Sam Western joins The Hits Tauranga after a successful stint as Sun FM breakfast host.

Gas and steam was now exiting from an enlarged vent on the crater floor.

Judge Thomas Ingram said a point had been reached where 'enough’s enough'.

The speedway legend says his leg is 'munted' and he's 'lucky' to still have his foot.

Social media flooded with photos of the plumes taken from the Bay of Plenty coast.

'If they're not monitoring that risk, that's not fair. I don't care who owns it.'

Lack of Whakaari/White Island monitoring increases ‘existential risk’.

Central North Island and BoP feel the pinch.

One councillor believes 'it’s quite a frightening situation'.

A number of gang members are expected to attend gathering in eastern Bay of Plenty.

King's Birthday Honours from around Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty.

The driver was earlier seen driving in 'an unsafe manner' around midnight.

"We were poor. We didn’t have anything, but we were never poverty-stricken."

'When we have a magnitude 9 earthquake the roading network will fail completely.'

Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night.

Many submissions mentioned 2021 tsunami alert that resulted in jammed streets.

The country’s grid operator Transpower issued a warning notice.

Weather remains sunny but chilly,

Pauanui's 13-year-old surfing sensation continues to impress.

Two people have been arrested and police are looking for two more.

The real worry is that I’m going to ... find someone has died in a crash.'

And jobs will follow, developer says.

He suggested i-Site could be one area where staff cuts could be made.

Extremely high rainfall in 2022 and 2023 caused sustained flooding.

DOC staff and iwi were called to the site Thursday morning.

A trial date has been set for 2025.

Court documents reveal US tourists' battle for survival as Whakaari/White Island erupted.

It also found little or no national recovery co-ordination and no solid plan.