Bay Of Plenty

The Whakatāne District Council is considering next steps to remove homes from the Awatarariki fanhead after the 2005 Matatā disaster.

Kawerau District Council is preparing for tough and urgent discussions on the lockdown's financial impact.

Some Rotorua Lakes councillors are calling for a council-wide voluntary pay cut as the economic impacts of Covid-19 begin to bear down.

Ōpōtiki District Council is still getting to grips with the lockdown, but says staff layoffs aren't the answer.

The centre - similar to others around the country - was activated when the country entered a state of emergency.

Rotorua Lakes Council has admitted editing the public record of a meeting on the eve of the Covid-19 lockdown. Video

First person - Mount Maunganui is known as Mauao to local tangata whenua. And many people are happy it's getting a break during the lockdown.

Freedom campers have described a makeshift campground at a Whakatāne shopping centre as a breach of human rights.

Rotorua Lakes Council says no public matters were edited out of its recording of its pre-lockdown meeting. Video

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has suspended public consultation for its annual plan, but will continue for crucial flood protection measures.

Ngāti Awa is asking the public to stay off its farmland at Ōhope, saying the number of people using it for recreation during the lockdown is "unmanageable".

One of New Zealand's smallest councils is on track for a 478-hectare boost, which it hopes will create more jobs.

Despite pleas from some, many Rotorua councillors are not in favour of a rates freeze in response to Covid-19.

Today is Rotorua Coroner Wallace Bain's last day at work after 28 years of service.

Tauranga is one of the fastest growing areas of New Zealand but with that is growing gang war and a massive rates hike.

A two-car crash on SH2 in the Bay of Plenty has left one person dead and two with moderate to serious injuries.