Latest from Rotorua

Ex-Olympian Ben Sandford's hopes for anti-doping agency

The Rotorua-based former skeleton racer is the newly appointed Athletes Committee chair.

Going up: Rotorua's biggest building consents of 2019

Rotorua's top 10 biggest building consents revealed

'He was crying, freaking out': Passenger takes wheel after bus driver falls sick

Passenger was qualified and only "temporarily" drove the bus, InterCity says.

Living in a tent for eight months: 'We tried to make it fun'

It's been one hell of a year for the Redding family.

Person 'dragged' by horse at rodeo

One person was taken to Whakatāne Hospital with serious injuries.

White Island eruption: Rāhui officially lifted

The temporary ritual prohibition was lifted at 1pm today.

From failing School Cert to a New Zealand Order of Merit

The people, environment, forests, lakes and climate keeps him in Rotorua.

Tauranga's top 10 sporting moments that thrilled in 2019

The Bay of Plenty Times' sports team picks out their favourite sporting moments of 2019.

Having a hangi Christmas? Give Fire and Emergency NZ a heads-up

FENZ have already attended a large number of call-outs which was a waste of resources.

Kiwi dies after contracting virus in Dublin

"He was messaging us ... the next thing he was no longer messaging. It was heartbreaking."

Watch: Person rammed into fence by car after altercation

Video shows driver ramming man into fence after reports of altercation in barbershop.

Jo Raphael: You're not bulletproof on the roads

Drive safely, go home and see your loved ones.

'Just hilarious': Creative Christmas tree delights baby 'pilot'

The Rotorua man's passion was to design and build creative Christmas trees.

'Something like this will happen again': White Island trauma response director

Trauma director Dr Grant Christey says there is a lot to be learned from "all the horror".

Two dead in head-on crash, Napier-Taupo Rd temporarily closed

Police confirmed two people had died and another person is seriously injured.

From voted out to the vege patch

What Mark Gould has done after losing his seat on council after 18 years.