Bay Of Plenty

Garth Mathieson is one of 11 people who have had their request to speak in public forum at a Tauranga City Council meeting turned down by commission chairperson Anne Tolley.

The Whakatōhea Treaty Settlement Bill received its inaugural reading in the halls of Parliament on Thursday.

After languishing for a decade, there is a new sense of momentum in the centre of Tauranga.

A missing woman's car has been found in a Waikato carpark, and police are looking for a couple who may not know they have information that could help.

A 29-year-old man who tried to flee from police after being spotted driving around a Bay of Plenty beach with no lights on has been charged after drugs and a firearm were a found in the car.

A person has died after being seriously injured in a crash in the Bay of Plenty.

The pin oak tree has been repeatedly attacked over the past week with diesel - and the local council says tree poisoning is becoming a concerning trend for the district.

The National Party MP recently revealed he did the shopping once a month to "give my wife a break". So what do his fellow supermarket shoppers think? Audio

Rotorua councillors are questioning the safety and legality behind a government directive to fluoridate the city's water supply.

Whakatāne Kiwi Trust needs the community's help to find one of its birds - or rather, the signal that is throwing off its monitoring efforts.

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council says it did not have warnings it needed to deuce the impact of flooding in Waihī Beach - but MetService and locals say it did.

Kilometres of fence line have been laid in Rotorua as part of an attempt to halt potentially millions of dollars in wallaby damage.

The mayor says the last thing she wants is for the building to become "a black hole of spending".

National's Todd McClay disputes the information, saying his party invested "significantly" during its terms.

A former international rugby player has appeared in the Tauranga District Court on multiple charges.

The young person was struck by the train at a level crossing on Hewletts Road on Monday afternoon.

Police say a young person has died after being hit by a train in Mount Maunganui on Monday afternoon.