Bay Of Plenty

A diesel spill south of Coromandel Peninsula has prompted a warning from police.

Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale says it is a "despicable and disrespectful act". Audio

Has Springfield Golf Course been saved?

"The objectionable nature of these odours ranges from very unpleasant to nauseating and unbearable, " one submitter to a hearing says.

John Stride made a false insurance claim on a $1.3 million policy after heavy rain caused damage to a site he was working on and for which he had failed to organise cover.

A police spokesperson said a person found the body at around 12.45pm.

"Having a business that employs that many people right here in a small village has been a very fortunate thing for the locals to have."

The proposed sale took another turn last week when Tauranga council was served with judicial review proceedings and the High Court granted an interim injunction to prevent the sale from going ahead.

Liquidators will take care of the Maketū Pies business while they find a buyer.

Fourteen arrests have been made during the tangi, with guns also seized by police. Audio

Tauranga council has released previously private documents and agendas relating to the controversial sale of its marine precinct.

Hato Hone St John says it sent 13 vehicles to respond to the accident.

One person died at the scene of the crash while five others needed to be hospitalised.

A proposal to cut programs from a Rotorua apprenticeship training program has blindsided the forestry and wood manufacture industry, a tutor says. Audio

The collision was reported about 2pm on Saturday, near Dunlop Road, in Waiotahe.

The High Court granted an interim injunction, which prevented the the sale of Tauranga's marine precinct from being completed.

The injunction is aimed at stopping "interference" with sewerage pipeline construction near Rotorua - which implications for protests against the project.

Ten households were evacuated in Bay of Plenty community Te Puna after a shelter belt fire broke out.

Three of Whakatāne's high-end businesses fear months of flood protection works starting early next year could shut their doors forever.