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Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon.

The family wants to allow monitoring of the volcano, but feels stymied by the court case over the explosion, lawyer says.

But Mahé Drysdale says he has worked in the city, grew up there and, if elected, will move at the end of the year.

A group of Rotorua children have used science to prove whether the basis of the legendary love story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai is true.

A new retirement village in Mount Maunganui is upsetting neighbours and drawing attention to fast-tracking legislation.

"We're not giving up on you," judge tells teen who robbed a jewellery store while on home detention.

The waters of Lake Rotorua's lit up in celebration of Matariki with the help of 160 drones.

Voting papers will start going out this weekend to residents of Tauranga for the city's first local body elections in nearly five years, with four of the mayoral candidates facing off in a debate last…

Police have charged four teenagers, aged 14 and 15, over a serious assault in Kawerau that left a person in critical condition with stab wounds.

The facility, at Sulphur Point, will boast research laboratories, classrooms and public engagement spaces.

Power line and weather woes look set to continue for parts of the North Island, with work continuing on the Northland supply and storms forecast.

CCTV cameras and more police on the streets are expensive but are worth every cent being spent, mayor Tania Tapsell says. Audio

Four young people have been arrested as police seek others who may have been involved.

One man threatened to retrieve a gun during the confrontation, police say.

Building work to restore Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa will begin this month.

Mount Business Association has invited all mayoral and council candidates to a meeting to inform voters on their position. Audio