Latest from Rotorua

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

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

100 miles in gumboots, what could go wrong?

The gumboot-clad runner took on the challenge to raise money for charity.

'A gift from God': How one organisation is saving lives

Big-hearted programme gives addicted, homeless and mentally unwell people a second chance.

The $470,000 drug that could 'dramatically improve' a young girl's life

Leah Rumney needs Trikafta to help her cystic fibrosis.

360-degree corkscrew! Skyline Rotorua starts biggest luge upgrade in 20 years

The development should be open in time for the start of summer.

Assailants jailed after drug deal retaliation 'pack attack'

Four men have been sentenced for bashing a drug dealer who passed off sugar as P.

Pizza thief creates fake accounts under the names Jim Beam and Sam Booker

A man accused of unlawfully accessing Hell's Pizza's computer system has been in court.

'He is a monster': Man jailed for violent killing of baby

A man has been sentenced for manslaughter of a 10-month-old baby.

Tūhourangi mourns the death of Allan Skipwith

Rotorua is farewelling a man who made great contributions to his iwi and the community.

Local Focus: Former Green candidate fighting climate change one coffee at a time

A family turned vegan opens new cafe in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Reformed crime boss Billy Macfarlane is proving that his Pūwhakamua programme can rehabilitate hardened criminals

Opinion: With a 95 per cent success rate, Pūwhakamua should be considered for other areas.

Dawn Picken: Inequity hurts everyone - it's time to fix the whare

Opinion: We are still living in the house colonialism built and it's time to fix it.

Samantha Motion: Changes to school names are remaking history

Opinion: Name changes can be met with grumbles of history erased.

Breaking the cycle: Domestic abuser turns life around with tikanga course

Pūwhakamua was his last chance at life. Joseph Herbert took it.

'For the first time our baby will have a home'

For the first time, they will bring their newborn home to a house, not a motel.

'Six big booms': Classic cars among damage in Paradise Valley blaze

The fire spread through the building and then into neighbouring shrub.