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Hundreds of children to showcase Māori pride in hotly-contested competition

It's just one more sleep until Te Arawa's youngsters show their cultural pride on stage.

'Help! Police help me!’: Armed cops resolve nervy hostage situation at Rotorua bank, man due in court

A tense and nervous 45 minutes of negotiations began at the BNZ in Rotorua.

Fran Kora's dream festival lineup

"Lockdown forced us to think outside the box, while working inside the box!"

Kāhu ki Rotorua: Powerful family squabbles over maara

Kāhu ki Rotorua: The community of Ngongotahā is an area rich in history.

Kāhu ki Rotorua: Drive to nurture knowledge base

Kāhu ki Rotorua: A Te Arawa base for waka mataurangaadvocate’s dream.

Matauranga Maori key to wellbeing

Kāhu ki Rotorua: Hubs next step to provide easy-quick access to help, support.

Kāhu ki Rotorua: Awards recognise creativity

Kāhu ki Rotorua: Grounding in kapa haka ideal for advertising career.

Small Māori-owned lodge wins major tourism award

The business is one of dozens that were recognised during the encouraging awards event.

Rotorua's iconic Landmark villa sells to local buyer

Historic home had been on the market with an asking price of $2.525 million.

A chance to come together to remember our fallen soldiers

A commemoration service is being held at Government Gardens Cenotaph for Armistice Day.

Whakatāne district councillor selected for fellowship programme

It is an interconnected programme promoting social equity for indigenous communities.

Heavy rain, strong winds: Weather warning issued for the Bay of Plenty

Heavy rain and strong wind warnings have been issued for the Bay of Plenty.

Opinion: Devon St Kāinga Ora build bashers, stop being Nimbys

OPINION: If you want to fix the emergency housing issue, tough decisions need to be made.

Fighting for Rotorua: Dr Megan Woods: We're building as many state homes as quickly as we can

OPINION: Local solutions, not centrally driven agendas are needed.

Mud, smiles and bikes: Future stars of Crankworx hit the trails

Children from near and far travelled to be a part of the Kidsworx action.

Mum 'fuming' after L.A.B's Tauranga concert restricted to 18+

The mother bought the tickets for her family back in August.

Government 'may have' paid to move people to Rotorua motels

MP says government assurances it's not 'actively' relocating people is in his view 'spin'.

The Conversation: With a Covid 'variant soup' looming, New Zealand urgently needs another round of vaccine boosters

OPINION: Many of us are in deep denial about the pandemic's ongoing threat.