Rotorua
The magical Rotorua Redwoods Nightlights
Kathryn talks with award winning lighting and furniture designer, David Trubridge, whose latest project is the installation of 30 huge lantern creations in Rotorua's redwood Treewalk, to create the… Audio
17-year-old arrested over toddler's disappearance
A 17-year-old has been arrested after 18-month-old Elisaia Kiff vanished from his cot overnight in Rotorua.
Police investigate disappearance of young Rotorua boy
A man has been arrested in relation to the kidnapping of an 18-month-old boy, whose parents say he was taken from his home overnight in Rotorua. Audio
Amy Dibley, physio to the farmers
When Amy Dibley came back from her OE, she needed a job – so she bought a massage table and an EFTPOS machine and headed out into the country. Now she has ten physiotherapy clinics and has just been… Audio
Weather might have caused second eruption in Rotorua
A second hydrothermal eruption in Lake Rotorua might be weather-related, according to a GNS volcanologist.
Geyser eruption sends water 30m into the air
Geysers erupted in a lake near Rotorua this morning, forcing one witness and her family to flee to higher ground. Video, Audio
Rotorua geyser erupts like a shaken bottle of fizzy drink
An eruption in Lake Rotorua early this morning was like a cap blowing off a well-shaken bottle of fizzy drink, says a geothermal inspector.
Māori couple create first Te Reo speaking dolls
Disappointed by the lack of a Māori speaking doll on the market to gift their daughter, a Rotorua couple created their own. Video, Audio
Japanese tourists attacked in Rotorua park
Two Japanese tourists were attacked in Rotorua on Saturday night, with the male victim suffering a broken jaw.
Nia Glassie's mother sent back to prison
The mother of Rotorua girl Nia Glassie, who was killed in 2007, has been recalled to prison because she is an "undue risk to the safety of the community".
Rotorua's Tania Tapsell on being a young councillor
Local body elections take place in two months time ( 8 October) and if your image of local councillors is that they are all over 50 years of age and white, then our next guest will disrupt that… Audio
Winners of kapa haka festival named
Te Rōpū Raukura, from Rotorua Boys' and Rotorua Girls' High School, has won the national secondary schools' kapa haka competition in Napier. Audio
Woman convicted of Moko's killing to appeal
The woman convicted with her partner of the manslaughter of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri is to appeal against her sentence.
Man shot by police was on monitored bail
The man shot by police outside a Rotorua shopping centre yesterday was on electronically monitored bail, Corrections says.
Police open to wearing body cameras
Police are open to the use of body cameras but introducing them is not a simple matter, says the acting Police Commissioner. Audio
Methamphetamine use causing issues for police and health sector
Addiction experts say they're not surprised police tasers and pepper spray had no affect on an offender high on methamphetamine. Audio
Police say they had no choice but to shoot man on meth
A man shot by police in Rotorua remains in a critical condition in hospital. It was the second police shooting in two days. Acting Police Commissioner Mike Clement says in both cases he's satisfied… Audio
Man shot by police in Rotorua in critical condition in Waikato
Man shot by police in Rotorua remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. Police say they had no option but to shoot after attempts to pepper spray and taser the armed… Audio
Taser used before shooting, police say
Police tasered and pepper-sprayed a man wielding a slasher in Rotorua before they shot and critically injured him. Video
Mud Festival for Rotorua
Rotorua has announced it will hold a mud festival in December. It's based on a similar event in South Korea which attracts more than three million visitors a year, and Boryeong City where it's based… Audio