Several councillors indicated their wish to remove the dump site from Edgecumbe Domain.

Öof Tatatá first performed at the Tuning Fork in August this year.

The name did not reflect the culture or natural features of the area, a councillor says.

The Bay of Plenty Steamers are primed for an exciting home quarter-final this Saturday.

Four small health regions could lose medical officer roles.

Former MP's book recognises the prison reform leader's unacknowledged contributions.

The police are still monitoring river conditions following a serious crash in Waioeka.

OPINION: Children and young people are spending huge amounts of time on screens.

A witness said the man's motorbike slid out and he went headfirst into the middle barrier.

The person went missing after a car crashed into the river.

Two people were seriously hurt in the single-vehicle crash.

Emma Gilmour secures her first podium since 2016, finishing second in Rally Bay of Plenty.

'This season has the potential to produce some truly magnificent trout ... '

'Rotorua seems to keep missing out.'

Ruapehu's crater lake is unusually cool, while Whakaari's eruptive episode may be ending.

The magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck minutes after 5am.

A person was airlifted to hospital but sadly died later, police said.

The mayor says the community wants its spas back. But major project costs are climbing.

The man who shot an unarmed man he thought had come to kill him, can now be named.

A detour of 23km or about 16mins will be in place.

A car has veered off the road and crashed into the Waioeka River near the Tauranga Bridge.

A coroner has released findings after a tourist drove off a gravel road and died.

Rotorua bird lover spots rare kākā in her backyard.

The former MP will peddle for prostate at charity fundraiser.

'My appetite is not to keep him in the system,' says victim's son after guilty plea.

Rex Cotter joined the volunteer fire service at 18 and vividly recalls the first day.