Rotorua Now

16/12/2023

Emergency services are attending the scenes of two serious vehicle crashes in the Waikato.

Two serious crashes in Waikato close highways

16/12/2023

Police are making enquiries and the Serious Crash Unit is investigating following a fleeing vehicle crashing and catching fire.

Six arrested after vehicle flees Police

16/12/2023

Hundreds of thousands of Kiwis who require screening for a range of vision conditions are being warned to ensure their prescription glasses are being dispensed by a registered dispensing optician.tml

Kiwis warned to avoid unregistered optometrists

21/11/2023

Community at heart of hate response

21/11/2023

Excitement builds for Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

21/11/2023

Rural community: 24/7 healthcare to be rolled out

21/11/2023

Swapping Beijing for New Zealand

20/11/2023

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has officially opened the Rotorua Inner City Community Safety Hub.

Community safety hub up and running

20/11/2023

Police are responding to a two vehicle crash on the intersection of Amohau Street and Tutanekai Street, Rotorua.

SH30A closed following crash

15/11/2023

Controversial plans to put sportsfields and housing on a Rotorua golf course have been shelved as the council moves away from a $62 million proposal with nearly $190,000 already spent.

Big Win: controversial $62m precinct plan shelved

15/11/2023

Dr Annette Richardson has won the 2023 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for her work in exploring budbreak - a crucial stage in the growth cycle of kiwifruit.

Budbreak works lands doctor innovation award

15/11/2023

A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator.

Stream discharge: BOP dairy farm fined

15/11/2023

The government begins the roll out new facial recognition technology next week despite an "untested risk" around racial bias.

Govt rolls out new facial recognition tech

15/11/2023

Car insurance premiums have sky rocketed up 38 per cent in two years, according to a Consumer NZ survey.

Car insurance premiums sky rocket

15/11/2023

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority says there was no repeat of log-in problems during a big online exam on Wednesday morning.

No repeat of online exam access problems - NZQA

15/11/2023

People in New Zealand who were restricted from giving blood or plasma if they’d lived in the United Kingdom will soon be able to donate.

Blood donation: Mad cow ban removed

22/09/2023

Rotorua Police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old male with unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm with the intent to intimidate following an incident on Malfroy Road on Tuesday.

Arrest following fi****ms incident, Rotorua

20/09/2023

NZ Police update TASER fleet

20/09/2023

Feedback calls for geothermal system care plan

20/09/2023

Live: Strong 6.0 magnitude quake felt in NZ

20/09/2023

Website scam: Bank pays nearly $30k

20/09/2023

Volunteers and divers dive into lake clean-up

20/09/2023

First she mowed lawns, now she's tackling trash

20/09/2023

New inner-city hub to crack down on CBD crime

20/09/2023

Digital notebook – a new era for police