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Police have received reports of a crash between a truck and train.

How has life changed for people since Edgecumbe flooded? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How has life changed for people since Edgecumbe flooded? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Herald on Sunday story of boy's generosity leads to offer of work for homeless painter.

Man with tomahawk threatens dairy worker.

Transience has hit a record high in low-decile schools as the housing crisis hits children

Camp site witnesses tell of horrific collision on level crossing that killed man.

A former Kawerau boy who met a Chiefs rugby player a month ago has died of cancer.

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 Mayor Malcolm Campbell discusses what the industrial service centre needs to do to ensure a prosperous future, after a Maxim Institute report forecast population decline in the area in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kawerau Mayor Malcolm Campbell discusses what the industrial service centre needs to do to ensure a prosperous future, after a Maxim Institute report forecast population decline in the area 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.