White Island explosion survivor Jake Milbank has been discharged from hospital.

Daily update on Covid-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes.

"They are doing everything they can..."

Whakatāne Hospital said the outdoor triage is part of its Covid-19 preparedness.

Commissioners have decided it's too risky for people to live on the Awatarariki fanhead.

"Many people here do not have enough money to survive."

Police are calling for witnesses to a fire in Kawerau last Sunday.

Limitations will be placed on people moving into and out of the Te Whānau a Apanui rohe.

People with Covid-19 symptoms could drive directly to the centre to be assessed.

Local government agencies are quickly adapting to the new measures announced today.

"In the end, we were left with no choice."

At least five large tourism operators have decided to close their doors at the weekend.

Crews from Edgecumbe, Rotorua and Kawerau attended.

Outsiders are barred from Te Whānau-ā-Apanui territory from midnight March 25 onwards.

Council-operated services in Whakatāne are closing.

"These are unprecedented times and we also need to be able to respond quickly."

It will be joined by other centers being set up in the region.

There is a centre set up in Rotorua and Whakatane, and another will open in Taupo.

Your go-to list for all Bay events cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus.

Whakatāne's Haydn Read describes London's Heathrow Airport amid the Covid-19 crisis.

"We have now been affected by this pandemic."

The cancellation comes as a safety precaution.

The biannual festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022.

The New Zealand Howard League for Penal Reform celebrated its success in the Eastern Bay.

Jake Milbank says it's good to be "breathing in some fresh air".

The temperature in the lava lobes was sitting at its hottest temperature to date.

Kelsey Waghorn says months following eruption the longest she's spent on land in years.