SCIENCE: Dr Michelle Dickinson (left) with Glenholme School teacher Morag Owen who was trying out the hoverboard with a leaf blower

rebeccamalcolmsmile.eps House values in Rotorua's booming property market are continuing to rise - with a 27.7 per cent jump in average

TREE LIGHTS: Andrew Robertson from The David Trubridge Studio oversees the installation of lights at the Redwood's Treewalk. PHOTO/STEPHEN

A lawyer has likened the Head Hunters gang to a rugby club as defence counsel takes issue with the Crown's case against nine men facing a raft of charges.

There has been another eruption in Lake Rotorua, near the site of Monday's hydrothermal eruption.

A Rotorua business has been ordered to pay a former employee $33,661 and pay $40,000 in penalties for not paying him.

A coroner has disagreed with a WorkSafe finding that blamed an experienced forestry worker for the accident that caused his own death. Rotorua

By Stephanie Arthur-Worsopstephanie.worsop@dailypost.co.nz A four-legged predator has been causing a commotion in the management

Actor James Rolleston presented an award at an event in Auckland last night, four months after the crash which almost claimed his life.

A lack of the evidence against one of the accused in a kidnapping trial is the crux of his defence, his lawyer has told a jury in

Police have located a burnt out vehicle which may be linked to a fatal crash on State Highway 35 opposite the Raukokore Marae, near Te Kaha, on Saturday afternoon.

CELEBRATING: Natalie Richards is thrilled a proposed hotel in Koutu has been refused resource consent. PHOTO/BEN FRASER 291116bf9.JPG/291116bf10.JPG By

More than 100 charges against nine men accused of kidnapping a wealthy businessman and his employee with associated violence charges

Four preschoolers have been injured, one critically following a two-vehicle crash at Okere Falls, near Rotorua.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps Sixteen people in 16 hours were caught drink driving in Rotorua during a police sting at the weekend. The

Four people are receiving medical attention after a serious crash near Rotorua.

GNS volcano information specialist Brad Scott answers questions on the science behind the eruption which sent water shooting 20- to

Circle_see_more_DP.epsSTRONG DISPLAY: Eastern Pirates' Des Beckett batting against BOP Indians in the Rotorua/Taupo senior reserve

FRUSTRATED: Rotorua local Tamara Clarry has been struggling to find accommodation amid rising rental prices since January. PHOTO/STEPHEN

rebeccamalcolmserious.eps Some people are moving out of Rotorua because they can no longer afford to rent in the city, while others

Residents tell of fear after eight water eruptions of up to 30m on the lake this morning - the first geothermal activity in the area for about 15 years.

Three teenagers had to stay in Rotorua police cells for more than 72 hours last week due to a lack of youth justice residence beds across the country.

Police say a crash near Te Kaha that killed a motorcyclist is being treated as suspicious. The crash occurred on State Highway 35

There will be no rock under the towel this summer for the All Blacks after they produced a performance that demanded they dig to the deepest parts of themselves.

Many are waking up to Rotorua as a good place to do business rather than just a great place to live, according to the local Chamber

A coroner has credited the work done by late union boss Helen Kelly as being one of the primary reasons why New Zealand's forestry

CHASING DREAMS: Former Murupara boy and ex-Rotorua Boys' High School student Fabian Anderson has just landed his dream internship

Circle_see_more_DP.epsPATROL: From left, Senior Constable Mike West, Constable John Ure, Constable Alistair Redstall and Constable

Taupo police have released the name of the man found dead in the Waikato River at Reid's Farm yesterday.

A massive controlled burnoff that had the whole of Rotorua talking was one of more than 2000 permitted fires that may be lit in the