for Easter.

‘Living my little girl dream’: Rotorua musician takes the leap and goes solo

She resisted 'cheating' on a life saying get a 'real job'.

Sir Ashley Bloomfield walks with Rotorua for youth in need

He says walking alongside people is a 'triple whammy' for wellbeing.

'Very humble, very respectful': Rotorua student takes out national youth Muay Thai crown

Te Auepo began Muay Thai at the age of 4 and competed in her first competition at 9.

Mark Lister: The real risk of bailing out of shares too soon

OPINION: Since 2000 the S&P 500 has had 12 corrections, averaging an 20.8% fall.

'The buck always stops with us': Fuel spike piles pressure on farmers

Surging diesel and petrol prices are pushing up fertiliser, feed and freight costs.

Skyline Rotorua to close mountain bike park, hints at new development

The gondola-access bike park will close the trails on March 25 next year.

Mark Lister: Petrol spike will hit inflation but RBNZ right to hold its nerve

OPINION: Markets briefly priced in three OCR hikes after wholesale rates hit July highs.

Chiefs’ All Blacks stars lay platform in dominant win over Waratahs

Kyren Taumoefolau and Quinn Tupaea both scored braces in the win.

Free Chiefs tickets on offer to Rotorua locals for Super Rugby clash

The 1000 free tickets are only available to Rotorua residents.

'Bringing Will home': Warriors land elite Storm winger in major backline boost

The Kawerau-born winger switched from All Blacks Sevens to league in 2022.

Bluebridge ferry chaos adds $500 to cost of each student's regatta trip

BlueBridge's Connemara has been out of service for nine days so far.

Rural retreats chase booming wellness tourism dollar in Bay

More tourists are seeking unplugged, nature-based getaways.

Review: Money, murder and mayhem – what would you do with £735,000?

Rotorua's Shambles Theatre stages the 1970s London comedy.

19,000 jobs: Record kiwifruit harvest boosts the Bay of Plenty

Hiring now: Average orchard wages are about $25.70 an hour, 9% above minimum wage.

Tauranga family swaps city life for off-grid summer

The Fairbairns flew by helicopter into private land in the Ahimanawa Range.

Mercedes-Benz Auckland’s second Classics & Collectable day a big hit

The 2026 event was bigger and better than the first event, with over 50 classics on show.

Less than 300km range and costing upwards of $90k, the Toyota Hilux BEV looks like a masterclass in doing EVs wrong

The NZ price may not end up as bad as it seems in Australia, but the range ain't great...

Trust us, the cheapest Ford Mustang Mach-E is nicer to drive than the most expensive one

Small changes to the Select RWD make a big overall difference.

Mercedes drops all physical steering links: steer-by-wire for EQS

But only if you want it - electromechanical steering will still be an option.

Unlikely suburbs making money in 2026 - and the ones that are flatlining

Where house prices are defying the slump.

Kiwi chippie’s billion-dollar Gold Coast towers - 'I’ve never had a problem making money'

Developer Danny Andrews on his humble origins and why famous beach strip is the new Dubai.

Feel the heat for $150K? The best fire-damaged homes up for grabs in NZ

To get a bargain, you have to live and breathe "as is where is".

How ex-Breakfast TV star found a ‘harder edge’ in the property game

He's still asking the right questions as he prepares to launch his own YouTube channel.

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From fairway gap to fashion brand: How Fox & Birdie found its niche

Prue Murdoch talks to Tom Raynel about her women's merino golf brand Fox & Birdie.

Glenn Dwight: Let's give the V8 Supercars a proper Kiwi flavour

OPINION: Swap chicanes for roadworks and a sign suggesting work will be finished in 2007.

Did closing Marsden Pt oil refinery make NZ's fuel crisis worse?

Marsden Pt converted to an import terminal in 2022, but always relied on imported crude.

'Fighting over a penny an acre': Shearers' pay disputes in 1910

"Sheepfarmers should receive no sympathy in this paltry squabble."