Distressed staff say she should have been seen within an hour, but the department was critically short-staffed. Read...

A patient who died in the waiting room of Rotorua Hospital`s emergency department last month had been waiting three hours to be seen. Read...

Graffiti more than tripled in Rotorua in the year to 30 June - costing ratepayers more than $100,000. Read...

Follow live coverage of the NPC match between Bay of Plenty and Manawatu in Rotorua. Read...

The house had a leaking roof, broken gutters, holes in the floor, rotten window frames and a non-functioning heatpump. Read...

About 60 people came to hear what the decision would be. Read...

New Zealand`s longest-serving councillor has shared his sadness after the death of his long-time friend, Kiingi Tuheitia, who died on Friday morning. Read...

Rotorua’s Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa is a calming retreat that blends Maori cultural traditions and geothermal water. Read...

Erin Jarmey`s lawyer described her acts as a `horrific mistake` and a `tragedy of Shakespearean proportions`. Read...

It will help accurately identify dogs that are - and are not - involved in attacks, it says. Read...