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Rotorua bus services move to revised timetable due to Covid impacts
Bus users should check the Baybus website each time they travel for the latest information
'Not scared:' Meet the liquor store owner who chases thieves
Charanjit Dhillon has gone from Bollywood choreographer to shop-owning ninja.
$20 left after bills: 'Phenomenal and unsustainable' cost of living rise hits families
'It's extremely difficult for our whānau to access regular food in Rotorua'
Revealed: The cost of pursuing Rotorua's Māori ward local bill
A mayoral candidate says it's a waste of time and money.
Taupō homicide: Police seek sightings of silver sedan
Police are seeking information about a car in relation to the homicide.
Women's achievements and work celebrated
Zonta Club of Rotorua selected and presented six woman with a single yellow rose.
Awardees total 90 years of JP service between them
Presentations were made to three awardees recognising their years of service as JPs.
Medals at national athletics meet for local athletes
Three locals had great results at the 2022 New Zealand Track and Field Championships.
Mayor says one Rotorua hotel to remain as MIQ facility
A decision has been made for Rotorua's MIQ facilities.
Jo Raphael: Supermarket profits are obscene - fix it now and don't pay lip service
OPINION: It's time we had more choice and power when it comes to buying groceries.
Pour it forward: Help doggos using forest stay hydrated
Pet water bowls give Whakarewarewa forest visitors a chance to help dogs stay hydrated.
Get ready to vote: Theatre show an interactive experience
Rotorua Musical Theatre will present Song Contest – the Almost Eurovision Experience.
Think you have Covid but the RAT is negative? Here's what to do
Some people are testing negative up to six times before a positive result, doctor says.
'We need to get out!' Holidaymakers jump for their lives as van plummets down bank
"I can't even say I was scared because it happened so fast."
Paul Hickey: Wordle wins and woes and movie theatre experiences
Paul Hickey discusses Wordle wins and woes, and the experience of movies at the theatre.
Lake weed stench prompts 13 complaints, $35k bill
New efforts to remove the weed from the lake have been undertaken.
MIQ decision made but future of Rotorua hotels still unclear
Twenty-eight of the 32 facilities in NZ will return to being hotels by the end of June.
Rotorua rates increase of 5.7 per cent floated
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick says it's not time to "pull back".
How Whakatāne Mill opened the door for local industry
OPINION: It's time to shake things up a bit and take inspiration from the old days.
Letters: Government calling supermarkets greedy is hypocrisy
Our readers have their say.
'Don't waste a life': Mum of teen skin cancer victim welcomes new sunblock law
Todd Muller's Sunscreen (Product Safety Standards) Bill has been passed by Parliament.
Taking stock: Why are some supermarket shelves empty?
Staffing and supply issues mean shoppers face difficulties buying grocery basics.
Ōpōtiki mayor 'excited' to see voter numbers on the rise
Mayor Lyn Riesterer says the increase in voters indicates population growth.
Barry Howe breached council's code of conduct, investigation reveals
Mayor Lyn Riesterer withdrew her complaint at the beginning of council meeting.
Simon Bridges: NZ's cost of living crisis and what we can do about it
OPINION: In a cost of living crisis, New Zealanders deserve relief, says Simon Bridges.
No Covid? Get to court: Judge gives warning to accused crims
Don't go using the pandemic as an excuse, a judge has warned.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake felt in Ōpōtiki
GeoNet says the quake may have been felt in Rotorua and Tauranga as well.
Rotorua council's operating deficit softens
"We have looked at where we can scrimp, save, pull back."
Bye, bye stinky lake weed: Big clean-up to start
New plans are being made to stop stinky lake weed rotting at the lakefront in the future.
Watch: Liquor store owner armed with nunchucks chases the pants off thief
Armed with nunchucks, the liquor store owner chases down a thief who then loses his pants.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Sexist behaviour shows there's still a long road to travel
Opinion: "The sexism was visceral and often grotesque."
Letters: Does Rotorua have NZ's worst drivers?
OPINION: Our readers and Premium subscribers have their say.