A pumping Easter weekend in Rotorua is expected to have a “hugely significant” impact on the local economy post-Covid-19 and amid a cost of living crisis. Rotorua’s accommodation was at near capacity ...

New rules around the safety of swimming pools will see the council having to inspect pools every three years. Photo/File Rotorua swimming pool owners will soon have to pay for safety inspections under ...

Rotorua mayor Kevin Winters says he, councillors and council staff are shocked and saddened at the news that an eight year old boy has tragically died after falling into a hot thermal pool in ...

Emergency services have recovered a body found in a hot pool at Rotorua's Kuirau Park. Police are treating the death as unexplained, and are working to identify the person and establish what their ...

Matthew Tuimaualuga had been drinking and smoking cannabis with two others around a boiling thermal pool in Rotorua when he slipped and fell to his death in the water, a coroner has ruled. His death ...

A couple have been filmed risking life and limb at a popular tourist destination in New Zealand, ignoring extensive warning signs to avoid the area. This couple risked landing in hot water after a ...

The Rotorua Daily Post understands the man, who has been described as a “quiet bloke” known to sleep rough at times, was found in a hot pool. In response to Rotorua Daily Post questions, a police ...

A 61-year-old man who was pulled dead from a family hot pool in Rotorua this morning will be tested for hydrogen sulphide poisoning. A spokesman for the Rotorua Coroner's office said the man was found ...