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'Utterly offensive': Seymour taken to task on apartheid comparison

Act's David Seymour compared the new Māori ward legislation to apartheid in South Africa.

Miss Rotorua to become new bilingual reality series

The long-reigning Miss Rotorua pageant will be taken to new heights.

Storytelling: Kiwi film 'Cousins' to premiere in Rotorua

The 'Cousins' premiere is being hosted in Rotorua at Reading Cinema on March 3

High-achieving wharekura students 'walk in both worlds'

Bay of Plenty's wharekura achieved some pleasing results in NCEA scholarship exams.

'Step of faith': Work to start on 86 new homes at former failed site

The prices would sit in and around the average current Rotorua house value.

Rotorua councillors lock horns over Te Tatau o Te Arawa accounts

Elected members clash at full council meeting.

'The woman with the heart of gold': Ani Rolfe farewelled

The "woman with the heart of gold" took her final breath on Friday.

'Devastating blow' as Whakatāne Mill closure looms

Whakatāne is reeling 210 workers face losing their jobs at the long-standing mill.

Proposed Whakatāne Mill closure a 'significant blow to the local economy'

The Eastern Bay of Plenty Economic Development Agency has spoken out about the proposal.

Watch: Sickening moment motorcyclists knocked off bikes

Police had investigated possible link to shooting on Friday.

New name and premises launched for school

Te Āhuru Mōwai celebrates its new name and premises at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.

'Just stop. It's not worth it': Police chase death details revealed

Thomas Manawaiti was a loving partner and father who loved cars.

Killer Beez patched member jailed for 7 years for teen-sex offending

Sex offences committed by a Rotorua serial criminal is "just gang life", he claims.

Hero wedding guests save men from crashed and sinking boat

Rotorua man Jason McMillan recounts how he and two others rescued men from a crashed boat.

State Highway 5 reopens after two-truck crash

Emergency services are at the scene.

Local Focus: Covid 19 level 2 impacts Rotorua fashion event

The Chinese Fashion Show Rotorua likely to be postponed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bay of Plenty Young Grower postponed until post-harvest

Young growers will have to wait in anticipation to find out who triumphs.

Local Focus: Tarawera Ultramarathon put elite long distance runners to the test

Thousands gather for Tarawera Ultramarathon. Made with funding from NZ On Air.