'Absolutely ridiculous', the boss of Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services admitted.

No one was injured in the incident and a 41-year-old woman was taken into custody.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

Submissions can be made on the council’s website.

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.

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.

Burials have been delayed for up to six months because of the water table.

“This is the fifth or sixth tree poisoned like this in the last few years.”

The burglaries happened on Monday morning.

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.

"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.

The island erupted in 2019, killing 22 people and injuring another 25.

A plan to lower the speed limit has been described as fanatical by Mayor Victor Luca.

The 2023 edition of the Tai Mitchell tournament is being played in Whakatāne.

Strong wind warnings issued for Bay of Plenty and Coromandel.

A homicide investigation was launched after man was found dead.