Latest from Rotorua

Two Covid-19 cases in Murupara as just over half of town fully vaccinated

Murupara is one of New Zealand's least vaccinated areas.

Public backlash: Govt minister claims she was 'racially profiled' at Farmers

Marama Davidson is calling for a 'racism shake-up' in the retail sector.

'Juice junkies': Welfare leader concerned about payment schemes used to buy liquor

Feedback has been sought on buy now, pay later schemes.

Eight tips to ease your Covid anxiety as we head into 2022

Kiwis have high hopes for a better 2022, but it's still easy to succumb to worry.

'Racial profiling' victim offered opportunity with model and talent agent

Aiomai Nuku-Tarawhiti, 15, was told she looked 'undesirable' while shopping last weekend.

Can money be made from human poo? A council spent millions trying

How Terax became Rotorua Council's multimillion-dollar black hole.

'Always lived life to 110%': Family, school mourn loss of former head girl

The 21-year-old died after a farm accident on Tuesday.

Three new cases of Omicron detected in Rotorua MIQ

The three cases were in Rotorua but have been transferred to Jet Park in Auckland.

'Worst Christmas': Quiet start to holiday accommodation bookings but some 'optimistic'

Rotorua's accommodation industry is facing Christmas with realism and hope.

'Double vaxxed': Family lived with positive case for two weeks - and didn't catch it

'I couldn't hug my mum': 11-year-old speaks out about having Covid-19.

Felix Desmarais: 'Transgender people exist. We are real, we are natural'

Opinion: Parliament supporting transgender rights is a precious, flickering flame.

New Fish and Game chairman learnt to fish before he learnt to ride a bike

Ngahihi Bidois is believed to be the first Te Arawa chairman of Eastern Fish and Game.

'Heightened levels of anxiety': Student demand for mental health services rises

One principal says students are expressing worry about Covid-19 and climate change.

'Industrial scale': Key player in $4.2m cannabis growing syndicate jailed

Tony Herbert was one of the masterminds behind a cannabis-growing syndicate.

When you need a vax pass and when you don't - your traffic light questions answered

The differences between green, orange and red are important to remember over summer.

Rotorua sex toy thief jailed for 'crime spree'

Homeowners feel "utterly betrayed" after being targeted in meth-fuelled crime spree.