To keep her seat, incumbent Tania Tapsell will have to fend off two councillors and two newcomers in the local government ...

A former Rotorua Lakes Council employee absent for more than half of his employment has been awarded $7500 after an unjust ...

Rotorua Lakes Council has set an ambitious goal of lifting voter turnout above 50 percent in October's local election. Less ...

Rotorua Lakes Council’s rural ward representative has held on to her seat as the only candidate to step up – leaving her ...

A lack of candidates has forced a byelection for the Rotorua Lakes Community Board later this year. Low pay and political ...

Te Arawa Lakes Trust says it has no "exclusive seat at the table" when it comes to Crown-led water management, as ongoing ...

A homeless woman has admitted doing an indecent act in a public place after she and a man were caught having sex near Rotorua ...