Latest from Rotorua

'You are allowed to moan, complain and want time to yourself': Coping with family pressure

Dr Ross helps to normalise many family-related stressors as "problems of life".

Parole denied for 'creepy' runner stalker

Why a man who stalked a woman while she ran has been denied parole.

Council takes next step for law change for more Māori wards

The bill, if passed, would allow the council to have three Māori ward seats.

Destiny Church drug rehab helps women avoid jail

Police noticed a large surge of drugs in Central Otago, leading back to the two women.

Man jailed for role in Black Power women's brutal kidnapping plot

He covered his face with a bandanna and helped Black Power women in a brutal kidnapping.

How many Māori vaccinations to reach 90% revealed as MP isolates

As the Omicron outbreak continues to spread, the 90 per cent target is yet to be reached.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Embattled Ukraine proof human spirit will not be cowed

Russia must know it will never bend the Ukraine nation to its will

Rainbow Springs to close permanently, but not all hope is lost

It's an institution for most New Zealanders and announcement is 'distressing'.

Top runner's 'horrific' accident: 'My body just melted over my head'

Life changed in a split second for the running coach whose job is to help others.

One dead, one critically injured in single car crash near Taupō

A serious crash has occurred in the Taupo District.

'It's real … please take it seriously': Rotorua mayor tests positive for Covid-19

Steve Chadwick says her infection reinforces the need for vaccination.

Winter chill: Holding out for border opening could make or break some businesses

The tourism sector is concerned visitor numbers won't rise if self-isolation rules stay.

Jo Raphael: Dangerous, chaotic and filthy - protest needs to be shut down now

OPINION: Give us back our capital.

Covid 19: Latest Rotorua school affected, thousands need booster urgently, DHB says

'Time is now critical to get the whole whanau vaccinated and protected together'

Timber boss: I'm a protest funder - here's why

To have any chance of ending the protest, concessions will be required.

Hedgehog, pig's head, cutlery among causes for 100+ wastewater spills

But the local council says it doesn't know how much it costs to clean up.

'Boredom's not a thing': What it's like to join the police

Reporoa-born and bred, he is now responding to 111 calls in Tauranga.

'Massive increase': Security company dealing with more gang violence

National has said the number of new police in the region is "not enough".