Mayor makes it her mission for Rotorua to have a hydroslide again
“I really want a hydroslide!” she exclaimed at the end of a mayoral candidate forum in August. Tapsell…
Why the major sports events coming in 2026 should motivate your New Year’s resolutions
This is an editorial from KCRA 3NM 58. When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, one of the…
Rotorua author Zoe Rankin reflects on parallels between Tom Phillips case and debut novel The Vanishing Place
Told through the eyes of the eldest daughter, the book captures a childhood shaped by life in the…
Rotorua Christmas Day Community Lunch: Doors open to hundreds
The lunch offered a chance to step outside that experience. It gave people something else to focus on,…
NZ Church leaders’ Christmas message: Exploring the profound identity of Jesus
In other words, there was something more to this Jesus than there was to the typical rabbi. Everyone…
Rāhui in place after death on beach north of Napier
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Stone Roses bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield cause of death confirmed, funeral to take place Monday
Mounfield’s death was announced via social media by his brother Greg Mounfield. “It is with the heaviest of…
Third homicide in three days: Police probe Tauranga death and seek information
A Tauranga property remains corned off on Fraser St as a homicide investigation is underway. Photo / Samantha…
Coastguard rescues man from water after mayday call from Whangārei’s Parua Bay
Another blessing was that the Customs vessel Hawke 5 was also nearby and was ahead of the Coastguard…
Tauranga iwi place rāhui along Mount Maunganui coast to protect kaimoana
For pāua and kōura, the area encompassed the rocky reef and coastal margins around Mauao, including the ocean…
Rotorua affordable rentals: First tenants move into Home in Place development
It aimed at addressing housing affordability for “moderate-income” essential workers in healthcare, education and emergency services. The 28…
Air New Zealand strike notices changed, union says short-haul action may happen a week before Christmas
“But short-haul bargaining remains unresolved,” the union said. “E tū delegates at short-haul have withdrawn the December 8…