Mathew Nash

Lauren Fraser says she now avoids spending time in her family home.

The recognition follows more than a decade of work in environmental protection, community engagement, and local public service.

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has made it her mission to bring back the hydroslide that used to be part of the Leisure World theme park.

The New Zealand Warriors have not played in Rotorua since 2020 - and won't in 2026 either.

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council killed or contained more than 2000 wallabies as part of its pest control programme in 2024/25.

Coastal and tidal waterways remain New Zealand's most deadly.

Sandra Bristowe, 78, had collapsed in her front garden and started "grabbing at her chest" and complaining of pain.

Whakarewarewa toilets have been labelled an embarrassment, with new facilities planned soon.

Rotorua council will replant high-risk city garden beds after a surge in near-miss incidents.

A funding battle is brewing over lake weed control in Rotorua as the three-week, 780-tonne clean-up of the latest stinky stranding in Lake Rotorua wraps up.

The council has cut short a trial move to Kuirau Park after just two months.

The 'Black Knights' missed two penalties against their shorthanded rivals, but eventually took control of the A-League showdown.

The council began the trial in October to save in costs, enable earlier summer trading and address health and safety concerns.

The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances at the High Court in Rotorua about the process to install a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake. Rotorua Lakes Council's...

Something stinks in Rotorua, and it's not the sulphur scent residents embrace and visitors expect.

The leak at the Rotorua treatment plant is contained, but health warnings remain.

Patients, students, and businesses were hit as a Rotorua road closure caused major disruption.

The decision followed a mayoral rebuke and a major backlash from businesses and residents.

However, Rotorua supermarkets have ruled out adopting Kmart's anti-theft, coin-release trolley system.

Dozens of council pensioner homes lie empty as residents grow uneasy.

Mayor Tania Tapsell says reforms may finally bring Blue Baths back to life.

Business owners described issues with public drunkenness, urination, nudity, and brawls.

Residents say they will not be signing new tenancy agreements until they receive assurances over rental fee increases.

Local Democracy Reporting quizzes the mayoral candidates about key issues before the 11 October election.

Unhappy neighbours and the Department of Corrections opposed the plans, when they were filed last October.