Rotorua
Auckland man charged after Motutere stabbing
A 49-year-old Auckland man is due to appear in Rotorua District Court today in relation to the stabbing of a woman Motutere.
Te Ahi Kaa - Highlights of 2021
From traipsing through the forest with Ropata McGowan to learning about Māori psychology with Linda Nikora, Justine Murray presents highlights from Te Ahi Kaa this year. Audio
Government inaction on emergency housing 'not good enough'
The government has no plans to make any substantial improvements to emergency housing outside of Rotorua until next year.
Rotorua timber building wins global design prize
The timber Scion Headquarters in Rotorua has been named the world's best at this year's World Architectural Festival. RTA studio's Architect and Director Richard Naish tells Jesse about their… Audio
Covid-19: Regional NZ areas left behind by vaccine surge
While New Zealand's big cities continue to surge towards 90 percent fully-vaxxed, parts of regional New Zealand are getting left behind, with rates in some areas as low as 40 percent. Audio
Concerns for Rotorua suburbs among lowest vaccination rates
While New Zealand's big cities continue to surge towards 90 percent fully vaccinated, parts of regional New Zealand are getting well and truly left behind.
Lakes DHB has identified Rotorua's western… Video, Audio
Rotorua teenager takes her ideas to the world
Eighteen year old Kaitlyn Lamb sometimes works in her family's vegetable garden at night because her days are so crammed full volunteering to improve the environment. She's the only New Zealander… Audio
Council redirects emails from public to councillors on Three Waters reform
Some Rotorua district councillors are "absolutely outraged" over the council redirecting constituents' emails about Three Waters reform away from their councillor inboxes, saying it is "gross…
Rotorua braces for holidays without Aucklanders spending
Rotorua is bracing for the prospect of school holidays without lucrative Auckland visitors if the supercity stays in super restrictive Covid-19 alert levels.
Auckland is in level 4 lockdown until at… Video, Audio
Rotorua Lakes Council's $113 million bid for housing infrastructure
Rotorua Lakes Council hopes to secure more than $113 million in government funding for infrastructure developments to enable the construction of 5000 new homes in the city.
Rotorua could become destination for ‘climate refugees’
A Rotorua leader says the district could become a destination for "climate refugees" as a result of the impact of climate change.
Why does Rotorua Lakes Council need seven deputy CEOs?
Burgeoning bureaucracy, or more bang for ratepayers' dollars? Rotorua Lakes Council has named seven new deputy chief executives.
Council chief executive Geoff Williams says the district is facing… Video, Audio
Wallace Bain - On speaking for the dead
Wallace Bain was a Coroner for 28 years in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty until his retirement in 2020. He was tasked with some of the most horrific cases of child abuse New Zealand has seen -… Audio
Govt addressing emergency housing problems in Rotorua
A year after ministers were warned emergency housing was posing a risk to public safety in Rotorua, the government is moving to clean up the problems.
It will directly contract motels for emergency… Audio
How the New Zealand Wars affected Māori life
As a sociologist of education, Dr Joanna Kidman travels the country to learn about how the New Zealand Wars impacted papa kainga. She shares her latest work and research on Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Bringing mātauranga Māori (customary Māori knowledge) into the world of academia
Linda Waimarie Nikora – a Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Auckland – talks to Justine Murray about growing up in Rotorua, her early dreams of being a 'fireman' and how the field… Audio
Volcanic Kitchens bubbling in Rotorua
International tourism hot spots like Rotorua have had to adapt quite quickly to a world where the emphasis is suddenly on the local. Audio
'A touch of racism': Calls for bilingual traffic signs
Rules around bilingual road signage have been described as having "a touch of racism" by a Rotorua iwi representative.
The programme to improve Lake Rotorua's water quality
Jesse speaks to Helen Creagh the Rotorua Catchments Manager about the programme works and its results so far. Audio
Rotorua Labour candidate Claire Mahon on near miss
Unsuccessful Labour candidate for Rotorua, Claire Mahon, is not sure yet if she will stay in the city and contest the 2023 election.