Latest from Rotorua

Pukeroa Oruawhata general manager resigns

Faulkner said the decision was "all about timing".

Zizi Sparks: Don't make driving even riskier than it already is

Opinion: Using a mobile phone while driving isn't worth the fine or the safety risk.

Heavy rain: Police kept busy by weather overnight

A down pouring of rain caused issues in some parts of the region.

Emergency housing: Woman beaten unconscious, children being 'put at risk'

Distressing revelations about life in emergency housing continue to emerge.

'It just seems crazy': Disappointment as Rotorua Museum reopening delayed

Rotorua community 'will have to remain patient as these complexities are worked through'.

Drowning in debt: Budget services reveal clients' owe $50m - and rising

Struggling to survive, sleeping in cars and children going to school hungry.

'Propaganda' alleged in rowdy meeting over golf course

The council says it's just a proposal and will undergo consultation.

Bay of Plenty braces for severe rain, winds, thunderstorms

Flooding, slips, thunderstorms and rising waterways possible.

Do I need a mask? A jab? NZ-Aussie travel bubble - all you need to know

Mask, yes. Jab, no. What else? Read on.

Another month, another record house price for Rotorua

REINZ: The city reached a new median house price record of $650,000 in March

Under pressure: Bus driver caught speeding 132km/h

Some bus drivers were caught speeding in the same spot four times.

Local Focus: Covid pushed them out of school, this programme pulls them back in

Helping youth who dropped out of school in lockdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Dentist remembered as 'perfectionist practitioner'

Grant Wells ran his own dental practice in Rotorua for 38 years.

Car hits power pole, driver leaves scene

Police were notified at 10.35pm.

Jo Raphael: We have the land and trees. Let's build the houses

OPINION: It's time for a return to mass state housing.

Racism allegations spark independent review at school

But school says the claims aren't supported by evidence and are factually incorrect.