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Dancing for Hospice 2024: Couple’s profile - Trudy Haringa and Roger Schreuder
Dancing for Hospice 2024 couple Trudy Haringa and Roger Schreuder talk to Paul Hickey from The Hits Rotorua.
Rotorua streams running murky during heavy rain
Authorities are watching local stream and river levels as a heavy rain warning is extended for Bay of Plenty. Video / Andrew Warner
Small dog fatally mauled in Rotorua
Warning: Some viewers may find this video distressing: CCTV footage shows three large dogs chasing Maltipoo Marley moments before he was fatally mauled in Rotorua.
Top teen skateboard's hometown dream a step closer
Dante Temara talks about his dream for a new skatepark in Rotorua.
House fire in Rotorua
Scene of a house fire on Gwendoline St in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
Dancing for Hospice 2024 dancers - Shannen and Jess
Shannen Lunam and Jessica Millar speak to Paul Hickey from The Hits Rotorua about their dance journey.
Chris Grinter
Rotorua Boys High school principal Chris Grinter is retiring after over 30 years at the school.
Joseph Huta
The Venerable Joseph Huta has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Tayla Brown
Tayla Brown's mum called 111 for her daughter who was having an asthma attack. The ambulance took too long to arrive and Tayla died.
Rotorua’s BP Connect Fairy Springs targeted
Police are investigating a robbery at a Rotorua service station this morning.
Flooding in Rotorua as Ngongotaha Stream breaches
Video shows the extent of flooding as Ngongotaha Stream breached in Rotorua on Tuesday. Video / Supplied
Flooding at Paradise Valley Speedway
Flooding at Paradise Valley Speedway in Rotorua. Video / Supplied
Ray Cook
Rotorua developer Ray Cook says the lack of non-residential building projects is the worst he has ever seen. Video / Andrew Warner
'Magic light show': 160 drones to light up Rotorua Lakefront
A drone show will light up Rotorua Lakefront as part of the Aronui Indigenous Arts Festival. Video / Supplied
Rotorua Aquatic Centre upgrade
Sneak peek inside the refurbished indoor facility at Rotorua Aquatic Centre. Video / Rotorua Lakes Council
Essjay Bennett
Essjay Bennett, 11, has won the guest designer spot at the Dress for Success Fashion show: Through the Ages. Video / Andrew Warner
Whakatāne Michael Hill Jewellery raided
A Michael Hill Jewellery store in Whakatāne was raided on Thursday. Video / Supplied
Rotorua Museum building work to start in June
Rotorua mayor Tania Tapsell on construction work to reopen Rotorua Museum starting in June. Video / Laura Smith
Where central Rotorua's water comes from
Rotorua Lakes Council water operations engineer Owen Jansen explains the significance of the facility. Video / Laura Smith
Cricket Nets
Rotorua Cricket Association chairman Paul Wylie is annoyed the cricket nets have been vandalised again.
Urbano reopens
Mark Solon and Jane Solon inside their newly refurbished restaurant, Urbano Bistro, which reopened this week after a car crashed inside nearly six weeks ago.
ANZAC Civic Service
ANZAC Day civic service at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.
Rotorua local reacts to container-like homes
Annamaria Downes at her Kainga Ora home on Ranolf street overlooking the under-construction homes she likened to containers. Photo / Andrew Warner.
Chasing Colin: Marathon runner has a crack at friend's record
James Crosswell is about to run his 47th Rotorua Marathon. Video / Andrew Warner
Rotorua’s lakefront blanketed by now rotting lake weed
Rotorua's lakefront has been inundated with now decaying lake weed.
Burglary at Rotorua vape store
Police investigating a burglary at the Shosha vape store at the Redwood Centre in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
Resident group Restore Rotorua deputy chairwoman Carolyne Hall
Carolyne Hall feels blindsided and betrayed by politicians.
WATCH: Rotorua tech store ram-raided
The ram raid of PC Hutt in Tutanekai St, Rotorua was captured on an in-store security camera.
Council public meeting in Rotoiti
Rotorua Lakes Council staff and elected member met with residents in Rotoiti, where discussion was dominated by discussions about a sewerage scheme.
Rotorua commercial premises ram raided overnight
Damage to the front of The PC Hutt in Rotorua. Video / Andrew Warner
The woes of wool
Brent Mountford, Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty provincial president, says the state of the wool industry is "the pits". Video / Alex Cairns
'Am I Māori enough?'
Jenni-Lee Reardon has been considering getting her moko kauae for some time and has it booked in for May. She tells journalist Catherine Sylvester her story. Video / Alex Cairns
The spiritual journey of Tā Moko
Tā Moko artists featured at a symposium at Te Puia in Rotorua discuss their perspectives on the art form - past, present and future.
Fighting for a new skatepark
Rotorua Action Sports Charitable Trust chairman Ryan Gray speaks about the potential exclusion of a new skatepark from the Long-Term Plan.
Rotorua Lakes Council new chief executive shares views on key challenges, priorities
New Rotorua Lakes Council chief executive Andrew Moraes sat down with Local Democracy Reporting. Video / Andrew Warner