Latest from Rotorua

Council, NZTA repairing thousands of potholes a year in Rotorua

Rotorua Lakes Council says there's 'no direct apparent reason' for the increase.

'Nowhere I'd rather be': Students spend holiday week volunteering

Two John Paul College students are giving up half their holidays to do volunteer work.

Prepare now to buy later: The message from Rotorua real estate agents

Rotorua's median house price had dropped just 1.3 per cent since May to $587,500.

Zizi Sparks: What owning a dog has taught me

Opinion: We should take a leaf out of a dog's life.

'All he wanted was help': Mental health services turned away man who later bashed cops

A man who seriously assaulted two police officers in police cells has been sentenced.

Escape plans and sleepless nights: Bay of Plenty residents fear for family in South Africa

One family had an escape plan ready in case rioters started invading homes.

Rotorua fire cause remains unknown, investigator returns to scene

The fire could be seen from Hamurana.

RSV: Hospitals plan to open more childrens bed with oxygen

Five to seven children are admitted a day at Lakes DHB hospitals.

Obituary: Ross Burton 'a leader of the Rotorua legal profession'

Burton died on July 8, aged 92.

Rotorua teen part of dance squad on television show

Rotorua's Ngatahi Webster, 14, is part of a squad in Season 2 of K-Pop Academy.

Jo Raphael: Family violence victims must be protected

OPINION: There is a heartbreaking highlight of the housing crisis.

Public poems: Poetry can be shared with wider community

Submissions are being accepted for this year's Poetry in Windows project.

Couple married for 70 years share relationship advice

June and Paul Ryder celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this month

'The devil is in the detail': Some Bay leaders remain cautious over Three Waters cash

One person says she wants to see how the reform will work with iwi.

'Had a gutsful': Bay support for Howl of a Protest swells

More towns sign up to take part in a national protest against Govt "ute tax" plans.

Tractors to roll through Rotorua during protest

Farmers and growers are fed up with Government interference in the rural sector.