Latest from Rotorua

Bryan Gould: One way or another, the tax tab comes for us all

Bryan Gould shares his views on why paying tax isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Why Rotorua Library staff are singing on the job

Rotorua is chipping in to be part of the Māori Language Moment by singing waiata.

Māori more likely to wait longer for health treatment than non-Māori

Lakes DHB advises caution with the figures is required as the data set is small.

Māori Language Week: Riapo Panapa - filling a void left by lack of te reo

Māori Language Week 2020: Kia Kaha te Reo Māori.

New mental health services to reach 60,000 young Kiwis

New mental health services have been announced for Lakes District Health Board.

Better future for inanga (whitebait) on the Whakatāne River

New whitebait ponds and spawning habitat were built in the river berm.

Club Sports Wrap: Waiariki women take top honours

Competitions ended and titles were won in the latest weekend of club sport.

Kristin Macfarlane: Ignorance valued speaking another person's language over my own

Te Wiki o te reo Māori/Māori Language Week gets under way today.

40 in 40: Verna's marathon effort

Taupō's Verna Cook-Jackson is on the verge of an impressive milestone.

'I'm gonna fight it': She thought it was a hernia. It turned out be cancer

'Looking back now I probably had the symptoms for two years.'

Revealed: How much individual motels pocket from emergency housing

How much have motels earned from Government money for emergency housing?

'Bonfire' of ratepayer dollars: Rotorua's Hemo sculpture finally installed

Two parts of the sculpture were airlifted separately.

Samantha Motion: Five weeks to the election - here's who I think will win in the Bay

COMMENT: There are four safe seats and one to watch in the Bay of Plenty region

Dawn Picken: Is New Zealand a fascist state?

COMMENT: People troubled by government policies during the pandemic have options.

Life-long friendships: How social connection helps with ageing

Meet the people who have been friends for decades.

Power restored more than eight hours after crash

Power was cut to nearly 300 customers after a crash on Clayton Rd.