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'Buyer beware': How climate change could send insurance costs surging
'Some communities really do have to act now' - Insurance Council.
Mt Ruapehu unrest drops but eruption still possible
The volcanic alert level will stay at level 2 despite the Crater Lake cooling.
Adelphi Motel homicide: Two arrested for murder
Two men have have been arrested and charged with murder.
Hopes high for Matariki after 'crazy' busy weekend
Tourism operators are looking at the weekend as a sign of what's to come.
Get the umbrella ready, winter outlook reveals plenty of rain to come
The outlook comes as autumn was listed as the second-equal warmest on record.
Rob Rattenbury: Broadcasting has changed but it's still the same
OPINION: Radio was the only home entertainment in most New Zealand homes until TV.
Cinema sector prepares for more action
New titles and customer confidence in going out is helping put bums on seats.
'Slammed': St John ambulance staff working at 110%
"The workload's definitely gone above and beyond what it used to be."
Meet the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours recipients
Rotorua's five Queen's Birthday honourees have led teams in a variety of fields
'Please be vigilant': Fatberg causes wastewater overflow at Linton Park
Fatbergs are made up of a mixture of solidified fat and cleaning wipes.
Rotorua Girls' High School to get new boarding hostel
Rotorua is to get a girls' school boarding hostel - the first in the region.
Poisoned? Why are so many birds dying on the shores of Lake Rotorua?
A local store owner says it had been a big issue over the last few months.
Letters to the editor: Rubbish dumpers let everyone down
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
'Aggressive homeless' could push Rotorua off tourism map: business leaders
Staff shortages and emergency housing issues have some concerned about visitor experience.
Comment: Access to vaping needs to be balanced
OPINION: Kiwi teenagers are preferring e-cigarettes over smoked tobacco
The big issue worrying a retiring police district commander
After more than 40 years on the force, Andy McGregor says it's time to wind down.
Food providers 'stretched' as prices high, demand higher
The fears come as they find themselves in a vicious cycle of more demand and less food.
Cockroaches and cold showers: Tenants hit out over 'unacceptable' living conditions
The tenancy compliance and investigations team has launched an investigation.
Tiaras, evening gowns fly off the shelves for platinum jubilee
A royalist of 69 years says the jubilee is a "great excuse for a party"
Infracore appoints third chief executive in seven years - one councillor 'concerned'
Infracore was the only council-controlled organisation with a surplus for the period.
Jo Raphael: We love Australians - well, most of them
OPINION: We're known for our hospitality, but these Aussie imports are not welcome.
Subscribers debate gang member prison rates
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Sonya Bateson: Parenting guilt is guaranteed
OPINION: Special moments outweigh the guilt of stay at home parenting.
Aorangi School a pilot for Hoops in Schools in Rotorua
Hoops in Schools donated two new basketball hoops to Aorangi School.
Kaharoa's Kale Bronlund will be turning pages for a cause
Blind Low Vision NZ is calling on tamariki to get reading in the Great Kiwi Bookathon.
Rotorua to celebrate Matariki with umu kohukohu whetū
To honour Matariki being observed as a public holiday there will be an umu kohukohu whetū.
'I will not back off': Councillor defiant amid calls for resignation
'If they have an issue with it, they can take it up with the Local Government Minister.'
Punched in the head and jaw: Union 'concerned' about assaults on mental health staff
Another assault resulted in a staff member getting a concussion.
Drug delivery gone wrong? Black Power gang member's death - coroner's finding
A coroner's finding into death of a 47-year-old motorcyclist has been made public.
Okawa island holds much history
Motutawa Island sits in the bay of Okawa, located north of the Rotorua township.
'I will always belong': Roar of bikes carries message of hope to smaller hapori
Ride for Life is raising awareness about suicide.
'Need to pull out the big guns': The major mahi of creating healthy wetlands
There is no one step to put to rights what generations of us have squandered and spoiled.