Latest from Rotorua

Local Focus: Making the rainbow community feel safe in Rotorua

Making everyone welcome to Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Sombre' mood as book closes on Kawerau paper mill

Production inside the mill has stopped and the clean up has begun for 160 workers.

Kiwi town boasts two of the world's 'best adventure activities'

Queenstown might be the world's adventure capital, but another city is hot on its heels.

'Contrary to our Catholic values': Violent school fights caught on video

Principal reveals the reason behind most of the fights.

11 gang members arrested over violent incident outside bar

The arrests relate to an incident on May 22 outside a bar on Arawa St, Rotorua.

'It's gutless': Burglars use electrician's trailer to steal $50k in gear

A Rotorua electrician has been left stressed and anxious after his workshop was robbed.

How 107-year-old Ella Wilson found her pot of gold

Ella Wilson has seen and dealt with a lot in her 107 years but sees it all as a blessing.

Electrical fire forces evacuation of 69 people in MIQ

All Managed Isolation and Quarantine facilities operate as an alert level 4 environment.

'We thought the house was coming down': Hamurana Store devastated by ram raid

Harjinder Kaur and Avtar Malhi were asleep behind their store when it was ram raided.

Seven deputies: Councillor to make formal call for independent review

National MP Christopher Luxon says seven deputy chief execs is 'over the top'.

Extreme pageant makeover: Miss Rotorua's unique take on beauty

Miss Rotorua is the only Māori-owned and operated beauty pageant in the world.

Making memories with Rotorua Rafting

Laugh and scream as you drop over the world's highest commercially rated waterfall.

Jo Raphael: Are we happy with the vaccine rollout?

OPINION: Make it as easy as possible for people to say yes.

Local Focus: Is geothermal really green energy?

One geothermal station is almost as bad as burning gas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Landlords selling up sparking fears of future slums

Landlords can lease properties to the Government through a Community Housing Provider.

Homelessness solution: We need to build 667 houses a year

Rotorua needs to build more than 600 houses a year to improve its homelessness problem.

Using tech both old and new to tackle wallaby nuisance

Dama wallabies are spreading from Rotorua to the Waikato.

'Dead money': $400k per week emergency housing price tag

The latest numbers show millions being poured into the Bay of Plenty housing crisis.