The mill employs just over 210 people and is Whakatane's biggest private employer.

A body has been located in the search for a jet ski passenger who went missing .

A building, measuring 40m by 20m was engulfed in flames.

Police had investigated possible link to shooting on Friday.

"We have not severed our whakapapa to the land and we never will."

The Māori Party co-leader is allowed to speak after yesterday's dress code clash.

Wilson Wirihana, 35, who appeared in the Tauranga High Court today.

The fight to prevent a water bottling plant expansion near Whakatāne is far from over.

Local businesses give Kiwis a glimpse of Ōhope and why it's the best beach in Aotearoa.

Satellites spotted part of Whakaari's crater collapsing in the days before the eruption.

Party's co-leaders say they will err on the side of caution after receiving iwi advice.

A councillor says he will withdraw his complaint to the Race Relations Commissioner.

A Grey Power member called the councillor's use of te reo at meeting an "insult".

'We have been well behind for some years.'

Monster fatbergs discovered in a Whakatāne sewer will take days to remove.

The disasters revealed a health system unable to deal with mass casualty events, she said.

The body of the man was found on January 2.

A woman has been charged with assaulting with a weapon.

15-year-old relied on strength of his legs to bring in big fish.

All Awatarariki residents bar one have now "reluctantly" signed settlement agreements.

The case will be heard in March next year.

It's designed for people looking for employment in the health sector.

Kelsey Waghorn says she has an incredible support system.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal eruption.

'We just stayed there for a couple of hours waiting for anyone to come back.'

"I hope everybody finds their peace." Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ngāti Awa has taken a massive financial hit since the closure of the White Island Tours.