Bay Of Plenty

Members of Whakatōhea are being encouraged to vote on whether to accept a $100 million settlement with the Crown, which would bring an end to nearly 30 years of negotiation.

Police are continuing to investigate the death of Korrey Whyman, after she died from a gunshot wound in Rotorua earlier this week.

A Bay of Plenty regional councillor has questioned whether the council's $38million spend on public transport is a good investment, as the council considers upping this by $19m over the next decade.

A young mum shot and killed near Mourea at the weekend is being remembered for her "beautiful smile" and humble personality.

A hill near Tauranga popularly known as Mt Misery has had its Māori name, Maungatūtū, officially recognised.

A software tool that revolutionises how the Bay of Plenty Regional Council records its pest data and one of its developers are both finalists in the Biosecurity New Zealand Awards.

Police are investigating after a woman was left with a serious gunshot wound near Rotorua overnight.

A Rotorua kura kaupapa is hoping to pull off a great upset on the national hockey scene, becoming the little kura that could.

Large plumes of white steam could be seen from as far away as the Pāpāmoa hills over the weekend, prompting questions around whether an eruption had occurred.

Three local government candidates in Whakatāne district have the support of anti-vaccination mandate organisation Voices for Freedom.

A class of Ōmokoroa school children have triumphed in their mahi to recognise the mana of a macron.

A judge in the Tauranga District Court has declined an application by the Corrections Department to block internet access for convicted rapist Jayden Meyer.

The Rotorua Lakes Council has signed an agreement to co-manage the springs that supply the city's drinking water and return the land to local hapū.

An ombudsman's investigation into complaints about the exclusion and expulsion of students at Tauranga's Bethlehem College has found the board's decision-making process was "unreasonable".

A delegation is headed to London for the latest step in efforts to have significant Māori carvings, that have been there since the 19th century, returned in exchange for new ones.

Rotorua businesses are calling for the government to intervene in emergency housing as the iconic destination prepares for an influx of summer tourists.

A new tool helps inform would-be travellers about whether a motel is mixed-use or not.

Black ribbons line the fence outside the Rotorua Ambulance Station commemorating the death of one of their own. St John chief executive Dan Ohs says the loss of their officer is hard to stomach.

Two more men accused of the "execution-style" killing of Tauranga man David Kuka have appeared in court, more than four years after the homicide investigation was launched.

A Rotorua mayoral candidate says the city is "sitting on a precipice" and being "destroyed" by its emergency housing in motels issues and is calling on the government to act immediately.