"It’s the only beach we’ve got and I’m going to stick up for it.”

The woman did not know where after realising she could not afford food that week.

Increased construction costs have been cited as a reason behind the extra $4.5m.

CCTV footage shows people had "ripped him out of the ground, taken him and run”.

“The industry is suffering serious labour shortages... we’ve come up with this solution."

Judge Paul Mabey found there was a 'consistent pattern of fraud' in the woman's offending.

The student-led initiative saw about 200 items donated to the foodbank.

Funds from the event will go towards Gumboot Friday.

Bay of Plenty police have been conducting checkpoints.

'If I don’t get it, it’s going to cause me problems with [shortness] of breath.'

'We were both scared and have been left with lasting trauma'

'He had a huge passion for helping people who had fallen on hard times'

There have been crashes in Poike and Te Puna.

New seating will be installed throughout walking tracks on Mauao in the coming week.

A new Netflix documentary out next week marks three years since the tragedy.

'A lot of people out there are willing to do what they can in the littlest of ways.'

Location of the new facility is said to be partly due to Tauranga's housing shortage.

The 2022 standing orders were adopted for three more years but with some minor amendments.

Crown Law say there was appropriate accountability for the prosecutor involved.

Police, Fire and Emergency respond to car fire on state highway.