PM Christopher Luxon speaks to Mike Hosking after saying businesses have ‘parent-child’ mentality
Asked if his comments had been misreported or if he over-spoke, Luxon said it could have been “either…
Migrant worker in Rotorua teen sex ring, Nishanth Parakudiyil Prahladan, to be deported from New Zealand
That same year, he was arrested and charged with entering into a contract for the provision of sexual…
Rotorua start-up Cetogenix lands $23m grant in United Kingdom
The $23m grant is for a three-year project called Hydrothermal Oxidation – Futureproofing Bioresource Management in the UK…
Amyloidosis: Rotorua mother finds answers after two years of fatigue, breathlessness
Her breathlessness meant she could not climb the one flight of stairs to her office at work and…
Anzac Day weekend road toll: Two dead in Rotorua SH36 crash
A Hato Hone St John spokeswoman said an ambulance and rapid response unit sent to help had treated…
On The Up: Rotorua’s Essjay Bennett competes in the Little Miss and Mister Aotearoa New Zealand 2026 pageant
The event is in its third year. Winners will travel to Sanya, China in May for an international…
Rotorua crash: Person seriously injured, State Highway 36 closed at Leonard Rd
Police and other emergency services were called to the scene. A person has been seriously injured in a…
Rotorua homicide: Two more face accessory charges over death of Nicholas Mitchell
Police said his injuries were not consistent with a crash, and they began a homicide investigation. Te Kani…
Rotorua triple murder trial delayed: New date set for Justin Jeffries case
Jeffries is also charged with wounding Adam Sour with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on September 23…
Convicted Rotorua child abducter John Tekuru found outside school, at playground, after prison release
That data went on to find him in breach of his prison release conditions, which state that he…
Driver in Rotorua crash that killed Sakura Hall, 2, admits he was on drugs
His lawyer, Andy Hill, said that while the man admitted the charge, he disputed some of the police’s…
Rotorua retiree walks 707km from Cape Egmont to Māhia Peninsula, raising over $10k for charities
After completing the 3000km Te Araroa Trail and a South Island coast-to-coast trek “for fun”, Murphy said a…