Rotorua’s council is assessing if it will deal to potentially smelly built-up lake weed at the edge of Lake Rotorua. Rotorua Lakes Council community experience group manager Alex Wilson said the ...

A vehicle has gone into the water at Lake Rotoiti, near Rotorua. A police spokesman said they were responding to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 30, near Wharetoroa Rd, reported just before 1pm.

A teen who impersonated a police officer while questioning Rotorua Hospital staff is known by police as an “emergency services chaser”. Joshua Stuart Avery made inquiries about a hospital ...

Rotorua residents will have a say on two options for the city's three-water services, as well as the city's proposed work for the next year. The council is preparing consultation documents for its ...

The Rotorua businessman raped an intoxicated woman in an alleyway while she was vomiting and telling him “no”, three years ago. He was jailed in February for five years and five months after a ...

Mandatory Photo / Michael Bradley. Netball fans in Rotorua will enjoy a pre-season clash between Waikato Bay of Plenty Avis Magic and the Stars on April 4. The Rotorua Energy Events Centre will ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 5 to 8 mph (8 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 55 °F (12.8 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 ...

Gina Peiffer was allegedly attacked while setting up her free food service in Rotorua. Peiffer was allegedly kicked by a 19-year-old man, causing her to be hospitalised. Rotorua Police have ...

Video / NZ Herald, Getty Gina Peiffer was preparing to open a free food service she has run in Rotorua for 11 years when she was allegedly attacked by a man who kicked her to the ground.

Students at a kura in Rotorua were served a single bread roll for lunch on Thursday. Co-principal of Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai Renata Curtis said Thursday's lunch was a "BBQ bun" with a limited ...