3:22pm Friday 03 Jan, 2020
A seamstress who claimed she was stitched up by her employer is set to get an almost $30,000 payout after taking her case to the Employment Relations... Read More
7:30am Wednesday 01 Jan, 2020
A Rotorua man who has been integral in the Rural Fire Service for the last decade has been appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Paul... Read More
1:46pm Sunday 29 Dec, 2019
Security for the annual Rotorua New Year festival on Tuesday, December 31, has been tightened. The Rotorua GLO Festival 2019 entertainment event will... Read More
11:30am Sunday 29 Dec, 2019
With alterations well underway in the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre - SHMPAC, the destiny of four grand pianos has been decided. One, a... Read More
2:00pm Sunday 15 Dec, 2019
A Rotorua nurse who was beaten within an inch of her life and recovered to repay kindnesses with her art has raised over $1350 for charity. Local businesses... Read More
3:30pm Sunday 08 Dec, 2019
Rotorua i-Site staff members have been assigned as camping ambassadors at free camping sites around the district. But it seems the ambassadors will... Read More
1:14pm Monday 02 Dec, 2019
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is urging beach-goers to heed their safety advice this summer, otherwise it could be a tragic Christmas for their families. The... Read More
1:00pm Saturday 30 Nov, 2019
Ohinemutu is set to host Rotorua’s official Waitangi Day event next year. A line-up of live music, kai, stalls and activities to keep the whole... Read More
10:36am Friday 29 Nov, 2019
John Bond was a 100-year fixture in the Rotorua community. He died in Thames on Thursday, aged 103. After he turned 101, John, a tenor, was still... Read More
11:01am Tuesday 26 Nov, 2019
With Rotorua CBD retailers lamenting empty shops, the northern village of Ngongotaha has found one way of keeping its doors open. It... Read More
3:45pm Saturday 23 Nov, 2019
Two new trustees have been voted in to join four re-elected trustees on the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust for the next three years. But there... Read More
3:00pm Saturday 23 Nov, 2019
Stage one of the lakefront redevelopment has started well with contractors already making great progress. The temporary pathway between the lakefront... Read More
10:00am Saturday 23 Nov, 2019
In the annals of ‘where are they now?’ Rotorua folk may like to know the imposing frame of Roger Gordon is casting even longer shadows in... Read More
11:47am Friday 22 Nov, 2019
Rotorua is gearing up for a busy festive season, and Rotorua GLO Festival is planning to send off 2019 with a double bang at this free community event. The... Read More
6:38am Thursday 21 Nov, 2019
A Bay of Plenty Lotto player will be smiling today after winning $150,000. The player is one of two to take home a share of Strike Four from Lotto's... Read More