Bay Of Plenty
Search underway for man swept downstream
Police are supporting the family of a man who was swept downstream after falling from a boat in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki.
Mauao landslide: Independent review ordered as iwi call for answers
Tauranga City Council has ordered an independent review into events leading up to the Mauao landslide, as Ngāi Te Rangi call for a full investigation into what caused it.
Child killed in Pāpāmoa landslide mourned as talented musician
The boy died alongside his grandmother at their Welcome Bay Rd home.
Grandmother, grandchild killed in Pāpāmoa landslide
RNZ understands the two people who died after a landslide engulfed a house on Welcome Bay Road are a grandmother and a grandchild.
Two teenagers among missing after Mt Maunganui landslide
Police say six people are missing at Mount Maunganui after Thursday's landslip at a campsite, while they are seeking further information on three others.
Children missing after slip in Mount Maunganui
RNZ understands children are among those missing after a landslide came down on several structures at campground at the base of Mauao, Mount Maunganui.
Special Broadcast: severe weather update for 21 January 2026
An RNZ special on the unfolding weather event in the North Island, presented by Ingrid Hipkiss. Red heavy rain warnings are in place for Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne from Tologa… Audio
Man dies after being pulled from water in Rotorua geothermal area
Emergency services were called to the geothermal valley on Tukiterangi Street last night.
Two seriously injured in Whakatāne single-vehicle crash
Two people have been seriously injured in a crash in Whakatāne, after a single vehicle drove off the road.
Man pulled from water at Mt Maunganui beach dies
A man has died after being pulled from the water at a beach in Mount Maunganui.
Tauranga businesses grappling with increase in homeless
Tauranga retailers say more homeless has meant more aggressiveness and damage, with staff at one store facing daily urine clean-ups.
Judge gives home detention to man who exported child abuse material
Michael Paul Graham was just 15 years old when he came across pornographic imagery and developed an "addiction" to child sexual abuse material.
Minister reviews funding after $133k Rotorua lake weed clean-up
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell calls the city's weed control funding 'grossly unfair'.
Young driver going 80km/h over limit hits spikes, collides with oncoming truck
Two passengers were also taken to hospital in a serious conditions after the vehicle collided with an oncoming truck.
Council opens door to private management of Rotorua Night Market
It's the latest potential shift for the long-running Thursday event.
'Several' people injured in serious Rotorua crash
Tauranga Direct Road is closed while emergency services respond.
Poripori waterhole tragedy: Second water death in two summers
Signs in the area warn of drowning risks due to water flows released from the Lake McLaren dam upstream.
Pukehina deaths: Investigation into two deaths at same property ongoing
Police are still investigating the events leading up to the deaths of a man and a woman in Pukehina.
Man who went missing in Lake Tikitapu found dead
A body has been found after a man went missing while swimming near Rotorua last week.
