In tragic timing, a response simulation had also been planned for 2 months after eruption.

TECT Rescue Helicopter carried out 46 life-saving rescue missions last month.

A fire investigator is investigating the cause of a well-involved house fire in Edgecumbe.

Ardern and Allan's hei tiki, carved from the same stone, were brought together, too.

Many of the customers affected are in the Te Puke area.

Frozen windscreens and glistening lawns were on the menu this morning.

Kris Dale, formerly of Whakatāne, was badly burned by a gas bottle.

May 21 is the deadline to consider the wards. The meeting is on May 20.

The man was last seen at a function on the evening of April 22.

Crashing a marked police ute while on duty 'will likely cost him his job'.

'He said: 'Mate, you're getting a tattoo of Paddy Gower, when are you coming in?''

The drone had not interrupted flights

Rotorua had its first "convincing" frost of the year this morning. Will the cold continue?

More than 1225 direct jobs will be created in the Ōpōtiki district from PDU investment.

'It's sobering our so-called leaders keep behaving the way they are.'

Dunne will see out a three-month notice period in a part-time capacity.

A down pouring of rain caused issues in some parts of the region.

Flooding, slips, thunderstorms and rising waterways possible.

'Encourage your sisters, your mothers, your daughters, your friends, #SmearYourMea.'

'Kris is the type of person who usually runs towards danger and helps people.'

The video shows the defenceless kitten being kicked by a young boy.

It is not clear how long the car had been there.

A man in his 40s died following a water incident at Ōhope Beach.

The purpose is to return the body to the earth for the benefit of the environment.

The man was pulled from the water but died in spite of medical attention.