Rotorua’s 780-tonne lake weed disaster lays bare funding gap
A funding battle is brewing over lake weed control in Rotorua as the three-week, 780-tonne clean-up of the…
The Rotorua teen who never missed a day of school
The Ministry of Education has congratulated a student who never missed a day of her entire 13-year school…
Rotorua Night Market returns to city centre, ending ‘foolish’ trial
Rotorua’s Night Market will return to the inner city after Rotorua Lakes Council voted to end a trial…
Neighbours fume over plans to axe trees for solar farm
Whakatāne District Council has thrown its support behind residents of a country lane distressed about Genesis Energy’s plans…
Customs officers seize $15.75m of cocaine at Port of Tauranga
Customs officers at the Port of Tauranga have intercepted an estimated 45kg of cocaine – with an estimated…
Sam Ruthe shatters NZ schoolboy 1500m record
Teenage running sensation Sam Ruthe has made another record-breaking outing on the track after shattering the longstanding New…
Drivers near fatal Tāneatua crash urged to come forward, victim named
The person killed when a car crashed into a river in Bay of Plenty has been named, as…
Concerns for Rotorua Night Market trial as stallholders report sales drop
Rotorua Lakes Council’s trial of moving the city’s Night Market from the central city to Kuirau Park has…
Person dies after vehicle crashes into river near Tāneatua
One person has died and another was seriously injured after a car crashed into a river in the…
One person dies after car hit tree near Tīrau
One person has died after a car hit a tree and caught fire off State Highway 5 at…
One person dies after car hit tree near Tīrau
One person has died after a car hit a tree and caught fire off State Highway 5 at…
Thirty-three kilo bricks of cocaine seized at Port of Tauranga
Two seizures of cocaine totalling an estimated 33kg have been made by Customs at the Port of Tauranga.…