Raveen Saily, who groomed a Rotorua 13-year-old on Snapchat then raped her, was on bail at the time awaiting trial for ...

In Japanese culture, Onsens are very much a part of life, believed to help soothe ailments and boost vitality. The Takaragawa ...

A sexual predator who groomed a Rotorua 13-year-old on Snapchat then raped her was on bail at the time awaiting trial for ...

Here are some of the winners, finalists, and nominees from the 2025 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition and ...

Lum, 31, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. It is alleged he was the motorcyclist who drove dangerously and hit and killed Johnson on Edmund Rd in Rotorua on June 15. Riki Ronald Edward Lum, 31, ...

Mark Kelvin Jefferson said the word “guilty” through tears as he admitted causing the death of his friend Stuart Stobie in a ...

Mark Kelvin Jefferson said the word “guilty” through tears as he admitted causing the death of a friend in a hunting incident ...

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Two men charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of Rotorua deaf and blind man Paige Johnson have denied a range of charges ...

Rotorua police are planning a crackdown on illegal dirt bike riders, with a senior officer warning it could be only a matter ...

Kat Zhou has won the Aquatic Life category in the 2025 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition, while a shot of a ...

BigPicture began in 2014 and has received more than 64,000 images from photographers around the world since launching. The ...