Bay Of Plenty

Police are appealing for sightings of a man whose family have expressed concerns for his welfare.

Beaches have been closed in holiday hotspots Whangamatā and Mt Maunganui due to "dangerous conditions" as pre-Christmas bad weather lashes the upper North Island.

A takatāpui unit has been set up beside a Tauranga marae to help rangatahi have "brave conversations".

A senior Mongrel Mob member has been arrested by Rotorua police following a long investigation into drug supply.

The premiered version of a new Netflix documentary about the Whakaari eruption does not mention charges laid against companies or lawsuits led by some victims.

The government is expected to sign a housing accord which seeks to "progressively reduce the use of motels for emergency housing in Rotorua to near zero".

Todd McClay wants the government to do an urgent "stocktake" after three government departments and agencies were not able to report the number.

The "failure" of Waka Kotahi to deliver transport infrastructure is causing "serious frustration" for Tauranga City Council as it attempts to open up more land for development. Plans are underway...

Whakatāne has been known as the Kiwi Capital of the World for over a decade, and now it has its own walk of fame.

Māori groups in Whakatāne have welcomed a decision to pause the development of a retirement village by an urupā.

One person died and one was injured following a crash on a highway in Tauranga this morning.

Police are investigating the deliberate cutting of 150 kiwifruit vines in an orchard in Bay of Plenty.

Alcohol cans, bottles, pants, bras, and condoms were found scattered along the dunes after an 'all-night' party.

Rotorua volunteer group Friends of the Library is gearing up for a free book give-away.

A Rotorua landlord who used a Tenancy Tribunal hearing to label his tenant a "crackhead" and a "prostitute" has been found to have harassed her by threatening her with his gang connections.

Rotorua Lakes Council will consider an agreement that could see an end to the widespread use of emergency housing in motels in the city.

Rotorua's mayor has expressed concern a Kāinga Ora submission on a proposed district plan change could lead to six-storey buildings being zoned outside of the inner city.

Former Waiariki MP Tāmati Coffey has been unsuccessful in his bid for a third term on the Rotorua Trust.

A man who saw a tornado pass close to his home this morning says it's never something you get used to.

"Hands Off Baypark Speedway" is the message splashed across bumper stickers, a billboard and social media as Tauranga's speedway is facing possible eviction from its current site by 2029.