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Scion's new $14m building has been designed to welcome in the public and to showcase the sustainable use of wood.

Bach owners on East Coast land being returned to iwi under Treaty of Waitangi settlement can continue to use an illegal road to get to their homes while the council works to solve the access issues.

The number of horses roaming Ōpōtiki's streets has got out of control and neither police nor the council have the resources to deal with the problem, a council spokesperson says.

An officer used excessive and unjustified force on a drunk and aggressive man, the police watchdog says.

The meat and liver of a great white shark have been seized by the Department of Conservation after a search warrant in Tauranga.

Whakatāne Mayor Judy Turner is thrilled Whakatāne Mill has been officially sold.

Interest in the next court hearing for the Whakaari eruption prosecution is so high the Ministry of Justice will livestream to a second location.

Whakatāne Mill staff have reached an agreement in principle with their potential new employer and are hopeful the sale of the mill will be finalised soon too.

The Auditor-General has told the Tauranga City Council to sharpen up its project procurement process, following the failure of a $19 million car park building.

Multiple people have been injured - at least two seriously - after reportedly being assaulted by gang members outside a bar in Rotorua.

Māori wards will be adopted in Rotorua in time for the next local election.

The potential closure of Kawerau's paper mill is a "real blow" to the community, Labour MP Tamati Coffey says.

Cheers, waiata, and tears of relief and joy flowed as Whakatāne District councillors voted unanimously to establish Māori wards yesterday.