Police will be visiting friends and family of gunman as the search resumes

A power outage was reported.

'I beg for you not to condemn our building.'

The burglary was reported about 2am.

A judge has ordered Rotorua's Stephen Bhana to pay the local council.

Jane Little was Australasia’s first professional female golfer.

The incident happened on Valentine's Day.

4500 starters ran distances up to 160km in 'hot' weather for the weekend's event.

Why searchers are struggling to confirm their suspicion in the near-boiling pool.

'You wouldn’t want somebody to come in and throw a dead animal on your desk.'

The average price of a house in Rotorua has risen to $746,000.

'It’s the easiest way to get a something when you got a nothing without having to steal.'

The event spans two days around Rotorua’s iconic lakes.

The charity delivers 92,000 food parcels in a year: 'That’s not a flex'.

The school is welcoming sponsorships for the trip, which will cost about $6500 per student

Dame Ruia Morrison is still regarded as one of New Zealand’s best players of all time.

'It was down to the final three...'

Two vehicles crash in Arapuni.

The Bay of Plenty moved to a restricted fire season this morning.

Rotorua hosts one of the biggest ultra-trail races in the world this weekend.

A Rotorua couple behind illegal teen prostitution ring have been sentenced.

Why Tiny Deane was given another extension to sell his business.

A five-day operation focused on business burglaries, youth and gang crime.

The house was 'well involved' in flames when crews arrived.

Police were called about 4am.

He fled to Australia while on bail but his trial went ahead without him anyway.

Two-year-old Nevaeh was found face-down in water with two large rocks on top of her.

The painter says working outside may have caused his melanoma diagnosis.

State Highway 5, which had been closed at both ends of Waiotapu Loop Rd, has reopened.