Latest from Rotorua

How marae renovations are helping iwi reconnect with their history

Renovations to local marae are not just strengthening buildings but building communities.

Kuia fights for Māori flag: 'I'm not taking them down. They can get stuffed'

Jenny Jones is proud to fly her tino rangatiratanga flag at her family home.

Buddy Mikaere: Te reo Māori has come a long way since 1972

OPINION: I am proud to see the evolution of Māori language into the national lingo.

Rotorua students to take a moment for te reo Māori

Schools and individuals across the Bay will take part in a te reo event on Tuesday.

Our first level 2 prosecution: Man refuses to wear face mask

The man allegedly refused to wear a mask or leave the mall, prompting police intervention.

Church leader guilty of sexually abusing and harassing woman

Former church leader Malcolm Hore will be sentenced for sexual offending this month.

High attendance, 'low' mask-wearing among students

Face-to-face learning is back in Rotorua as schools return under level 2.

CCTV nets man creeping around home

Having CCTV cameras is a necessary tool these days to feel safe, according to a local.

Excitement and stress as businesses open in Level 2

More businesses are allowed to open under level 2, but with restrictions.

'Rest in love': Vigil held after Rotorua child's death

'There was a heaviness over the whole town,' a neighbour says.

Call for council transparency over homeless housing consent process

Glenholme residents say their fight for council transparency continues.

Local Focus: How this lockdown is impacting differently than before

Rotorua Canopy Tours has been impacted by Covid again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

30 teens partying at Rotorua flat sparks police action

An-out-of-control party on Saturday saw young teens mingling closely without masks.

Woman appears in court charged with child's murder

A child died at a Rimu St house and a woman has been charged with murder.

Woman charged after death of child in Rotorua

Police were alerted to the child's death at a Glenholme address shortly after 10.30am.

'The programme is needed': Millions spent on free lunches in Bay schools

More than 100 Bay of Plenty schools are taking part in the lunch programme.

Traffic numbers spike during country's latest L4 lockdown

Speeds as high as 177kmh have been recorded in Wellington this week.

Lockdown Heroes: Green-fingered girl's budding enterprise cheers community

Darnel Eparaima and her daughter Nataria have started their own community initiative.