Eruption at Whakaari/White Island raises alert level
The Volcanic Alert Level has now been raised to Level 3.
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A 39-year-old man is facing charges after police searched a Whakatāne property.
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand are attending a structure fire in Matata, Whakatāne.
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Private Caroline Paulsen, from Whakatāne. used her army training to become an athlete.
The Bay athletes bringing medals home: Hayden Wilde wins silver at Olympics
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'Genuine Kiwi bloke': Police name man who died on fishing trip near Whakaari
His funeral will be held in Rotorua on Friday.
New look for contentious tidal pool takes shape
Work to remedy the heavily criticised tidal pool should finish this month.
Luxon bypasses highway protest by flying into Urewera
Tūhoe protesters waited on road for PM, who took to the air instead.
Whakaari ash plume silhouetted at sunrise
Gas and steam spewed out of White Island this morning.
Body found in search off Whakaari/White Island, believed to be man who went overboard
Police earlier said the missing person was one of four on the vessel.
Person overboard may have been missing since midnight, search under way near Whakaari/White Island
Flight radar shows a rescue helicopter traversing the area.
Four injured in crash south of Whakatāne
Two people are seriously hurt and one person is in a moderate condition.
New host announced for The Hits Tauranga
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Crater lake disappears: What's driving Whakaari/White Island?
Gas and steam was now exiting from an enlarged vent on the crater floor.
Smash-and-grab teen gets 'crushing' sentence as judge cites need for deterrence
Judge Thomas Ingram said a point had been reached where 'enough’s enough'.
Truck driver speaks after fatal SH2 crash: 'I had no time to react'
The speedway legend says his leg is 'munted' and he's 'lucky' to still have his foot.
Watch: Impressive plumes seen from Whakaari - but what's causing them?
Social media flooded with photos of the plumes taken from the Bay of Plenty coast.
Whakaari owners want to grant scientists access
'If they're not monitoring that risk, that's not fair. I don't care who owns it.'
'Beast has been well behaved': Mayor writes to ministers over volcano concerns
Lack of Whakaari/White Island monitoring increases ‘existential risk’.
Freezing! Region's temperatures dip below zero under clear skies
Central North Island and BoP feel the pinch.
'A Pandora’s box': Fears over toxic wood waste removal at harbour site
One councillor believes 'it’s quite a frightening situation'.
'Sad day': Michael Hill Jewellers' Whakatāne store to close due to high crime
The store added extra security aids including fog cannons and additional security cameras.
White Island Tours declares insolvency, liquidators appointed
Company struggled to raise money to pay a fine after eruption tragedy.
Police deployed ahead of memorial ride year on from gang president's death
A number of gang members are expected to attend gathering in eastern Bay of Plenty.
Wildlife, community, arts and music stalwarts honoured in the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua
King's Birthday Honours from around Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty.
Police seeking help to find alleged fleeing driver who ran into a lagoon
The driver was earlier seen driving in 'an unsafe manner' around midnight.
'Struggling': Poverty worst in 60 years says school principal
"We were poor. We didn’t have anything, but we were never poverty-stricken."
25 minutes to escape: The need to prepare for megathrust quake and tsunami
'When we have a magnitude 9 earthquake the roading network will fail completely.'
Big Lotto win for Taupō, BoP towns in the money
Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night.
'I’m just stunned': Council concerned residents don’t know where to go in tsunami alert
Many submissions mentioned 2021 tsunami alert that resulted in jammed streets.
BoP residents wake to icy temps, Minister praises restraint amid grid crisis
The country’s grid operator Transpower issued a warning notice.
'Kick in the guts': Tradies 'poaching' work from locals 'rife' amid slowdown
'A high volume of tradies [are] jumping in the ute and trying to grab some of the work'
'Doesn’t make sense': BOP doctors speak out amid strikes
Junior doctors picketed outside hospitals this week.
Homeless in Whakatāne: ‘We’ve got nowhere to go’
“We’ve got heaps of blankets, but it is getting cold at night.”