Rotorua's Eat Streat looks set to become a permanent city feature as the Rotorua District Council seek ideas to turn the area into an "iconic city landmark". The pedestrian-only outdoor dining precinct comprises the part of Tutanekai St bound by Pukaki and Whakaue streets and was developed in 2008 to trial alfresco dining in the...
Read the Full StoryThe parents of a Rotorua teenager who took her own life are fighting to ensure the man convicted of an unlawful relationship with her is deported back to Samoa.
The Rotorua Waitangi Day event Whakanuia will this year celebrate the city's African cultures.
A Rotorua woman, charged after a scuffle with Countdown Rotorua staff, which was caught on video and went viral on YouTube, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Rotorua District Council is to appeal a determination by the Department of Building and Housing to reverse three building consents.
There were celebrations at Rainbow Springs' Kiwi Encounter yesterday as their 1000th kiwi chick was released into the wild.
A Waikite Valley man who drove into a ditch and was found to be driving with a breath-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, has at least two previous...
The European family of a 5-year-old girl raped in a Turangi campground plan to return to New Zealand _ and have left a generous gesture to the community that...
A $200 million geothermal project near Tikitere has cleared one hurdle but is still some way from getting started.
A gang of cyclists shocked beachgoers when they attacked a couple and sparked an LA-gang-style brawl in front of children in the affluent suburb of St Heliers.A...
Should the tino rangatiratanga flag fly in an official capacity at council offices on Waitangi Day? Or does it not sufficiently represent Maori?
The Animal Health Board has just published a multimedia pack, which examines the financial and emotional impact of bovine tuberculosis on rural communities and the...