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‘Hang yourself’: Mayor raises security concerns after online abusive messages
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has shared some of the profanity-laden online abuse she has received over a sewerage pipe near a sacred lake.

Legal bid to halt sewerage pipe works fails in Environment Court
Works on the Tarawera Sewerage Scheme near Rotorua was paused about a month ago following legal challenges by groups protesting the works at Lake Rotokakahi.

Country Life: Innovation meets tradition at Rotorua kumara harvest
It's nearly time for the kumara harvest at Kai Rotorua and this year, old meets new.

Council votes to comply with directive to fluoridate water supply
Rotorua was among 14 councils directed to fluoridate some or all water supplies by the director general of health in 2022.

Elections 2025: Which of Rotorua’s mayor and councillors will stand again
Revealed: Which Rotorua councillors say they will – or won't – stand in local election.

Man found dead in his armchair four days after being discharged from hospital
Lance Hohaia Houpapa, 66, suffered a traumatic aortic laceration following a car crash in Rotorua and died at home.

Rotorua ‘really keen’ to get Chinese tourists back
The city has seen a 37.5% decrease in the number of Chinese tourists compared to before the pandemic.

Rotorua deputy mayor criticises ‘unfair’ rates swap proposal
She says it makes the district council look like the "bad guys" with a rates rise.

Operation Trolley: Why Rotorua’s top cop says opposition worked
January's Operation Trolley lasted three days and resulted in 13 people being arrested, 45 trolleys returned to stores and 19 trespass orders issued.

Concerns for missing Rotorua man Mark Taute
He has been missing since 9 February.

Sewerage pipeline work near tapu lake to continue despite protests
The construction of a controversial sewerage pipeline near a Rotorua lake considered tapu by mana whenua is set to continue despite protests.

Ivy League schools come calling for Rotorua teen - first Princeton, now Harvard
Growing up, Jared Lasike often felt his Ivy League university dream was out of reach. But he’s proof, twice over, that dreams can come true.

Frustration as Rotorua rapist gets name suppression
The court's decision to grant a Rotorua rapist permanent name suppression is frustrating but understandable, says Louise Nicholas.

Dog kicked, punched and thrown to the ground by Rotorua man
A Rotorua man who kicked his dog in the ribcage before punching it in the head and throwing it on the ground has been sentenced to community service.

Record number of paddlers on board for secondary school waka ama champs
Countdown to the world’s biggest secondary school waka ama event, on next week at Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua.

Co-principal slams govt lunch programme after Rotorua students served single bread roll
The co-principal of Te Wharekura o Ngati Rongomai has called out the government's school lunch programme after some students were dished out only a single bun.

Rotorua retirement village approved under fast-track consent
Summerset Group, for its first foray into Rotorua, is allowed a maximum 260-units, 20 assisted living suites, 20 hospital-level care beds and 30 care suites.

Rotorua retirement village approved under fast-track consent
The village - complete with bar, cafe and theatre - has been green lit.

Seven arrested at land occupation near Lake Rotokakahi
Rotokakahi has been a site of controversy due to the Rotorua Lakes District Council's planned Tarawera Sewerage Scheme.