Rafting company 'devastated' after death at Okere Falls
The company has reached out to the family via the police to offer support.
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Coroner releases findings into death of Rotorua toddler in hot car
The temperature inside the car was measured to be between 51 and 71C.
Floating wetland to be removed from Lake Rotorua
Access to boat ramp and adjacent parking area at Motutara Point will close for the work.
Suicide rate in Bay of Plenty region follows national decline
Nationally, 654 people died by suicide - the lowest it has been in three years.
Revealed: Rotorua's worst Covid-19 rule breakers
Did you or anyone you know break Covid-19 restriction rules?
Rising from the ashes: The future of Māori tourism
Operators reveal how they are reinventing themselves to capture the domestic market.
Person dead at Okere Falls near Rotorua
The death of a person at Okere Falls this morning has been referred to the coroner.
Woman in her 20s confirmed with Covid-19 in Rotorua
A woman staying at a Rotorua quarantine facility is one of the latest Covid-19 cases.
Stephanie Worsop: Lamenting my pre-baby eating habits
It's like he knows I love food and wants to make sure I don't love it more than him.
Comment: How I survived lockdown with my other half
We spent seven weeks working in one 2m by 3m spare bedroom.
Managed isolation hunger strike: Man stops eating for eight days
Tony Everitt drank only water and black coffee in a silent protest.
Rotorua's political young guns, head-to-head: meet the Green and Act Party candidates
They're under 35, from minor parties and asking for your party vote.
Indian immigrant puts IT skills to use driving trucks
Being an immigrant hampered his IT career dreams but now he has the best of both worlds.
Multiple injuries, weapons used in Edgecumbe brawl
No arrests were made and inquiries were ongoing into the incident.
Destination Rotorua chief executive confident in city's post-Covid recovery
Destination Rotorua's interim chief executive says business leaders are confident.
Lakes DHB $12.9m deficit 'better than forecasted'
Without Covid-19 and other issues, the chief executive believes it would be under budget.
Local real estate agent pledges $200 a sale to Rotorua Community Hospice
So far, he had donated $2000 and hoped to get to the $4000 range by the end of the year.
Weddings or divorce? Love after lockdown trend revealed
A spike across the board has lawyers coping with a backlog in the Bay of Plenty.
'Keeping up with Joneses' means many Kiwis will struggle if financial 'disaster hits'
The rising cost of living means it's impossible for some people to save.
Spat on and shoved: Council workers subjected to 'unacceptable' abuse
Attacks included trying to force a beer bottle into a council worker's mouth.
Crash causes street light to fall across Te Ngae Rd
Traffic had started flowing freely again.
'Crazy demand': Big rush on kitchen and bathroom renovations in wake of lockdown
One company had 30 to 40 jobs coming in each month.
'Emotional mess': Grieving partner tells of pain as company fined over trio's deaths
Higgins fined $270,000 and ordered to pay more than $494,000 in reparations.
Councillor praises hospice on anniversary of mother's death
Councillor Wang was only 13 years old when he lost his mother.
'Celebrating Rotorua's resilience': Westpac Rotorua Business Awards entries open
The Westpac Rotorua Business Awards is on October 31.
Caught on camera: Man's attempt to smash front of local jewellery store
The man attempted to break the window of the store in the early hours of this morning.
Stroke survivor sharing hard lessons
"Many of our own Māori families, whānau are not accessing what is already available."
Jo Raphael: It's time to clean up this managed isolation mess once and for all
COMMENT: Government needs to stop border breaches quickly.
Why was there lightning but no thunder last night?
There is a risk of another thunderstorm this evening.
Historical treasures uncovered in Rotorua Museum upgrade
Works at the Rotorua museum was uncovering historical finds.
Person trapped for over an hour after midnight crash
The person was seriously injured.
Insufficient planning: Tongariro Crossing death findings released
Sateesh Halehally-Chikkanna died in Tongariro National Park in 2018.
Free food! City's first free supermarket launched
Rotorua Whakaora's first 'free store' opens its doors today.
Violin concert bringing 18th century Georgian music to Rotorua
It will take place in The Monarch Room at the Princes Gate Hotel.