Fairy Springs residents banding together to clean up mess left by this morning's incident.

The crash, which has since been cleared, caused congestion in the area.

A car has ploughed through four Rotorua properties before smashing into a house.

The death of "cheeky" Lance Corporal Barney Te Kani has devastated his family.

Paramedics performed CPR but the man, believed to be in his 50s, died at the scene.

Shoddy Rotorua courthouse has prompted lawyers to complain to the Government.

Police will continue to gather information this week about death of local woman.

The man is charged in relation to two burglaries at the house, in January and October.

Residents have come together to honour the memory of Trish Butterworth.

Unison crews in Rotorua worked hard yesterday to get the remaining customers reconnected.

A woman killed by a fallen tree in Rotorua will be 'missed by many' her church group says.

Rotorua Lakes Council responds to concerns the fallen tree was unsafe.

Crews are making steady progress repairing the network and restoring power this morning.

A farmer checking stock was hit by a falling tree on a road just outside of Rotorua.

Nigel Peterson's family have spent Christmas without him.

7.5 metre waves recorded off Wellington; firefighters deal with 543 weather-related calls.

Storm claims first life after tree crushes woman in car.

Flooding is causing havoc in parts of Tauranga as rising tides hit.

Te Ururoa Flavell reveals his new business venture.

A car has crashed into Tikitapu (Blue Lake), near Rotorua.

Two nesting falcons have been swooping down on people who cross paths with them.

A beach goer has taken a photo of a shark or sharks at Thornton beach.

Big crowd descends on Village Green to see in the new year in Rotorua.

Rotorua police are looking for a man after an armed robbery at a Ngongotaha bar.

All five have been taken to Rotorua Hospital, St John ambulance says.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being thrown from a vehicle.

A teenager allegedly stole a police car, crashing through a fence and into a parked car.

A rejected ring, a spa/boat combo and a spinning spaceship were among the top 10.