Cost of rice has doubled: 'We can’t afford to give even a single grain for free anymore'.

'I very clearly remember him saying that. He said it calmly.'

Last year 10,041 items or more than $25,000 worth were collected during Fill the Bus.

Revealed: The fire report that led to a backpackers' being deemed a dangerous building.

The defendant had denied two charges.

The case was called at a hearing in Rotorua.

By 9pm, the Salvation Army bus was so heavily laden with donations it could hardly move.

The jury has been out since Monday afternoon.

All activity on a stretch of the Rangitaiki River is banned until December 9.

Officers attended the accident on the outskirts of Taupō in 2020.

Sulpher city is again becoming the adventure capital of Aotearoa.

The attack left a woman with serious scalp injuries.

Kids aged 11-13 grapple with issues previously not faced until 15 or 16, says principal.

The jury has retired to consider its verdict.

Police were called about 8.15am.

With throat and mouth swelling, head pounding and painkillers useless, he needed 'relief'.

Opinion: The cost-of-living crisis has turned a hard situation into an impossible one.

A relative says Eddie Duffy often made the long ride to Bunnings to buy more blooms.

Jurors watch two police video interviews with the defendant as trial progresses.

'I felt like the defendant ... I’m the victim in the matter.'

Barista coffee will be handed out in exchange for canned goods.

Te Arawa is the sea-ocean travelling vessel.

Matiu Chisnall was born in 1986 in Rotorua.

A group of tamariki from Rotokawa School has been in a unique learning environment.

The Ngāti Pikiao Ahurei has helped strengthen whānau bonds.

Police officer who attended describes details of the scene.

Officer breaks down while giving evidence at a coronial inquest in Rotorua.

Accolade comes as tourism hotspot’s business community anticipates positive year ahead.