The puppies were snatched from the owner's Gisborne home about three weeks ago.

Helicopter on its way after personal locator beacon activated.

Animals have been displaced since the Edgecumbe flood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Animals have been displaced since the Edgecumbe flood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Daughter and younger sister of fallen NZ soldier Luke Tamatea get boost from Camp Legacy.

Hundreds of angry Edgecumbe residents stormed out of a public meeting last night.

Some Eastern Bay of Plenty residents will be given brief access to their homes today.

A Kawerau marae is supporting Edgecumbe flood victims. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus traveled to Rautahi Marae in Kawerau, where locals are banding together to support the victims of the Edgecumbe flood disaster. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A bullet ricocheted into Constable Regan Mauheni's skull and left shrapnel in his brain.

Rhys Warren found guilty of shooting at four officers during a siege near Kawerau.

Jury in Rhys Warren trial has asked to deliver its verdict with a majority decision.

There was one police officer Rhys Warren trusted as he holed up in a Onepu house.

Kawerau siege trial: Rhys Warren tells court he thought armed intruders were after him.

An Armed Offenders Squad officer has described a hail of bullets as he attempted to rescue an officer shot in the head during last year's siege near Kawerau.

A detective has been grilled by a defendant over what he was doing at a Bay of Plenty property on the day of an alleged shootout that left four police offers injured last year.

The alleged gunman at the centre of the Kawerau siege has been told to sit down during his opening statement because his comments were not appropriate.

Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne is confident in the success of the region, despite a Maxim Institute report projecting population decline in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kawerau District Council staff are working as fast as they can to unblock drains after torrential rain caused flooding of over a metre.

Multiple arrests have been made after shots were fired at a Mongrel Mob funeral procession in Whakatane.

A brawl between two rival gangs involving weapons broke out during a funeral procession in Whakatane yesterday.

Median property values in Mangakakahi and Utuhina have jumped 30.3 per cent, with Fairy Springs and Western Heights close behind

House values in this area have risen almost 50 per cent in the past year.

Kiwi Dreamworld victim Cindy Low's distraught family have spoken of their loss for the first time.

The grandmother of the Kiwi woman killed in a tragic accident at Dreamworld is avoiding television reports on the horrific accident.

Family members of the Kiwi woman killed at Dreamworld have rushed to the Gold Coast to support her grieving husband and two young children.

A Kiwi woman's 10-year-old son watched her die in a horrific accident at a Gold Coast theme park.

As all the jobs and big-smoke buzz centres on Auckland, the regions are trying to find a way to carry on, writes Russell Blackstock.

Parents are insisting their tamariki get a Maori education and immersion schools are feeling the pressure.

Name suppression has been lifted on four police officers who received gunshot injuries in a Bay of Plenty stand-off.