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Tourist bus crash: Details of five deaths revealed

The driver charged over the deaths of five tourists in a crash has appeared in court.

Coming home! Lizzie Marvelly appointed new Rotorua Museum director

Lizzie Marvelly grew up in Rotorua and is a well-known media commentator and musician.

Local Focus: The East Coast explained

What makes East Coast tick and who will they vote for. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Isolation hotel staff praised as 'Kiwi heroes'

Members of the Rotorua community have also reached out to those inside to offer support.

Inappropriate racial comment prompts Taupō council Code of Conduct complaint

The comment came from a councillor at this afternoon's Taupō District Council meeting.

Hawke's Bay: Serial groper Jason Trembath denied parole

Jason Trembath was a successful business manager and rep cricketer.

Rotorua isolation hotel evacuated

Firefighters donned extra protective gear to enter hotel.

'We've had a bit of a hiding': Tornado as Bay of Plenty lashed with wild weather

"Driving conditions will also be hazardous with surface flooding and poor visibility."

Covid-19: Lockdown lifted at Rotorua's Ibis Hotel

The lockdown was lifted after 7pm after health officials deemed the hotel to be safe.

Rotorua Ibis Hotel lockdown lifted

The Kiwis at the Ibis Hotel quarantine facility were in lockdown for nearly nine hours.

Rotorua unofficial Covid-19 case no surprise to quarantined travellers

Some inside managed isolation in Rotorua say it's a matter of time before another case.

'Everyone's feeling very anxious': Rotorua quarantine hotel in lockdown

The Ibis Hotel in Rotorua which has guests in quarantine has been put into lockdown.

Woman stuck in quarantine has home burgled

"It absolutely broke my heart. I still can't believe it."

Quarantine hotels in Rotorua are putting off tourists afraid of Covid-19

Tourists are shying away from Rotorua after two hotels commandeered for quarantine.

Severed hand: Two men arrested in relation to Tāneatua assault

Police were still making inquiries into what exactly happened.

Quarantine hysteria: 'These are our people - calm down'

The quarantine operation in Rotorua is being described as "flawless".