Latest from Rotorua

Lack of lifejackets biggest concern for Harbourmaster

Harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters says there's no excuse not to wear a lifejacket.

Gear up for Aotearoa Bike Challenge

The Aotearoa Bike Challenge is back this month - free and for all to participate in.

Doggo safety: Successful fundraising campaign for signs

Rotorua Mountain Biking Dogs has placed durable signs throughout Whakarewarewa Forest.

'Pseudo-isolation' hits Rotorua accommodation bookings

Rotorua Lakes accommodation providers and their occupancy rates are a mixed bag.

Samantha Motion: MIQ's short hello and long goodbye

OPINION: MIQ came to - or rather, was dropped on - Rotorua one weekend in June 2020.

Border opening for skilled workers could be too late for horticulture

Some industry sectors fear the movement of workers could go both ways.

Scion a part of art featured in NZ Expo in Dubai

A pendant light part of a NZ Expo in Dubai has been made from biomaterial made by Scion.

'It might be too late': Locals react to Government's border announcement

Locals react to Government's border announcement.

Mamaku's O'Sullivan dozen: 'Love is hard work but it's worth it'

Sister shares what she learned from growing up with 11 siblings.

'There is a baby in there': Instincts kick in for rescuers of child in flipped car

A child was rescued from a car that flipped in Rotorua's central city.

Want a job? 24,000 kiwifruit workers needed as labour shortage bites

Last season harvesting roles paid an average of $27 an hour rates vary and can reach $40.

Car flips on main Rotorua road

The flipped car blocked two lanes of Amohau St.

'That water out there is not your friend': 'Epidemic of stupidity' as drownings rise

More than one in 10 drownings in New Zealand were in the Bay of Plenty.

Report: Bay of Plenty's economic confidence drops in December

A net 7 per cent of households expect economic conditions to deteriorate in the next year

Rotorua among top 10 lucky Lotto districts, but one store takes cake

Two stores sold the most winning first division tickets.

Rotorua's shortage of rental properties at 'crisis' point

Rotorua rental market prices increase four per cent, supply drops 15 per cent in a year.