There is a warrant out for Hohepa, who has links to Counties Manukau and Whakatāne.

An expert makes the suggestion as police crack down on gang violence.

Mobsters accused of killing man who wouldn't give them drugs and attacking two others.

Police also made two arrests in Ōpōtiki amid gang tensions.

Lifeguards' summer patrols begin this weekend at Bay of Plenty beaches.

The regional council says the removal of the tree is essential for flood protection.

The couple “still can’t believe” their luck.

All the roads where the crashes occurred are now open.

The revised policy aims to align trading hours across the Eastern Bay.

'Absolutely ridiculous', the boss of Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services admitted.

No one was injured in the incident and a 41-year-old woman was taken into custody.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

Submissions can be made on the council’s website.

The fire forced the evacuation of the school.

Four women were victimised by the defendant.

No action has been seen at the site for more than a year.

The judge-alone trial resumed on Wednesday.

The jewellery store owner threw cardboard boxes at the thief, who was wielding a weapon.

The Ōhope oyster farm's new owners have big plans.

Burials have been delayed for up to six months because of the water table.

“This is the fifth or sixth tree poisoned like this in the last few years.”

The burglaries happened on Monday morning.

The venue is still secret and its owners may not know it is a Stop Co-Governance event.

Third man faces a murder charge after a man's body was found down a Whakatāne bank.

Five people are now facing charges in relation to the death of Claude Takao.

Jesse Langford lost his mum, dad and sister on Whakaari.

"Hayden was clearly in the hurt box when he crossed the finish line."

"I thought, ‘You’ve got to be kidding, it’s somebody else, isn’t it?'"