Fire investigator says "freaky fire" caused by battery contact.

A dead dog dumped on the roadside has sparked shock among the community.

Rotorua man Kieran McDonogh was on a trip of a lifetime when he died snowboarding.

A Rotorua man is in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after being hit by car while walking near Katikati.

Rescuers pulled a woman from her smoke-filled car after she rammed into a stopped ute.

Hundreds gather at marae to pay their respects to Diego Hulton, who was killed outside a Perth bar.

A young couple have lost everything in a devastating house fire in Rotorua tonight.

An aggravated robbery at a Tokoroa dairy has resulted in two staff members being given help by Victim Support. Three men went into

Crankworx organisers are over the moon after the Government announced it would invest up to $1.7 million in five years

Some disappointment from local teams but Wetine Mita-Ngatai named best male group leader

Doug Tamaki's influence spread all over the New Zealand tourism industry where he was thought of as an innovator in the industry. Mr Tamaki died on Saturday and tributes to his life and work have been coming in ever since.

Doug Tamaki was co-owner of Tamaki Maori Village in Rotorua.

Coroner Wallace Bain is pleased his recommendation has been adopted as a guideline to schools during trips.

Bishop Brian Tamaki, the leader of Destiny Church, said in a tweet that he was praying for a "miracle" for his little brother.

Alternative indie band The Phoenix Foundation is performing in the city on Sunday when Rainbow Springs brings in another original

Nana relishes time with her granddaughter at national kapa haka festival Te Matatini in Hastings.

I respond to Rosemary Mackenzie (Letters February 22). Reynold Macpherson wished to become the mayor and came second. He therefore

A self-styled mob president who terrorised a woman for more than a decade has been jailed for 18-and-a-half years.

Hundreds of the world's top kapa haka performers have filed into international sports ground McLean Park in Napier for the two-hour

A series of nearly 300 small earthquakes in the Taupo and Rotorua areas since last Monday may be related to 'stretching' in the area's volcanic zone.

A long-term meth user who stabbed his brother has received a lengthy jail term.

The 17-year-old granddaughter of the late Sir Howard Morrison was killed in a car crash in Auckland - she is being remembered as a "shining light".

A swift jolt from the earth is all it takes to take Kathy Nicholls back to that frightening day in Christchurch when 185 people lost their lives.

COMMENT: The mayors of New Zealand's three most impoverished districts have asked the Prime Minister to establish "demarcation zones".

Some Rotorua women and medical experts say a suggestion to have sanitary products funded by the Government is a great idea because

Two men are to appear in court today charged with the murder of former Rotorua man Diego Hulton in Australia.

SMOKE FREE: Rotorua Lakes Council staff Rachel Doelman (left) and Rosemary Viskovic with smokefree signage at Arawa Street bus stop.PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsWhat_do_you_think_circle_3cp.eps Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell isn't taking another win in the Waiariki seat

A helicopter has gone down in a hilly area in the Ruapehu District this morning - the pilot has survived, but was seriously injured in the crash.

A man clinging to a bridge in floodwaters in Kawerau had his phone in his hand and was able to call the fire service for help.