'That water out there is not your friend': 'Epidemic of stupidity' as drownings rise
More than one in 10 drownings in New Zealand were in the Bay of Plenty.
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Report: Bay of Plenty's economic confidence drops in December
A net 7 per cent of households expect economic conditions to deteriorate in the next year
Rotorua among top 10 lucky Lotto districts, but one store takes cake
Two stores sold the most winning first division tickets.
Rotorua's shortage of rental properties at 'crisis' point
Rotorua rental market prices increase four per cent, supply drops 15 per cent in a year.
'Entrenched literacy problem': Bay of Plenty adults seeking literacy help doubles in four years
Education providers say literacy issues can affect every part of a person's life.
Charity founders could end up on the streets as living costs rise
It comes as the annual inflation hit a 30-year high in December.
Nearly 30 homes to be built at Reporoa in iwi development
The papkāinga development will be built in three stages on land between Rotorua and Taupō.
How to help kids beat the back-to-school blues
It's back to school for our teens, tweens and kids over the next few weeks. Are you ready?
Business digest: Bay house sale prices continue to rise
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'A huge problem': People not picking up medication as $5 charge is a 'barrier'
People are choosing which medication to pick up and which to leave behind, a pharmacy says
'Manic': Event organiser describes adapting to Covid red setting
Many event organisers have either had to cancel, reschedule or alter their annual events.
'We don't want a war': Members of the Ukrainian community share their fears as tensions escalate
Local Ukrainians are concerned for family who could be caught in the potential conflict.
'Spirit of a lion': Nahne, 32, dies after year-long cancer battle
"When it was time to go she told us ... She told us she'd had enough and to let her go."
Whaka 100 cancellation 'nonsensical'
Toi Te Ora Public Health says the bigger picture managing the threat of Omicron.
'Slow the spread': Unidentified Omicron 'almost certainly' in Bay
Health officials are asking Bay residents to mask up in public this long weekend.
Can you help to capture Rotorua memories in pages?
Alison Brown is hoping volunteers will start a new collection of memories of Rotorua.
Our Citizens Advice Bureau busiest in country
The Rotorua Citizens Advice Bureau assisted 13,093 clients in the 2020/21 year.
Half basketball court design to share rich culture, modern expression
Painting of the cultural design on the Lakefront's half basketball court begins next week.
Opinion: Paul Hickey - Life in red, school initiative and love stories
Paul Hickey discusses being in the red, a school's initiative and Valentine's Day stories.
Lifting up community through arts: Helping hand for creatives
There is $48,500 available from Rotorua CCS to support local arts initiatives.
Digital gift of Great Te Arawa Stories website
The Great Te Arawa Stories (GTAS) website contains a collection of stories about people
Rangatahi to learn and support council teams as interns
Rotorua Lakes Council has welcomed eight rangatahi with community connections.
Letters: 'Pretty' projects stymie core services
Our readers have their say on council projects and road maintenance
Act of giving: $30k boost for hospice
The donation of $30,051.27 will help Rotorua Community Hospice to deliver its services
'Devastated': Whaka 100 called off days before thousands set to race
The Whaka 100 was meant to begin on Saturday.
'More questions than answers': Confusion abounds in three-phase approach
One leader says the approach 'makes sense' and Māori will respond well to it.
Mangakino fatal crash: Victim named
Police are still making inquiries into the crash.
Child at Rotorua daycare centre tests positive for Covid-19
A child at BestStart Rotorua on Pukuatua St has Covid-19.
Let the party begin! Rotorua Business Awards to go virtual
Third time the Rotorua Business Awards have been derailed by a regional Covid outbreak.
Letters to the editor: Call for Lakefront playground shade 'astounding'
Our readers have their say.
Boy, 5, picked up used needle in park 'thinking it was a toy'
Amber's nephew thought a needle he found in an old park footpool was a plaything.
'People are afraid': Hospitality businesses face quiet streets under red
"Hopefully, we'll come out the other side."
Locations of interest: Auckland bus routes and Rotorua cafe visited by Covid cases
A person with Covid-19 travelled on Bus 25L from Balmoral Shops Mt Eden to Queen St.
'Incredibly hard decision': Tarawera Ultramarathon, motocross nationals cancelled
The next ultramarathon is scheduled for February next year.