Bay Of Plenty
Threats made to schools in NZ, Australia
A number of schools in New Zealand and Australia received threatening calls today, with several in this country evacuated.
Iwi mourn young rangatira: 'He was our next tier'
Te ao Māori is mourning the sudden death of Awanuiārangi Black, an ambassador for Tauranga iwi who "lived and breathed our people".
Officer who pepper sprayed child was 'careless' - IPCA
A Whakatane police officer who used pepper spray on a 10-year-old girl and her mother acted carelessly, but not intentionally, the police watchdog has found.
Weather might have caused second eruption in Rotorua
A second hydrothermal eruption in Lake Rotorua might be weather-related, according to a GNS volcanologist.
Kebab shop worker who worked 80-hr weeks gets $20k
A kebab shop in Rotorua forced a Turkish migrant to work 13 hour days, six days a week at below minimum wage.
Geyser eruption sends water 30m into the air
Geysers erupted in a lake near Rotorua this morning, forcing one witness and her family to flee to higher ground. Video, Audio
Rotorua geyser erupts like a shaken bottle of fizzy drink
An eruption in Lake Rotorua early this morning was like a cap blowing off a well-shaken bottle of fizzy drink, says a geothermal inspector.
Te Kaha crash victim Don Henry Turei Junior had left wedding
A motorcyclist killed in a road crash in Bay of Plenty yesterday was on his way to the wedding reception.
Police treating Bay of Plenty crash as suspicious
Police say they are treating a crash involving a motorcyclist and a van near Te Kaha in Bay of Plenty yesterday as suspicious.
Pare O'Brien: 'I live here and I serve here and it's where I'm happiest'
Pare O'Brien works runs mobile clinics in Te Teko, Matata and Edgecumbe. Her service to her community earned her the Te Akenehi Hei Award. Te Ahi Kaa spends the morning with Pare at Te Teko Medical… Audio
Rotorua Museum closed over quake-damage concerns
The Rotorua Museum will remain closed pending an engineering report on damage caused by last week's earthquake.
Cruise ship tours linked to two deaths in 45 minutes
Passengers from the Celebrity Solstice were involved in two fatal road crashes in 45 minutes.
Five face charges over Rotorua home invasion
Five youths are facing burglary charges in connection with a home invasion in Rotorua.
WANTED - the Red Vented Bulbul
A one-thousand dollar reward is being offered for the Red Vented Bulbul. An unwanted pest, the bird may have taken up residence in the Bay of Plenty. Audio
Housing lobby group moves to block sale of state houses
A housing lobby group has taken the Ministers of Housing and Finance to court over plans to sell state houses in Tauranga.
Papakāinga – an insight into Māori housing
Reuben Taipari has lived in a whare uku, a home made of clay and rammed earth for a decade, he says it's an affordable way to live on ancestral land. Ricky Hougton is set to add ten more homes to his… Audio
Kemp's child removed by CYF
One of the women who was jailed for her part in the death of Rotorua toddler, Nia Glassie, has had another child removed from her care by Child, Youth and Family.
80 years at 16th Ave
Tauranga boasts the oldest running community theatre group in new Zealand. They plan to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Tauranga's Grand Old Lady, the 16th Ave theatre, in style. Lloyd Davy tells… Audio
One dead after Bay of Plenty car crash
One person has died after a car caught fire in a crash near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty.
Māori couple create first Te Reo speaking dolls
Disappointed by the lack of a Māori speaking doll on the market to gift their daughter, a Rotorua couple created their own. Video, Audio
