Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A man is behind bars after shots were fired in broad daylight during a funeral procession.

Elderly man injured after ute hits stationary truck.

A man, 92, involved in a crash has been seriously hurt and flown to Tauranga Hospital.

A man has been arrested in connection to two robberies in Petone and Palmerston North.

Months after the flood that swamped Edgecumbe, locals are still struggling on.

Melinda and Karl Rangiaho are over the moon to be back in their Titoki St home.

Martin and Barbara Finucane have set up camp on their back lawn.

Authorities aim to have 90 per cent of people back in their homes by Christmas.

A high-profile building housing six tenants has been sold in Rotorua.

Plane making an emergency landing hit a fisherman standing on the Whakatane beach.

A fight is brewing over a council move requiring more than 30 property owners to move.

Police are appealing for information about a gang-related firearm threat in Whakatane.

17-year-old flown to hospital with serious burns on his arms, legs and abdomen.

The man behind the Kawerau Siege says the justice system has no jurisdiction over him.

Minister for Building and Housing Nick Smith announced financial support towards temporary housing at the Whakatane Holiday Park for displaced Edgecumbe locals.

There have been more than 90 requests for help with short-term accommodation in Edgecumbe

A ute and motorbike collided near Galatea.

Tradie army project aimed at saving flood-damaged Edgecumbe homes officially sanctioned.

Video shows boy being kneed in the face as he protects a girl from a beating.

No adults were supervising a group of teenage hunters when one was shot and killed.

Edgecumbe schools plan to re-open for the new term on Monday, with trauma experts on hand.

The man was hunting in a forest near Lake Tarawera when he fell off a ute.

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.

Former Finance Minister visits Bay to sort out terms of reference and makeup of panel.