AArts and design Read More Rotorua’s giant bunny: The story behind Hana Lodge’s Rabbit Hole sculptureApril 3, 2026 The sculpture stretches 8m and weighs about 40 tonnes, Hao said. She would not say how much it…
EEconomy Read More From petrol prices to EVs: Why wars are speeding up energy change – OpinionMarch 21, 2026 The war in Ukraine had begun only a few months earlier, and much of the world was still…
HHeadlines Read More Jenna Hastings and Tuhoto-Ariki Pene defend national downhill titles in RotoruaMarch 13, 2026 He suffered a costly slide near the top of the course and was unable to recover the lost…
NNew Zealand Read More Residents rally against Rotorua’s fortnightly bin changeMarch 12, 2026 The shift to less frequent general waste collection has not been universally welcomed, particularly by larger households. An…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua centenarian Ivan Deadman still driving his MustangMarch 4, 2026 His daughter Rosemary Furniss unveiled a painting of him with 100 bubbles for 100 years, which was gifted…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua Night Market to remain in council hands and stay in city centreFebruary 27, 2026 This was abandoned in December after pushback from vendors and the public, and after a council vote initiated…
NNew Zealand Read More Warning lifted at Rotorua’s Tikitapu (Blue Lake) after toilet leak contamination scareFebruary 24, 2026 The fault had since been fixed. The toilets were cleaned, and, as a precaution, the area was cordoned…
EEntertainment Read More Rotorua Shambles Theatre reopens after floodingFebruary 14, 2026 The water was deemed contaminated, meaning most items it came into contact with had to be disinfected, replaced…
SSports Read More Rotorua’s Blue Lake Multisport Festival celebrates 40 years of racingFebruary 10, 2026 Dalziel said while the gear had changed the heart of the event hadn’t. “The wetsuits are more sophisticated,…
BBusiness Read More Commerce Commission weighs proposal to merge Rotorua rafting operatorsFebruary 4, 2026 The operations include trips on one of the world’s most renowned rafting rivers, the Kaituna, as well as…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua Lakeside concert cancelled as funding shortfall hits free eventJanuary 30, 2026 Che Fu at the Rotorua Lakeside 25 concert. Photo / File He said one option was to run…
NNew Zealand Read More Mount Maunganui missing: Rotorua’s Sue Knowles believed to be among Mount Maunganui slip victimsJanuary 24, 2026 Italian teen Sharon Maccanico and Rotorua grandmother are believed to be among the missing after the Mount Maunganui…