Urgent inspections have taken place at Rotorua boarding houses after one was evacuated, and later shut down. Read...

A fire allowed to burn for hours, a door with four locks, holes in the walls and scattered rubbish - these are some of the living conditions at Rotorua`s Spa Lodge described in a council assessment. Read...

The council issued the lodge two dangerous building notices within a week. Read...

`I am resisting the urge to say `I told you so`,` one councillor said. Read...

The crash happened in Rotorua yesterday. Read...

Seventy bail checks in 38 days was not harassment, a police officer has told an inquest into the fatal shooting of a man in Rotorua. Read...

Rotorua school principals are concerned their schools will not be able to support burgeoning student numbers from new housing developments in the city. Read...

More than seven years after he was shot by police, the whanau of Shargin Stephens will finally have their time in court. Read...

Hundreds of Rotorua dog owners face $300 fines as the council cracks down on residents `unwilling` to register their pets. Read...

Plans to put sports fields and housing on a Rotorua golf course have been shelved as council moves away from a $62m proposal with nearly $190,000 already spent. Read...