New ZealandWestbrook School teacher dies unexpectedlyThe school said it was banding together through the tragedy.31 May 11:22 PM
New ZealandPupil disciplined after taking knife to schoolThe intermediate pupil is before the Board of Trustees for discipline.31 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandPlane crashes into Lakeland Queen while taxiingAn aircraft has crashed into the Lakeland Queen while taxiing on Lake Rotorua.31 May 01:00 PM
New ZealandFamily farewell 'courageous' matriarchEighty-year-old Ngaire Helen Woods had lived at Lake Rotoma since 2000.30 May 11:12 PM
New ZealandRotorua woman killed in two-car crashWoman who died intersection crash was from Rotorua.30 May 12:55 AM
New ZealandFour men sought after liquor store robberyCan you help Tokoroa police find these men?30 May 12:15 AM
New ZealandCollege on alert after student's threatEdgecumbe College brings in police, ministry after student writes threatening message.29 May 10:04 PM
New ZealandMan denies manslaughter of Neville ButlerCarlos Uerata, charged with causing the death of Neville Butler, has appeared in court.29 May 10:02 PM
New ZealandFire rips through Rotorua liquor storeAn Old Taupo Rd liquor store is closed today after a large fire last night.29 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandRotorua Winz office reopened after lockdownPolice say the threat was made over the phone around 11am.28 May 11:07 PM
KahuJaw-dropping: Facebook and Te Puia unveil new AR filter at TechweekMobile users simply open their mouths to produce an animation of Pōhutu Geyser erupting.28 May 10:42 PM
New ZealandRare rioting charge follows Mob funeralIt was the first time in 35 years the judge had seen a charge of rioting, he said.28 May 09:01 PM
CrimePolice Notebook: Car break-ins at Rotorua Aquatic CentreRotorua police are advising people to not leave valuable items in their cars.28 May 05:08 PM
New ZealandEmotional plea from Rotorua Hīkoi for the HomelessThe group stressed that a night shelter was urgently needed in Rotorua this winter.28 May 06:06 AM
New ZealandFirst synthetic cannabis-related coroner's inquest reveals details of deadly drugThe first inquest into synthetic cannabis-related deaths has been heard in Taupo.28 May 02:27 AM
New ZealandCar thieves strike 30 cars in 18 daysUp to 30 cars in Rotorua have been broken into over the past two weeks.27 May 10:59 PM
New ZealandWoman injured after horse fall in RotoruaA rescue helicopter spokesman said it appeared the horse had clipped a wire on a fence.26 May 09:04 PM
New Zealand'I looked up and he was dead': Wife brings hubby back to life after 8 minutesJennifer Raphael saved the life of her husband, John, when he had a heart attack.25 May 10:22 PM
New ZealandNew smartphone app helps save a Rotorua man's lifeTerry Robinson joined a new app for CPR-trained people and saved a life within days.25 May 06:50 PM
New ZealandRotorua kidnapper sentenced to prisonTe Rangipuawhe Newton Maika has been sentenced to prison for kidnapping a man.25 May 05:29 AM
New ZealandMan jailed for pictures of child sexual abuseA total of 1048 images showing child abuse were found on the man's phone.25 May 03:21 AM
New ZealandPolice release name of motorcyclist killed in PutaruruPolice can now release the name of the motorcyclist killed in the crash on Whites Rd.25 May 12:14 AM
BusinessCouncil overcharged rates for 94 leaseholders, legal feud to cost thousandsRotorua Lakes Council has been wrongly charging 94 CBD properties too much in rates.24 May 09:56 PM
New ZealandScientist resigns to coach chess fulltime"There is no life lesson that I cannot see reflected in the game of chess."24 May 08:39 PM
EducationRotorua schools acknowledged in teaching excellence awardsRotorua Girls' High School and John Paul College are finalists in separate categories.24 May 08:31 PM
RugbyRugby: Anything can happen in a local derbyReady to rumble: '"It's a tribal thing for these two clubs going back a very long time."24 May 07:32 PM
New ZealandMotorcyclist dies after crash near PutaruruA person has died after a serious crash involving a motorcycle on Whites Rd.24 May 03:45 AM
New ZealandPetrol price wars: A 64c difference in AucklandThe Herald rang petrol countries around the Super City to see how prices varied.24 May 02:53 AM
New ZealandLowest petrol price just south of RotoruaGull in Atiamuri currently has what is likely to be the nation's cheapest petrol.23 May 11:59 PM
New ZealandCemetery's sinking graves: 'My God, there's a big hole!'About 70 graves at Kauae and Rotorua cemeteries have been affected by subsidence.23 May 10:22 PM
New ZealandFloods cause 70 graves to sink by up to 30cm"Staff have reported that some graves have subsided by between 10 and 30 cm."23 May 09:01 PM
New ZealandTrial date set down for Fleet double murderThe bodies of Raymond Fleet, 51, and James Fleet, 25, were found in Mamaku Forest.23 May 03:02 AM
New ZealandSo where's the cheapest petrol in NZ then?Prices across the country break record highs but not here.23 May 12:00 AM
New ZealandCar flipped on Te Ngae Rd with 'thundering' bangA car has rolled at the intersection of Te Ngae Rd and Brent Rd.22 May 10:19 PM
