Bay Of Plenty
Car hits Tauranga house, gas leak prompts evacuations
Emergency services were called to the crash in Pāpāmoa.
Thousands lose internet as Tauranga hit by outage
Work is underway to restore fibre to a large part of Tauranga after a feeder cable was cut on Sunday.
'Absolute tragedy': Fatal crash will weigh on Rotorua council candidate forever
Adams caused the fatal crash in which 72-year-old Anna Rose Lea died 12 years ago.
'Frustrated locals' lash out: Tauranga parking meters vandalised
Tauranga parking machines vandalised amid frustration over expansion of paid parking areas.
Café owner gets home detention in $335K exploitation case
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Ratha Ny sentenced after pleading guilty in March to four charges under the Immigration Act. Audio
'Forever in our hearts': Family mourns hot pools stabbing victim
A cousin of the woman killed in the Bay of Plenty on Thursday says she was a loving mother, daughter, niece, cousin, aunty and friend.
Woman charged with murder after a reported stabbing at hot pools
Emergency services were called to a property at Awakeri.
Fatal stabbing at Bay of Plenty hot pools
One person is dead and another is in custody, a local news outlet reports.
Toddler killed in Bay of Plenty crash named by police
Sakura Hall was killed and two other people were injured in the May crash.
Warning that Bay of Plenty shellfish may be toxic
The public are advised not to collect or consume shellfish on the east coast from Whakatane to Mount Maunganui.
Tauranga politicians remain outside the area, despite electoral boundary changes
Both the Tauranga mayor and local electorate MP live outside the area, and this will not change under the new electoral boundaries.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust calls for stronger partnership to protect Rotorua lakes
The trust says it has no "exclusive seat at the table" when it comes to Crown-led water management.
'No one injured' as police respond to incident in Rotorua
Police said there were reports someone had been injured, but upon arrival it appeared "not to be the case".
K?rero and Kai - sharing stories and flavours on the marae
Producer Justine Murray flexes her tastebuds on traditional kai cooked up at Otawhiwhi Marae where food and stories came together as part of this year's Flavours of Plenty Festival. It's the first… Audio
Whakatāne council emissions almost double due to tree felling
The felling of the Valley Road pine forest earlier this year was to prevent the risk of trees falling, and erosion.
Human remains found at East Cape beach
An investigation is underway after the discovery of human remains at Waihau Bay.
Person in hospital after gas incident at Bay of Plenty hotel
One person has been taken to hospital in the Bay of Plenty after a gas incident at the Hotel Matata this morning.
'School was boring': Getting hard-to-reach kids into construction careers
The Eastern Bay Trades Academy takes on about 15 students a year who learn on the job and gain NCEA level 3 at the same time. Audio
