The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances at the High Court in Rotorua about the process to install a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake. Rotorua... Read More

Residents of the Bay of Plenty now have an unofficial name, or a demonym, to go by: 'Boppers”. Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford discovered the Bay of... Read More

A tomo has opened up on a much-publicised stretch of State Highway 30A in Rotorua. NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) said crews discovered the tomo near a centre... Read More

Plans for pontoons in a picturesque part of Tauranga Harbour have rowers and harbourside residents riled up. The planned structure would be the new base for... Read More

By Giles Dexter of RNZ The Government is celebrating the end of emergency housing motels in Rotorua - but Labour says it has just shifted the problem elsewhere. Rotorua... Read More

Frustrations about Rotorua's courthouse being leaky, crowded and poorly laid out are back in the spotlight after it ranked last in the latest Court User's survey. It's... Read More

Roadworks that brought Rotorua to a standstill on Monday have now been postponed until next year. It comes after a dressing-down for the NZ Transport... Read More

New Zealand has tumbled in an international climate-change league table, with authors now ranking it as 'low-performing”. The country fell three places... Read More

By Bill Hickman of RNZ A nursing student says he's 'disappointed, but not surprised” by delays in announcing job offers to graduate nurses. Graduating... Read More

By Amy Williams of RNZ An mother of three says it makes her sad to see her children accepting there could be no presents this Christmas. Anau Fangupo's... Read More

Tauranga City Councillors have received a 15.56% pay rise, increasing their annual salaries from $141,064 to $163,000. Mayor Mahé Drysdale will earn... Read More

Four tourism campaigns aimed to attract travellers into the regions have received close $6 million in government funding. Tourism and Hospitality Minister... Read More