Part of Lake Rd in Rotorua has been closed due to steam from a "rogue" geothermal bore. More than 2000 kids turned out for ...

Algal blooms have coloured Lake Rotoiti a vivid and vibrant shade of green. A Rotorua kayaking company owner described it as being “smacked in the face” after months of high water halted business.

Thousands of people celebrated the Māori New Year at the Aronui Matariki Drone Show above Rotorua over the long weekend. The ...

Last-minute funding for the controversial Tarawera Sewerage Scheme has knocked about $10,000 off Tarawera households’ ...

Two Rotorua motels will stop being contracted emergency housing from the end of the month, leaving only four remaining as the ...

Police are continuing to search for an 18-year-old missing kayaker around Lake Rotorua on Thursday. The man’s orange and blue kayak has been recovered by police.

A mobile Rotorua library service has delivered more than 80,000 books to housebound residents, schoolchildren and youth ...

A heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty and Rotorua is in place from noon until midnight tonight.

New Zealand is the last place you'd expect to see California redwoods, but this forest boasts leafy giants along with an epic ...

Everyone has a bucket list filled with countries they would like to visit during their lifetime. Well, hopefully, New Zealand ...

In the five years to April, it issued 81,906 books, eight DVDs, 1018 magazines, 257 memory aids and 1234 talking books for a total of 84,423.