In August 1944, as German forces retreated from France, they left behind three massive King Tigers in Châteaudun. One of them, Tank 11, was photographed extensively after the war. This Then & Now ...

Arrests have been made as work on a controversial pipeline resumed at a tapu Rotorua lake overnight. Video / Protect Rotokakahi Arrests have been made but no charges laid after police faced off ...

Seven people were arrested for trespass after refusing to leave the Tarawera Sewerage worksite during a sewerage pipeline protest at Lake Rotokākahi, police say. Police said about 80 officers met ...

Rotorua police are appealing for sightings of 51-year-old Mark Taute, also known as Mark Edwards. He was last seen 9 February in the Hamurana area of Rotorua. Police said there are concerns for his ...

A fire at Rotorua Recycling Centre that blanketed the surrounding area with smoke was likely caused by careless disposal, authorities say. Three fire trucks and a water tanker were called to a ...

A person is in serious condition after a crash in the Bay of Plenty. Police said they were alerted to the two-vehicle collision on State Highway 30 in Rotoiti Forest, Rotorua, at around 9:20am on ...

One person is in a serious condition after a crash involving a truck in the Bay of Plenty Police say emergency services were called to State Highway 30 Rotoiti ... in the Lake Rotoma area.

Police say emergency services were called to State Highway 30 Rotoiti Forest about 9.20am ... Three trucks from Rotorua, Kawerau and Rotoma were called to the crash.

Police say emergency services were called to State Highway 30 at Rotoiti Forest at about 9.20am ... Hato Hone St John said one person was taken to Rotorua Hospital by road in a critical condition.

Protesters are demanding Rotorua Lakes District Council divert the intended sewer pipe - saying it threatens the tapu of the site where many were buried after the Mount Tarawera eruption.

Why it's incredible: The lake is one of the largest on Earth, but it lies beneath several miles of ice. Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is similar in size to North America's Lake ...