Bay Of Plenty
Liquidators to run Maketū Pies as they seek buyer
Liquidators will take care of the Maketū Pies business while they find a buyer.
A timeline of Tauranga's controversial marine precinct sale
The proposed sale took another turn last week when Tauranga council was served with judicial review proceedings and the High Court granted an interim injunction to prevent the sale from going ahead.
'Disrespectful': Furious kuia confronts police amid arrests at gang funeral
Fourteen arrests have been made during the tangi, with guns also seized by police. Audio
Developer took marine precinct idea to council, documents show
Tauranga council has released previously private documents and agendas relating to the controversial sale of its marine precinct.
One dead, 14 injured after tourist bus crash closes SH1
Hato Hone St John says it sent 13 vehicles to respond to the accident.
Police seek witnesses to fatal head-on crash in Ōpōtiki
One person died at the scene of the crash while five others needed to be hospitalised.
Multiple tertiary apprenticeship courses on the chopping block
A proposal to cut programs from a Rotorua apprenticeship training program has blindsided the forestry and wood manufacture industry, a tutor says. Audio
SH2 near Ōpōtiki reopens after crash
The collision was reported about 2pm on Saturday, near Dunlop Road, in Waiotahe.
Tauranga marine precinct sale halted at 11th hour
The High Court granted an interim injunction, which prevented the the sale of Tauranga's marine precinct from being completed.
Controlling Bay of Plenty's Wallabies
Standing at the wallaby-proof fence in Rotorua biosecurity expert Dale Williams gives an update on efforts to control the pest. Audio
'Grabbing his shotgun': Council granted injunction after threats, abuse reported
The injunction is aimed at stopping "interference" with sewerage pipeline construction near Rotorua - which implications for protests against the project.
Te Puna blaze contained, evacuees returning home
Ten households were evacuated in Bay of Plenty community Te Puna after a shelter belt fire broke out.
Businesses fear months of flood work will ‘destroy livelihood’
Three of Whakatāne's high-end businesses fear months of flood protection works starting early next year could shut their doors forever.
'Potentially lethal' shellfish toxin warning for Bay of Plenty, Coromandel
People are being advised not to collect or eat shellfish gathered from areas in the Bay of Plenty and the east side of the Coromandel Peninsula.
Businesses in Tauranga blame new road layout for drop in sales
Tauranga business owners say sales have dropped because of a new road layout and one fears she'll have to shut her store.
8-year-old boy dies after assault, woman charged as homicide probe launched
A 25-year-old woman has been charged with assault, with police not ruling out charges against more people.
On the hunt for wallaby at Ground Zero
A group of Te Arawa iwi are trying to reclaim their forest from mobs of wallabies which they say are killing the bush and gobbling up farmland pasture. While, national efforts to eradicate the pest… Audio
New design sought for Tauranga’s $105m aquatic centre
A facility with a bombing pool, splash pad, toddler pool, eight indoor swimming lanes and two outdoor lanes was approved to replace the city's outdoor pool and the QEII Youth Centre.
Lake in decay - neighbours keep windows closed from 'horrific stench'
Residents around Sullivan Lake are bracing for another smelly summer from decaying vegetation and decomposing wildlife.
Sir Robert Gillies laid to rest, as hundreds attend service
The 99-year-old was the last man standing from the Māori battalion, serving in B company from 1942 to 1945.
