Freezing! Region's temperatures dip below zero under clear skies
Central North Island and BoP feel the pinch.
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'A Pandora’s box': Fears over toxic wood waste removal at harbour site
One councillor believes 'it’s quite a frightening situation'.
'Sad day': Michael Hill Jewellers' Whakatāne store to close due to high crime
The store added extra security aids including fog cannons and additional security cameras.
White Island Tours declares insolvency, liquidators appointed
Company struggled to raise money to pay a fine after eruption tragedy.
Police deployed ahead of memorial ride year on from gang president's death
A number of gang members are expected to attend gathering in eastern Bay of Plenty.
Wildlife, community, arts and music stalwarts honoured in the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua
King's Birthday Honours from around Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty.
Police seeking help to find alleged fleeing driver who ran into a lagoon
The driver was earlier seen driving in 'an unsafe manner' around midnight.
Three people taken to hospital after tractor and car collide
The road was closed due to debris and an oil spill.
'Struggling': Poverty worst in 60 years says school principal
"We were poor. We didn’t have anything, but we were never poverty-stricken."
25 minutes to escape: The need to prepare for megathrust quake and tsunami
'When we have a magnitude 9 earthquake the roading network will fail completely.'
Big Lotto win for Taupō, BoP towns in the money
Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night.
'I’m just stunned': Council concerned residents don’t know where to go in tsunami alert
Many submissions mentioned 2021 tsunami alert that resulted in jammed streets.
BoP residents wake to icy temps, Minister praises restraint amid grid crisis
The country’s grid operator Transpower issued a warning notice.
'Kick in the guts': Tradies 'poaching' work from locals 'rife' amid slowdown
'A high volume of tradies [are] jumping in the ute and trying to grab some of the work'
Homeless in Whakatāne: ‘We’ve got nowhere to go’
“We’ve got heaps of blankets, but it is getting cold at night.”
'Winter-like surge': Temperatures drop in region, -4.4C on Desert Rd
Weather remains sunny but chilly,
Watch: Dramatic smash and grab as jewellery store targeted in daylight raid
Two people have been arrested and police are looking for two more.
Seven crashes in three years at 100-year-old bridge
The real worry is that I’m going to ... find someone has died in a crash.'
No fast tracking but optimism for marina outcome
And jobs will follow, developer says.
They've never met him, but they're trying to save his young life
Where to now for Waarakihi Hooper Felise's push for a bone marrow donor.
Rates hike of 17.1pc ‘unacceptable’, says former mayor
He suggested i-Site could be one area where staff cuts could be made.
Fix coming for flood-prone BoP road
Extremely high rainfall in 2022 and 2023 caused sustained flooding.
Infant whale washes up on BoP beach
DOC staff and iwi were called to the site Thursday morning.
Identity of man who denies murdering Mob boss revealed
A trial date has been set for 2025.
'Verifiable nightmare': White Island survivors battled horror 387C heat
Court documents reveal US tourists' battle for survival as Whakaari/White Island erupted.
'System failure': Whakaari response review reveals 'confusion'
It also found little or no national recovery co-ordination and no solid plan.
White Island victims' multimillion-dollar civil claim heads to mediation
Victims' lawyer says no amount of money will erase the pain inflicted by the tragedy.
Weapons and dangerous driving charges after incident outside court
Police appeal for video footage.
Mongrel Mob boss Steven Taiatini's death: Name suppression for murder-accused
Tensions were high in the public gallery when the man appeared in court on Tuesday.
Dredging to deepen challenging boat entrance in Whakatāne
The shallowing of the narrows has been causing some challenges.
Loaded guns, 11,000 cannabis plants, 4kg of edibles seized in raid on gang lands
Police arrested 25 people in the five-day operation.
Crash with car kills motorcyclist
There has been a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty, killing one.
Water company wins award as it awaits supreme court decision
Local iwi and community groups opposed consents granted to expand the operation.
Harbourmaster stops 'calling the bar' service
The Harbourmaster says the skipper is best placed to decide to cross the bar.