Toxic algal bloom warning issued for Ōkawa Bay, Lake Rotoiti.

Three champions give input into the new Crankworx downhill track.

Iwi places rāhui on Ōhiwa Harbour as search for missing swimmer intensifies.

Boxing Day shoppers in Rotorua and Tauranga are happy to be spending.

Bay of Plenty retailers report mixed Christmas spending figures, but some remain upbeat.

The Bay of Plenty maritime team will be checking for rule compliance.

The holiday park says staff pick up a bag of rubbish a day from the carpark opposite.

Walker mentors six jade carvers in Rotorua.

She has outlived her one-year life expectancy and focuses on the positive: 'I am living'

A disregard for authority could be why those attending court are thumbing their noses.

"If you’re loyal to them, they will be loyal to you."

Salvation Army sends massive aroha to 'generous' community as preliminary tally revealed.

Two more motels will stop being contracted by the Government for emergency housing.

The money will help fund 'supportive cancer care and integrative medicine' retreats.

'We are preparing for the busiest summer we have seen.'

She was one of six people to lose their lives on Rotorua roads in a week.

Thirteen people are now appearing before the court on a range of charges.

It exceeded last year's donation total after the rides sold out within hours.

Crews monitored hotspots on Mt Edgecumbe near Kawerau overnight.

A man was seen wearing one of their stolen shirts after they tracked their missing tech.

'Me and my wife don’t really know what to say or do.'

New footpaths, swings and CCTV have upgraded a number of Rotorua's rural areas.

Its donations will help people have a 'nice, festive, happy Christmas'.

A man charged with careless use of a firearm causing death has appeared in court.

Richard Paru was high on methamphetamine when he tortured a woman in her own home.

The road was closed for several hours, with a long detour in place.