Latest from Rotorua

Tourism leaders say collaboration, domestic travel key

View from the top: "We need Kiwis to explore their own backyard."

Big Read: Two dead as mayhem comes out of lockdown

Out of lockdown, violence has returned with a month of murderous mayhem.

From the chief executive: International education industry key to economic recovery

View from the top: Fourie says our region won't benefit from a one-size-fits-all approach.

From the chief executive: Use existing expertise to help country recover - Scion's Julian Elder

View from the top: Circular economy offers great opportunity for New Zealand's future.

From the chief executive: Red Stag's Marty Verry advocates for wood first policy

View from the top: Verry says this is a chance to embrace wood first policies fully.

White Island Tours 'couldn't have been a safer company' says former mayor

Whakaari six months on: "What's happened, it's just a tragedy."

'$5 too much to be affordable': Calls for removal of prescription 'tax'

Prescription fee's are not bettering health outcomes, professionals believe.

Volcano victims considering suing White Island Tours

Whakaari eruption victims had already hired the firm to sue cruise line Royal Caribbean.

Mt Tauhara victim 'generous person' and member of Muslim community

A spokesman for the community said her husband was heartbroken.

Dentists run off their feet but fear rapid drop-off

There are fears people will put off essential treatment causing problems down the track.

Man arrested after body found at Waihau Bay address

A 56-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

Local Focus: Tourism stats show promise for bed and breakfast owners

Good news for bed and breakfast owners. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Tourism stats show promise for bed and breakfast owners

Good news for bed and breakfast owners. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Appetite for change': What the Rotorua CBD needs to rejuvenate

"We need to build a city for our mokopuna ... rather than the one we are attached to."

Watch: Dramatic police shootout caught on camera

Footage includes cops shooting out the back window of car being stolen.

Police investigation continues after gunshots in Mamaku, Bay of Plenty

Cordons were in place around 7.40am with multiple units at the scene.