- Friday 12 March 2010
- Subscriptions
- Photo Sales
Brewing up some lies and tall tales this weekend
Rotorua's full of liars - it's just hard to get them up on a stage. That's what Ngongotaha Lions Club member John Smale reckons and ... More
As part of our Break The Cycle campaign, we tell of a scheme to equip at-risk Rotorua families with panic alarms. We have news of what to expect when you ... More
A Rotorua rugby league academy student and a Rotorua aircraft baggage handler have pleaded guilty to the burglary of the Owhata Bakery. Dylan Tuhaio Brell, 18, and Duane James Gordon, ... More
The family of a 19-year-old jailed for dangerous driving causing death are upset he was sent to prison instead of rehabilitation. Levi Ward was jailed for a year for causing ... More
At least two Rotorua police cars and four police officers attended what was believed to be a gang-related incident in Western Heights yesterday. One man, wearing a shirt with a ... More
Te Arawa is hopeful some real progress can now be made to clean up the Waikato River following the signing of a special agreement with the Crown. Yesterday the Te ...
Have your say
Rotorua police delivered two severed fingers to Rotorua Hospital yesterday after a teenager was injured trying to fix the motorcycle he had been riding. Police say the Rotorua teenager lost ... More
Police stake out a Rotorua secondary school amid fears of violence involving another school A 14-year-old Rotorua girl has been missing for a week - can you help find her? ... More
A Rotorua teacher who admitted beating his pregnant wife and threatening to kill her because she was having a girl and not a boy, has been denied bail after allegedly ... More
Prime Minister John Key has once again lent his artistic talents to help out a worthy cause this week. A signed sketch of the Beehive will be up for grabs ...
Have your say
An Auckland academic says smoking rates in New Zealand would plummet if tobacco products could not be displayed at shops.Dr Marewa Glover of Auckland University told a select committee today that progress in tobacco control was...
- > Taupo man jailed for injuring 3-month-old baby
- > Supergold card travel under scrutiny
- > Rodney fights on after late Super City changes
- > Woman, 60, nabs daytime burglars
- > Two charged with assault after balcony fall
BRISBANE - Flight attendants and half a dozen passengers became sick on a Jetstar flight in Queensland when a chemical smell wafted through the plane.Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway said some cabin crew and six passengers reported...
- > US woman's robbery nets $9
- > Cost of Melbourne storms nears $300m
- > Sarkozys embroiled in affair rumours
- > Google 'in active talks' with China
- > Dan Rather sorry for 'watermelons' comment
The New Zealand sharemarket closed little changed on a day in which the Reserve Bank did as expected and left official interest rates at a record low 2.5 per cent.The rate decision, and accompanying comments, were followed by...
- > Dollar falls after Monetary Policy Statement
- > What crisis? World billionaire ranks hit new high
- > Entrepreneurs announce $900m fast broadband plan
- > Steady improvement for manufacturing in February
- > Food prices fall in February, steaks down 17pc
The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy will remain locked at Cricket Australia's Melbourne headquarters for another year after New Zealand were sunk by another dud batting effort in the fourth one-day international tonight.Australia won by...
- > NRL: Warriors slam Titans over 'unsporting' jersey choice
- > Yachting: Team NZ extends unbeaten streak
- > Rugby: Highlanders suspend All Black for breach
- > Trans Tasman rower discusses feelings with visiting whale
- > NRL: Dragons in disarray
-
Exhibition of Indigenous Art
Where: Rotorua Award-winning weaver and author of 'How to Make a Piupiu’, Leilani Rickard will be weaving ...
More >> -
Rotorua Lakefront Airshow
Where: Rotorua All eyes will be focused skywards at the Rotorua Lakefront on Saturday 13 March when ...
More >> -
Rotorua Relay for Life
Where: Rotorua > Rotorua International Stadium Relay is not a race – it’s a celebration and awareness-raising event for the survivors ...
More >> -
NZ Jet Sport Nationals 2010
Where: Rotorua > Blue Lake The annual New Zealand Jet Sport Nationals is being held at the Blue Lakes. This ...
More >> -
Stage of Origin
Where: Rotorua > Energy Events Centre History in the making as Stage of Origin arrives in Rotorua. Fuelling the friendly rivalry ...
More >>
