Latest from Rotorua

Rotorua 5.7 per cent rates rise one step closer

The mayor says a rates decrease and reduced expenditure won't carry the district forward.

'Prolonged and violent assault': Police appeal after teen attacked

A boy in his mid-teens is the victim of a prolonged and violent assault, police say.

Bryce Heard: Time for courageous community leadership

OPINION: We need a clear, public, and unequivocal city development plan.

Councillors welcome new rules to protect election candidate privacy

Candidates' physical addresses no longer required to be displayed.

'Exciting': New $2m 'upmarket backpackers' planned for Rotorua

It will include a manager's residence and guest lounge but no kitchen.

Five on trial after attempt to take back loaned caravan results in attack

Five people are on trial related to an attack at a Kaimai Ranges property last year.

'Shouting, screeching tyres and a thud': Gangs clash in street, man hit by car - witness

The incident happened in Tāneatua, a small Bay of Plenty town.

Mātauranga Māori meets New York Times

A te ao Māori initiative for Rotorua lakes has caught the attention of the New York Times.

Get the umbrella ready, winter outlook reveals plenty of rain to come

The outlook comes as autumn was listed as the second-equal warmest on record.

Rob Rattenbury: Broadcasting has changed but it's still the same

OPINION: Radio was the only home entertainment in most New Zealand homes until TV.

Cinema sector prepares for more action

New titles and customer confidence in going out is helping put bums on seats.

'Slammed': St John ambulance staff working at 110%

"The workload's definitely gone above and beyond what it used to be."

Meet the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours recipients

Rotorua's five Queen's Birthday honourees have led teams in a variety of fields

'Please be vigilant': Fatberg causes wastewater overflow at Linton Park

Fatbergs are made up of a mixture of solidified fat and cleaning wipes.

Rotorua Girls' High School to get new boarding hostel

Rotorua is to get a girls' school boarding hostel - the first in the region.

Poisoned? Why are so many birds dying on the shores of Lake Rotorua?

A local store owner says it had been a big issue over the last few months.