Diane McCarthy

The pin oak tree has been repeatedly attacked over the past week with diesel - and the local council says tree poisoning is becoming a concerning trend for the district.

Whakatāne Kiwi Trust needs the community's help to find one of its birds - or rather, the signal that is throwing off its monitoring efforts.

Whakatāne police are rostering on extra staff to cope with any disturbances caused by the Stop Co-Governance Tour, expected to visit Whakatāne on Tuesday night.

A dog attack at the Whakatāne Heads on Monday has left a Whakatāne widower without his best mate, Buddy.

More than three and a half years after the horror of the Whakaari-White Island eruption, signs identifying Whakatāne as the gateway to the volcano are still in place.

A plan to lower the speed limit in Whakatāne district towns to 30 kilometres per hour has been described as fanatical by Mayor Victor Luca.

Eastern Bay bar owners and clubs feel they should be trusted to use their discretion about suitable closing hours.

Hundreds gathered from around the country to hear the Crown apology to Ōpōtiki iwi Te Whakatōhea on Saturday.

When Pete Montgomery started building his tiny house on a friend's lifestyle block near Whakatāne, he had no idea he was doing anything illegal.

New Zealand has had decades of warnings about the effects of deforestation of hillsides, draining of wetlands and building behind stopbanks, a freshwater expert says.

Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki face flooding, while Kawerau is looking at increased fire risk, a new report says.

A shortage of doctors in Kawerau has been cited as one of the reasons for not adding 80 more homes to the district, at a council hearing.

An Eastern Bay council is revisiting its poultry policy after social media highlighting of its chook rules backfired, bringing more angry squawks than happy clucks.

Hundreds turned out to pay their respects at the funeral of community leader and former Ōpōtiki district councillor Louis Rāpihana yesterday.

Ōpōtiki District Council has decided, against recommendations from staff, to install a sign on the side of Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi explaining that it is a library.

Multiple slips have been reported in Bay of Plenty after a swarm of quakes shook the region over the weekend and earlier this week.

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As well as being an important habitat for marsh birds and other wildlife, improving water quality and flood resilience, salt marshes may also have implications for combating climate change.

The 10km stretch of the Rangitaiki River is a mild ride, but getting to it has not been easy - until now.

Some submitters have asked for a total ban of audible bird scaring devices in the Whakatāne district - but Horticulture New Zealand says any further restrictions could harm the industry.

The beach area in Whakatāne was closed on New Year's day after a contractor discovered the broken sewage pipe.

Malcolm Campbell has been made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for his services to local government and the community.

All the Bay of Plenty couple want for Christmas is for the rain to stop, and with it the gradually-rising water under their home.

Families of some of the Australian victims of the Whakaari eruption were welcomed to Te Mānuka Tūtahi Marae for the memorial.

Whakatāne has been known as the Kiwi Capital of the World for over a decade, and now it has its own walk of fame.