Bay Of Plenty

Plans for a stadium in central Tauranga have been scaled back and construction pushed out because of budget constraints.

Lynne Coutts says she is allergic and could experience severe swelling if stung.

Customs staff discovered potentially explosive items while examining guns that had been declared.

"We don't have, as a council, the financial capability and capacity," a Whakatāne District Council meeting has heard.

A new agreement between a disability advocacy group and Whakatāne's council aims to make the district safer and more accessible.

The Tauranga City Council Commission will not continue with its proposed business case into variable road pricing after a largely negative community response.

The apology says the three Buttle brothers feel tremendous weight from what occurred - but have no insurance to fund reparations.

A magnitude 5 earthquake was felt in the North Island early this morning, but at a depth of 159 kilometres it was classed as a weak one.

Whakaari eruption victims and their families will receive $10m in reparations, but pointing blame doesn't make it any easier, Mark Inman says. Audio

With homeless people being asked to leave reserves, does Rotorua need a night shelter again?

A "very moist air mass" will see the upper North Island doused with rain, with flooding possible in places.

A person has died and another is in a critical condition after a crash on State Highway 2.

A Bay of Plenty man has been banned from owning animals and fined thousands of dollars after allowing a sheep's wound to become so infected she had to be euthanised.

The current funding model for transport infrastructure is "not going to cut it" and congestion charges may be needed in Tauranga.

Those affected say the "ludicrous" increases will be the "death knell" to essential services for vulnerable residents.

A small Rotorua school that fought plans to allow higher buildings in its neighbourhood after finding human poo, drug paraphernalia and sanitary pads on its grounds is celebrating a win.

A small Bay of Plenty town has stood out in recent real estate statistics, with house prices there skyrocketing.

All roads have reopened and fire crews have left the scene on Waiotapu Loop Road.

State Highway 29A is set to reopen tomorrow morning with contractors working overnight to fix a large hole beneath the road.