Bay Of Plenty

Adams Avenue between Maunganui Road and Marine Parade will be open to both vehicles and pedestrians.

Ōpōtiki residents whose properties are being overrun by cats are urging the council to instate a policy to restrict numbers.

Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale has described the days following the Mauao landslide tragedy as "the hardest week of my life".

Gareth and Leanne Hall spent years fighting to save their daughter from the darkness that haunted her.

The school's principal says a student suffered a minor injury after a knife was pulled out during an altercation this morning.

Grey Power says disability, transport access and unfamiliar technology will turn a once simple errand into a "big challenge" for many.

The Tauranga 16-year-old blitzed the U18 world record in a performance that also eclipsed John Walker's national men's mark. Audio

"No words are big enough to capture this pain," Max Furse-Kee's mum said.

The paddleout was organised by Surfing New Zealand and Bay Boardriders, who are hosting an event at Mount Maunganui.

The remains of the Mount Maunganui landslide victim have been formally identified by the coroner.

One of the teams that have worked at the tragic Mt Maunganui campground landslide are returning home.

Sharon Maccanico, 15, was one of six victims of the deadly slip at the Mount Maunganui campground last week.

Lisa Maclennan's husband said she was incredibly selfless and would never shy away from a challenge.

Chiefs players stood with arms around each other.

Cordons have been in place around the campground where six people were killed.

Landslides have closed part of State Highway 2 - the main route between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne and helicopters have been taking supplies to the cut-off residents.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was joined by more than 1000 people at a community vigil on Thursday night at Coronation Park in Tauranga.

Swedish Måns Loke Bernhardsson was travelling around New Zealand with friends.