
‘A great mix of cultures’: Rotorua’s vibrant Waitangi Day festivities
The Waitangi Day event in Rotorua attracted up to 10,000 visitors.
The Waitangi Day event in Rotorua attracted up to 10,000 visitors.
The pair accused of killing Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa plan to take the charges to trial.
'We do the same job as the Te Whatu Ora labs, but we’re paid significantly less.'
Higher-risk births were sent to a hospital more than an hour away after specialists quit.
The smelly farm has been given the green light.
The crash happened at intersection of SH30 and Thornton Rd.
A rescue helicopter was sent to the scene.
Fire and Emergency received a call to the Arawa Rd fire around 4pm.
His first business was a surf school which he bought when he was still in high school.
Activity at White Island has increased and minor volcanic ash is being emitted.
'We’ve lost people ... all vital to making sure a hospital functions accordingly.'
Police have said he was evading arrest, but a family member disputed that.
Plus - we ask why one city, unusually, has no honourees on this year's list.
Local iwi offered condolences to the grieving whānau of the man who died.
The family disputes the claim he 'jumped in the water' in order to evade being arrested.
The boy died in November following an alleged assault.
Duncan Smith, 79, completes 1700km hike of North Island for charity
Crews monitored hotspots on Mt Edgecumbe near Kawerau overnight.
The aviation colour code for White Island has been raised to orange.
The rise in deaths is a worry, Water Safety chief executive says.
The man was pulled unresponsive from the water after the jump.
The officer was pursuing a motorcyclist in Whakatāne on March 16 this year.
A service was attended by more than 180 people, at least 40 of whom were from overseas.
People wore T-shirts bearing Rickah’Shae’s image and the words 'Forever 8'.
The young boy died in Whakatāne Hospital following an alleged assault last month.
Jenny’s art is influenced by her rural surroundings in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
'Recklessness will not be tolerated'; the club must replant 250 pōhutukawa over 10 years.
Shane Jones defends Crown investments into struggling Ōpōtiki aquaculture firm.
Mobile donation drives will be 'making it as easy as possible for people to donate'.
With their lives shattered in the event, the family can now rebuild after the settlement.