Latest from Rotorua

One dead after milk tanker and car collide near Rotorua

Highway expected to remain closed between Oxford and Matahi roads for some time.

Vaccination rollout a 'game changer' for vulnerable Māori - PM

'[It's about] making sure everyone is carrying their own individual armour' - PM Ardern.

'Black Mirror stuff': Fighting social media misinformation amid the pandemic

Social media users and experts weigh in on how to sort fact from fiction online.

Couple expecting triplets back home but still face tough choice

Covid-19 border restrictions mean expectant father Kelvin Acutt faces a hard choice.

How rising building costs are hitting first-home buyers

Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.

Rotorua police looking into spate of gang-related incidents

Police are working hard to stamp out gang-related incidents in Rotorua.

'We don't need sustainability': Te Arawa launches climate change strategy

Homegrown kai, solar-powered marae and healthy homes prioritised in climate change plan.

Hanging on by a 'whisker': How will the Bay regain its economic confidence?

So what is the answer to regaining that economic confidence?

Revealed: The most popular stolen vehicles and it's not what you'd expect

Find out which types of vehicles are being targeted most often by thieves.

'Not exactly a vote winner': Is it time to start taxing inheritances?

'Long story short we will have more old people than young people to collect tax from.'

Axed Covid contact tracing card trial cost Government almost $1m

The Ngongotahā contact tracing card trial was revealed to be more than $59k over budget.

$4.2m drug bust: Bogus companies, leased premises, stolen power and 19 offenders

Details of the sophisticated Rotorua-based operation can now be revealed.

'Back of the queue': Māori and Pasifika should have been prioritised for vaccines - experts

The Ministry of Health says sequencing was designed to vaccinate those most at risk first.

'A very lonely profession': Why Bay teachers and principals are quitting

Former teachers and principals are speaking out about why they left the profession.

Rotorua wins fight to stop another MIQ

Rotorua will not get a fourth MIQ.

Hundreds expected at MIQ protest, but how will it comply with alert level rules?

Protest organiser Aneta Morgan says they have a Covid safety plan in place.