Opinion: But they've faced heavy criticism. A new 60 Minutes piece is the latest example.

The school is on track to open in about 16 months but the zone is yet to be finalised.

It will include businesses, performance artists, musicians, poets and arts and crafts.

Rōpū from Maketū to Tongariro competed at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre today.

An exercise was still on a meeting agenda four weeks before the lethal volcanic eruption.

Niwa's 60-day index has deemed the Rotorua area and coastal Bay of Plenty "severely dry".

Three of Smith's victims were clients. He had business dealings with the other.

Bay of Plenty strandings have included Gray's beaked, pygmy sperm and orca whale species.

From April to August, 170 people came to Tauranga intending to stay for a year or more.

A total of $29,614,993 was granted for 77 marae restorations across the region.

But the DHB says there has been significant work to improve culture and address workloads.

Scientists should assess risk, says geologist but rescuer defends tourist operators.

"All of our carvings on the outside have deteriorated through time and weather."

Advance voting is important "because not everyone can make it on Saturday [October 17]".

Motorists need to be "putting themselves in the boots of our workers", Rob Campbell says.

Alert level 2 is too dangerous to allow tourists to visit volcanoes, under DoC rules.

National has announced its $105 million plan to rebuild tourism.

Judge John Macdonald said he had "not quite experienced something quite like this before".

Relatives of senior New Zealand political figures have been profiled on a secret database.

Inquiry independence from Government 'critically important' says National MP.

Hatcheries, aquaculture technology and workforce training explored.

Nigel Hampton QC: 'Bureaucracy knows time is a killer of perceived need'.

The footage is being used as evidence in WorkSafe's biggest investigation to date.

"I don't think anyone has come out lightly from the situation in the wedding industry."

Pollution from stormwater, sewerage, sediment and nutrient runoff has risen for decades.

Higgins fined $270,000 and ordered to pay more than $494,000 in reparations.

About 6000 workers were told on Saturday morning they had to be tested by midnight Monday.

The roofing was found in the water at Wardlaw Glade, Waimana just over two weeks ago.

In April last year, the whānau lost their home when an electrical fault started a fire.

"Just because it's social media doesn't mean there aren't consequences," Bridges said.

Overall, emissions in the Bay of Plenty grew 11.9 per cent from 2007 to 2018.

'I just didn't honestly believe such people could exist': Deputy mayor Andrew Iles.

Members will be getting new flags made after ending their use of the Confederate emblem.

Rheumatic fever starts with just a strep throat but repercussions can last decades.

Whakatōhea is the first iwi allowed to negotiate settlement while tribunal claims proceed.

Doctors' labour, skin supplies, drugs and intensive care facilities were some of costs.

Only councils who opt into the three waters reform programme can access the funding.

Peters: NZ about to enter a post-Depression era of having to work together to get through.

"We have been asking them [NZ Police] about it for I don't know how long."

Gateway Funerals is renovating a Kawerau building to start the town's only funeral home.

There are now 27 WorkSafe staff working on the investigation into the eruption.

Licensing authority sides with police.

"I told them there'd be no pissing around, no gawking ... just get in and do our job."

Whakaari six months on: "What's happened, it's just a tragedy."

Whakaari eruption victims had already hired the firm to sue cruise line Royal Caribbean.

Tony Bonne has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Teacher Sandy Bornholdt said "it wasn't 'just in case' learning it was 'just in time'".

Barbara Kinley's son Ethan Fitzpatrick died during a school trip at Lake Rotomā.

"People were putting in such long hours ... it was a big learning curve for everybody."

It will review the department's roles and responsibilities for offshore islands.

"Bus lists must be maintained for contact tracing purposes."

'Climate change hasn't gone away.'

Regional councillor Lyall Thurston hopes there will be 'a substantial focus on transport'.

"The costs for running a small business are already very hard."

Business chambers and forestry leaders want new publicly-funded projects to use wood.