Bay Of Plenty

The council said nearby residents should also evacuate if they see any further land movement.

The cost of Tauranga's Baypark to Bayfair highway link has risen by another $30 million, reaching nearly $300m.

Knocker Harris started making wooden toys for his grandchilden - 12 years later he can't stop.

A recent survey comparing Tauranga to seven other cities in Aotearoa revealed 77 percent of residents considered traffic congestion "a big problem", and 97 percent think it is a problem.

The Good Farm – a raw milk producer and market garden in the Bay of Plenty – is a real family affair. Former chef Loren Gibbs tells us about trading in the heat of the kitchen for digging in the dirt…

A leading local, award-winning and proudly-independent radio station based in Whakatāne has changed hands after more than 50 years on air. We ask the boss who’s been there for most of them: is it the…

MetService has severe rain warnings for Tai Rāwhiti and warnings in place for other eastern parts of the motu.

Eight vehicles have been impounded and nine people arrested following two gang tangi in Bay of Plenty, police say.

Tauranga residents are facing a rates rise of 9.4 percent from July, but the council was still "losing ground", as this was lower than the costs it was facing.

Two rafting companies believe they and others have collectively lost at least $1 million as high flows keep them off the Kaituna River.

The development of a 13ha block of former forestry land has been announced for a city Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan says is "bursting at the seams".

New laws aimed at cracking down on gang activity were used for the first time yesterday following a funeral procession near Whakatāne for a slain Mongrel Mob boss, Justice Minister Kiri Allan says.

Police believe the shots were related to drug dealing but they came in the wake of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini's death and tangi.

White Island Tours has pleaded guilty to two amended charges, relating to the health and safety regime when Whakaari / White Island erupted in 2019.

Ōpōtiki Mongrel Mob Barbarians boss Steven Taiatini died after he was run down by a ute in Ōpōtiki, police say.

A family friend of a slain gang boss believes there will be a lot of work behind the scenes to keep tensions at bay. Audio

Members of the Mongrel Mob Barbarians have gathered at Hillcrest Cemetery to farewell their fallen leader.