Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike the central North Island. MetService earlier issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the central ...

A Rotorua District Court judge got her maths wrong when sentencing a Mongrel Mob rapper who shot a man in the face in a road ...

A severe thunderstorm watch is in place for much of the North Island today. MetService is warning scattered heavy showers and ...

“There is also a moderate risk that some of these thunderstorms could become severe, producing localised downpours of 25 to 40mm/h. “Rainfall of this intensity can cause surface and/or flash flooding, ...

This year, Otonga School Te Kura o Tihiōtonga is projected to grow by 71 students – the highest increase in the Rotorua area.

New Zealand and Flinders University experts have deployed artificial intelligence and 3D laser scanning to accurately map ...

A Rotorua councillor is trying his luck with the new health minister in a bid to halt directives to fluoridate water supplies. Minister of Health Simeon Brown has confirmed the Government’s stance ...

Rotorua roads are included in the 49 sections of state highway under public consultation as to whether the speeds should stay ...

Tihema Nuttall, also known as rapper Temm Dogg, has been sentenced in the Rotorua District Court after a jury found him ...

Rotorua is set to showcase its "rich Māori culture" and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year.

Soaring above four extraordinary landscapes, this cinematic reel reveals the breathtaking beauty of lakes from diverse global ...

This slopestyle MTB course is huge! I'm at Crankworx Rotorua 2019 in New Zealand - where I'll be competing in the mountain bike slopestyle event. Stay tuned in to see all the MTB riding footage ...