It took Bay of Plenty woman Katie Hodge 16 hours and 18 minutes over two days to cross the finish line of the South Island’s 243km Coast to Coast multisport.
A section of State Highway 5 near Rotorua has fully reopened after a slip.
The slip came down near Dansey Rd, northwest of the city, overnight and detours
Rotorua’s wastewater system was “unable to cope at several points” during last night’s heavy rain resulting in overflow into Lake Rotorua.
The city bore th