An expert makes the suggestion as police crack down on gang violence.

Mobsters accused of killing man who wouldn't give them drugs and attacking two others.

Police also made two arrests in Ōpōtiki amid gang tensions.

Lifeguards' summer patrols begin this weekend at Bay of Plenty beaches.

The regional council says the removal of the tree is essential for flood protection.

The couple “still can’t believe” their luck.

All the roads where the crashes occurred are now open.

The revised policy aims to align trading hours across the Eastern Bay.

The signs were put up this week, and taken down less than 24 hours later.

The latest news from the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

The fire forced the evacuation of the school.

Four women were victimised by the defendant.

No action has been seen at the site for more than a year.

The judge-alone trial resumed on Wednesday.

“People from all over the place want to help. It’s amazing."

The jewellery store owner threw cardboard boxes at the thief, who was wielding a weapon.

The Ōhope oyster farm's new owners have big plans.

The venue is still secret and its owners may not know it is a Stop Co-Governance event.

Third man faces a murder charge after a man's body was found down a Whakatāne bank.

Five people are now facing charges in relation to the death of Claude Takao.

Jesse Langford lost his mum, dad and sister on Whakaari.

"Hayden was clearly in the hurt box when he crossed the finish line."

"I thought, ‘You’ve got to be kidding, it’s somebody else, isn’t it?'"

Kaea was last seen in Poroporo, Whakatāne.

Brian Depauw piloted his first solo chopper trip to Whakaari on the fateful day in 2019.

Footage showed black smoke billowing from the truck at Rugby Park.

The force of the blast pushed hard hats and respirators off the American tourists' faces.

Katikati growers, farmers and residents discuss water quality with the regional council.

White Island Tours has said it will not be returning to the island.