The owner of a Whakatane berry farm has praised the actions of a woman who confronted a man alleged to have fired a gun during an attempted robbery.

A fire that ripped through a popular Rotorua restaurant last night is not being treated as suspicious. The fire was at Bistro 1284

Former Rotorua man Diego Hulton has died in a Perth hospital after suffering injuries in a bar fight.

GUEST SPEAKER: Activist Annette Sykes is a keynote speaker at an indigenous conference in Hamilton next month. PHOTO/FILE A_030914sp10.JPG Rotorua

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Rotorua father Diego Hulton is still in a critical condition in a Perth hospital after he was brutally beaten in a pub carpark.

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A Rotorua man is fighting for his life after he was beaten by two men in a Perth carpark.

A woman has been airlifted off Taupo's Mt Tauhara after injuring her ankle. The 58-year-old was flown to Taupo Hospital's emergency

One of New Zealand's most-identifiable buildings closed for at least two years.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsOPENING: There was a long queue to get in when Motion Entertainment opened at the end of November. PHOTO/FILE

CRASH: Scene of a car crash at the Old Taupo Rd and Pererika St intersection. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER 310117aw08.JPG By Kelly Makihakelly.makiha@dailypost.co.nz An

Lake city remains a popular alternative to higher-priced cities, says QV.

Police cordons were removed from Werrina Cres just after 9pm tonight. In a statement at 9.22pm a police media spokesman said: "Police

A new, multi-tenanted entertainment and conference complex at Rotorua has been placed on the market through Colliers International. Motion

A tanker driver is being checked after his truck rolled near Kinleith.

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Georgina_Harris_JUNE16_serious.eps A pregnant mother of three is scared for her family's future as she struggles to find a new home

TRUMPED: Rotorua MP and Trade Minister Todd McClay has his work cut out for him after new the US president dumped the controversial

SOCIAL MEDIA: Ash Gower-Rudman is using Tinder to travel the country to raise money for charity. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 260117ashDP.JPG By

OPPORTUNITY: Cody Jarvie is a finalist in the 2017 Mr Gay New Zealand competition. PHOTO/FILE A_141015sp12.JPGBy Georgina Harrisgeorgina.harris@dailypost.co.nz

Te Arawa leaders are warning that whoever stole a treasured whalebone patu paraoa could be in serious trouble for breaking Maori protocol.

CUTTING COSTS: Phil Goff, who is pictured sworn as Auckland mayor by Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town, is already cutting

A wife watched in horror as her husband's truck bounced off the road, flipped and then skidded about 30m on its side as smoked poured from it.

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Two police chases around Rotorua ended in crashes last night. A police media spokesman said the first chase started around 11.10pm

TOP LOCAL: Rotorua's Bryce Steiner was the highest place overall local driver at the TWS 2017 World Superstock Championships at the

New Zealand gets its own "lucky" kiwi chick - a day after the Year of the Rooster Chinese New Year festivities kicked off in Auckland yesterday.

Rugby fans could face accommodation and transport nightmares for the British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand.

Raggamuffin's promoter wanted to bring the popular reggae festival back to Rotorua, but the local council didn't want it.