Latest from Rotorua

'Give Delta a taste of Kiwi': Vaxathon co-host Paddy Gower on Super Saturday

Instead of donations, the aim of the Vaxathon is to raise national vaccination levels.

Mongrel Mob shooter's day of terror: 'It was like a movie scene'

"The gun was massive, from his shoulder down to the ground. He points it at the cop ..."

Rotorua lake study out of this world: Satellites provide greater insight

Images from space are being used to study the health of Rotorua's lakes.

'Callously left him for dead': Man jailed over fatal beating of 77-year-old

A man convicted of the manslaughter killing of an elderly man has been jailed.

'Horrific': Iwi's fury after houses for desperate families demolished

'They set us up to fail,': Ngāi Te Rangi chief executive Paora Stanley.

'Sinister and evil': Call for public apology from council over dump discharge 'mess'

Rotorua District Council is being sentenced for discharging leachate from the landfill.

'Sobering news': Bay greenhouse gas emission rise spurs call for change

It's hoped switching the region's bus fleet to electric and/or hydrogen power will help.

'Jacinda hyped me up to get the vaccine': How PM got Raiha Tahuri 'over the line'

Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.

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?

Rena: A decade after disaster

A decade after the disaster we revisit it to find out what has been learned.

'The pinnacle': Ocean Billy's Cup ticket fulfils trainer's dream

The Melbourne Cup will be raced on Tuesday, November 2

Finally coming home: Kiwi Ferns' MIQ spot delight caught on camera

It's been an agonising wait for professional league player Autumn-Rain Stephens.

Man found not guilty of father-in-law's manslaughter

A High Court jury has returned its verdict in a Rotorua manslaughter case.