Bay Of Plenty

One person has been arrested after a reported firearms incident in Rotorua this morning.

Kawerau District Council's request for a parcel of Whakatāne land is necessary to create jobs, its mayor says.

Provincial Growth Fund applications have resulted in Ōpōtiki holding an increased number of closed meetings in the past three years.

Police are appealing for information after a 17-year-old man was stabbed in Rotorua overnight.

Hinerangi Goodman is launching a legal battle to reclaim her seat on the Whakatāne District Council.

The Local Government Minister is seeking advice from officials after a judicial recount overturned one of the results in the Whakatāne District Council's election.

Many are calling for change following the election debacle at Whakatane District Council.

Bay of Plenty locals who are reeling in the region's pesky catfish problem scooped the top gong at New Zealand's Biosecurity Awards.

Newcomer Hinerangi Goodman was chosen as Whakatāne District councillor after a tied result - now a recount has reversed the decision by a single vote.

It all started with a passion for science and a mother's burning frustration about unripe avocados.

A Tauranga councillor who outraged local Māori after he labelled the treaty "a joke" and "an iwi gravy train" is defending his comments.

The toss of a coin may determine who represents the southern-most communities of the Whakatane district over the next three years after a draw in the Murupara-Galatea ward.

The ACT party leader has paid tribute to well-known Tauranga sailor and ACT candidate Stuart Pedersen who died when his yacht sank in bad weather yesterday. Video, Audio

The region's sole health board member plans to lobby ministers after a major drop in representation following the elections.

A lifestyle block, five Harley-Davidsons and a classic car have been seized by police as part of an organised crime operation in Bay of Plenty.

Tenby Powell will be Tauranga's new mayor and a new mayor will also take up the reins in Whakatane.

The police are appealing for information after a dairy in Tauranga was robbed at gunpoint last night.

For years Chris and Jill Whalley battled to be able to produce cheese from unpasteurised milk. Now parliamentarians, the people they had to convince, are eating Mount Eliza cheese at Bellamy's.