NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell hits back at Labour’s homeless strategy criticismNovember 25, 2025 A 2022 report estimated the city – New Zealand’s birthplace of international tourism – lost $17 million in…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell begins second term with fist bumpOctober 29, 2025 After Tapsell declared her oath, she and Moraes shared a fist bump. “It’s so fantastic to be returning…
NNew Zealand Read More Proposed new earthquake rules: Rotorua Mayor hopes Blue Baths can reopenOctober 26, 2025 Rotorua has 80 buildings on the register, including the category-one heritage-listed Rotorua Museum and Blue Baths buildings. Rotorua…
HHeadlines Read More Local elections 2025: Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell focuses on unity, debt and museum for second termOctober 20, 2025 She wanted to be an “inclusive leader” and setting priorities as a new council would be an important…
NNew Zealand Read More Local elections 2025: Tania Tapsell re-elected as Rotorua mayorOctober 11, 2025 While subject to change, progress results have Tapsell holding a giant lead over her two nearest candidates, councillors…
HHeadlines Read More Reality TV funeral director Fiona Bakulich released from prison after winning sentence reduction on Auckland High Court appealOctober 9, 2025 Court documents state Bakulich swindled grieving families out of about $18,000 altogether, starting with a $3000 charge in…
HHeadlines Read More Ex-Casketeers star Fiona Bakulich appeals prison term over funeral fraudSeptember 30, 2025 “Her experience in prison is very different from that of other prisoners,” Gray argued, explaining that Bakulich had…