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Inflation is always a hot topic in financial markets, and it will be even more prominent as fuel prices push it higher over the next quarter or two.

A Tauranga prostate cancer survivor says "too many men" are dying from the disease, amid calls for a national screening programme.

Rotorua's Lifang Chen shares her experience as a Chinese New Zealander living here.

Hours of "talking about grass" paid off, one of the country's top dairy farmers says.

A Rotorua artist's "edgy" entry for the Adam Portraiture Award was confronting for her subject.

Rotorua Lakes Council has reversed its opposition to a controversial prisoner rehabilitation facility in Ōwhata, but the programme faces ongoing Environment Court scrutiny and continued uncertainty following the loss of Corrections funding.

A Bay of Plenty resident had a rude wake-up when a woman allegedly stole his camper while he and his cat were still inside.

A Rotorua drug dealer who had wads of cash totalling more than $25,000 stashed in different spots has been forced to forfeit the funds.

The new food and garden organics (FOGO) kerbside collection service for Rotorua will not begin on July 1 as planned.

Other regions are "jealous" of Rotorua's Business Awards, says a city business leader.

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell says the Government's three-month deadline for proposals on sweeping local government reform is too short to properly consult the community.

A Rotorua businessman has been charged with two counts of neglect after police allege he failed to take proper care of a vulnerable woman in his care.

Heavy-footed drivers zooming south of Rotorua will need to start sticking to the speed limit or be fined.

Fatal car crashes are heartbreaking for the families involved – and they also impact emergency services personnel who respond. One Rotorua survivor praised responders for their compassion at the devastating scene of an Anzac Day crash, while police said emergency crews 'faced a tough scene' at a triple-fatal near Waiōuru two days later. Reporter Megan Wilson finds out how these events can impact...

A key player in the proposed merger of Rotorua's commercial rafting companies is frustrated by new signs the Commerce Commission may block the deal despite support from the city's tourism industry.

A salon chair chat between Rotorua schoolmates has become a multi-award-winning product challenging one of the hair industry's oldest staples.

As geotechnical work begins on a replacement for Pekatahi Bridge, a Whakatāne truck driver says a lack of maintenance on the old bridge is endangering the public and his business.

A Taupō businessman who ripped off the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy system by more than $40,000 has lost his bid to get his sentence reduced.

A fatberg has been blamed for causing a sewer leak that contaminated a Rotorua waterhole last week, forcing it to close for two days.

From Tauranga to Rotorua, discover upcoming events in the Bay of Plenty region.

An internationally recognised medical expert has been killed in a crash near Kinleith, near Taupō.

Historical human remains have been discovered in Bay of Plenty.

Perfect weather and a buzzing Lakefront welcomed more than 7000 participants to this year's Rotorua Marathon.

Brian "Gibbo" Gibbons was sad to be removing his fish and chips business, Gibbos on the Wharf from its home at 2 The Strand, beside the wharf yesterday.

Despite security fencing and signs warning of "extreme danger", some people are still risking the West End to Ōtarawairere Bay section of Ngā Tapuwai o Toi.

The S&P 500 index in the US has increased for four consecutive weeks, rebounding strongly from the weakness in March.

Kiwifruit growers will save millions of dollars in tariffs thanks to the new trade agreement with India, industry giant Zespri says.

Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent fixing up damaged and rundown Rotorua motels after they were used for emergency housing.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich features in this winter's programme of author talks at the Rotorua Library.

A woman charged over a fatal crash involving a car and a bus carrying students is accused of trying to hide a nang canister from police after the crash.