Latest from Rotorua

'A jolly good time': NZ's second-oldest person marks 109th birthday with a song

Ella Wilson had a song in her heart as she marked her big birthday.

Council reviews consents after engineering sign-off allegations

Hundreds of homes could be affected.

Body down a bank: Two adults accused of murder, teen charged with kidnapping

A homicide investigation was launched after man was found dead.

Crews battle house fire in Ōpōtiki

Crews were called around 10.20pm.

'Failures' and 'deficiencies': Security company and director guilty of misconduct

'He is not suitable to be the managing director and sole officer of a security company'.

New Zealand’s state highway pothole plague pitiful, subscribers say

Subscribers share their views on the state of the nation's roads.

Ram-raided vape store owner fears new rules will create 'black market'

Another says people are "panic-buying" ahead of the policy changes.

Old pump station removed from culturally important springs

Changes allow "the sun to shine down on Te Waro Uri for the first time in decades".

Mongrel Mob member drowned in river trying to escape police

Norman Te Rangi jumped into the Tarawera River to evade police but drowned.

Forty-metre slip: Chokepoint brings motorists to a standstill

Major roadworks are delaying motorists on both sides of Rotorua.

Wheturangihia - A new world of haka theatre

Wheturangihia is a unique Te Arawa production to celebrate Matariki.

Scholarship available in the name of Whānau Ora champion

Ngaroma Mala Grant was passionate about the health of her communities.

Great net built to pay homage to ancestor

Elders have frequently told the story about a long-ago ancestor, Taramainuku.

Opinion: What will be the fate of Rotorua Museum?

Rotorua Museum needs millions of dollars worth of restructuring before it can be re-open.

'Fall from grace': Community leader sentenced for role in kidnapping plot

The kidnappers turned up in town on his wedding day with the bound victim in a BMW.

Opinion: Deliberately misnaming, misgendering people is cruel and inhumane

OPINION: Identity change has always been a thing - even in the good old days.

Teens arrested and dirt bikes seized in Rotorua

Rotorua police have launched an operation targeting illegal dirt bike riders.

3 top-ranked Rotorua tourism experiences share their secrets to success

It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen.