Mayor Tania Tapsell has asked for more time to resolve councillors' concerns and formally submit the proposal.

A bitter blast saw Rotorua record its coldest temperature in 55 years this morning, while sub-zero conditions gripped parts ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he is committed to ensuring emergency housing does not get “out of hand” in Rotorua again if his party is elected to Government. But he stopped short of an apology to ...

Rotorua Lakes Council has failed to reach an agreement on how it wants to approach local government reforms. It voted today ...

Rotorua's mayor says Chris Luxon doesn't need to feel sorry, after igniting backlash for comments at a local business event.

Rotorua councillors Karen Barker, Robert Lee, Don Paterson and Gregg Brown previously conditionally supported a Rotorua unitary authority as part of a wider Bay of Plenty plan, but voted against ...

A Rotorua business leader told Prime Minister Christopher Luxon about the city’s struggling economy at a function, prompting ...

Police have released the name of the person killed after a crash in Rotorua at the weekend. Joshua Heath, 19, of Rotorua, was in a vehicle which crashed into a streetlight on Te Ngae Road shortly ...

Rotorua’s toastie-making talent is in the national spotlight, with two local eateries named among the finalists in the 2026 ...